Day 16: The Pringle of Scotland
All I can say is that I did not wake up as late as yesterday despite going to sleep at almost the same ungodly hour in the morning. That...
All I can say is that I did not wake up as late as yesterday despite going to sleep at almost the same ungodly hour in the morning. That...
The "Fête de la Musique" was a late night (or really just early morning i.e. 4am) so it comes as no surprise that the next day was a late...
Even here, TGIF is a reality. But it is simply a reality due to the fact that Giverny was the destination for the day, (and the "Fête de...
Les Deux Magots, utterly touristic but incredibly historic: I sat down and had myself a hot chocolate "à l'ancienne." That means as thick...
Having spent the previous night scarfing down loads of Nutella on the Seine, I ended up not having time to complete my research for the...
Knowing the weather was planning on reaching the 80s today, a flowing dress was the only answer. I still sweated like a pig, but at least...
An exploration of the Marais was in order. The "Avant-Garde" was the presiding theme, putting the day into context. The Picasso Museum...
Today was going to be a shopping day. It was planned that way very specifically because there was this awesome vintage fair happening for...
How many cups of coffee can I have in one sitting? A lot. Add on the fact that it was a late morning and the coffee pot was full? A whole...
Anna's birthday! Woot woot! So we decided it was necessary to have French pastry in the morning fresh from a boulangerie/patisserie....
Cold again. Paris, WHY are you doing this to me?!? I did not pack for this weather and I have worn the same sweater for 6 days in a row...
Our “host mama” sat down with us at breakfast today, like she frequently does, and told us a story of a girl she had in her and her...
For some reason, it was beyond difficult to fall asleep last night. This, in turn, inevitably means that it was equally difficult to get...
Woke up late...whoops those 20 miles yesterday really got to me. To update, the breakfast of champions has been revised: toasted baguette...
Some general take aways... Baguette and butter is the breakfast of champions. 18.2 miles in sandals leads surely to a guessing game (i.e....
Left LAX at 2:55pm on June 7th and arrived in Paris-CDG at 10:40am on June 8th. I would estimate maybe an hour was slept on that 11-hour...