Month: October 2015

So today is packing day… Or re-packing I should say, for tomorrow we fly back home.  We have been so fortunate to have the opportunity to make this trip! We have met new friends and have been able to experience in a small way, living in a Paris suburb .  Even the weather has been kind to us…. Yesterday was… Read more →

Today was the day we took a “big” train out into the Normandy country side to visit the French branch office. It is located about an hour and half outside Paris.    Thanks to Collete and Bob in Santa Cruz, we had a friend there who we have been emailing about our visit. Nick met us at the train station… Read more →

This castle is at the end of a subway ride on line #1 in Paris. We took a picnic as suggested by their website and got on the subway.  I haven’t told you about our baguette lunches yet have I?  It is wonderful and I will miss them. They take a about 10 in baguette and we get the ham… Read more →

We had another great day today!  But one of the best things about it was the our French Brother and Sister in faith , Anne and Fredrick , invited us to dinner.    We met them when we went to go hear Jazz the other night.  We got to met Fredricks Mom and their daughter Estella also joined us, along… Read more →

Here is the Lock bridge… You can even buy locks from street vendors with sharpie’s in hand ( to write Joy +Steve and the date) … We didn’t , all the dates I saw where 2015 and ours would be 1975.      And yes… That is our shadow, very artsy right? Read more →

The Louvre… Well, it’s the Louvre.  It’s amazing , incredible ect…. But the D’Orsay for me is inspiring. It reminds me why I always wanted to paint! So… Here’s my run down Vincent Van Gogh, he was a nut who needed to paint. Here’s a self portrait……….    Looks nice and he’s really good with contrasting colors…. Now here’s his… Read more →