A weekend jaunt to Paris..
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A weekend jaunt to Paris..
Some notes and photos on my home exchange to Paris last weekend:
http://www.autolycus-london.blogspot.com
http://www.flickr.com/photos/patrick...7601670143924/
http://www.autolycus-london.blogspot.com
http://www.flickr.com/photos/patrick...7601670143924/
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"Weekend home exchange"
I'm sure it's in the blog somewhere. But how do you organise a WEEKEND swap? Or even a week?
Never occurred to me before. But it sounds a terrific way of grabbing a few days in Rome - or New York.
I'm sure it's in the blog somewhere. But how do you organise a WEEKEND swap? Or even a week?
Never occurred to me before. But it sounds a terrific way of grabbing a few days in Rome - or New York.
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You make friends with people....
No, seriously, the whole point about home exchange is that it's down to whatever suits both parties, by prior negotiation, once the initial contact has been made. In this case, this was a contact I've known for some years who can only get away for short periods; at other times, it's been people who were new to exchanging and preferred a short break as a way of trying it out. Be warned, though, the amount of cleaning you need to do before you hand your home over is just the same, however long you're going to be away.
No, seriously, the whole point about home exchange is that it's down to whatever suits both parties, by prior negotiation, once the initial contact has been made. In this case, this was a contact I've known for some years who can only get away for short periods; at other times, it's been people who were new to exchanging and preferred a short break as a way of trying it out. Be warned, though, the amount of cleaning you need to do before you hand your home over is just the same, however long you're going to be away.
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Patrick, I've been going through your Flickr France albms. Some great stuff. I love:
The BHV floor plan,don't recall seeing it and I agree it's pretty darn clever.
The copper pot sign (chandelier) - a beauty.
The "closed for the Olympics" sign at the restaurant.
The "communal staircase" makes me weary. (I have 5 flights to my own apartment)
The straight up view from under the Tour Eiffel - would make a great rug.
Anyway, thanks for sharing all the pictures, which help, slightly, to mitigate the envy of running over to Paris for the weekend.
TC
The BHV floor plan,don't recall seeing it and I agree it's pretty darn clever.
The copper pot sign (chandelier) - a beauty.
The "closed for the Olympics" sign at the restaurant.
The "communal staircase" makes me weary. (I have 5 flights to my own apartment)
The straight up view from under the Tour Eiffel - would make a great rug.
Anyway, thanks for sharing all the pictures, which help, slightly, to mitigate the envy of running over to Paris for the weekend.
TC
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Thanks for the vicarious weekend in Paris. I identified with the artist's project recording people reading Proust in two page segments that will last until 2050; I am making my way through it at that very pace.
The cleaning before the home exchange is why I could never do an exchange of our main residence. The vacation house on Cape Cod, on the other hand... Any takers from across the pond?
The cleaning before the home exchange is why I could never do an exchange of our main residence. The vacation house on Cape Cod, on the other hand... Any takers from across the pond?
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What great photos, Patrick, thank you! I am off to read your blog.
Nikki, I am currently on p. 230 of Within a Budding Grove (Moncrieff translation b/c ultra-cheapo hard copies at my local used bookstore). Previously had only read Swann's Way. I read Proust solely on my commute to/from work. It's taking a while. A very long while.
Nikki, I am currently on p. 230 of Within a Budding Grove (Moncrieff translation b/c ultra-cheapo hard copies at my local used bookstore). Previously had only read Swann's Way. I read Proust solely on my commute to/from work. It's taking a while. A very long while.
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Your blog is always super well done, Patrick.
The Cent Quatre, however, was never a warehouse. It was the Paris municipal undertaker center. I made a photo thread about it here with quite a few shots of the 'Villa Arpel': http://tinyurl.com/dhgzz9
The Cent Quatre, however, was never a warehouse. It was the Paris municipal undertaker center. I made a photo thread about it here with quite a few shots of the 'Villa Arpel': http://tinyurl.com/dhgzz9
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Leely, I think I have you beat for the ultra-cheapo volume (as well as duration of study). Livre de Poche rather than hardcover, but I'm on page 389 of Du Cote de Chez Swann, purchased for $1.25 at the University of Chicago Bookstore in September, 1969.
Granted, there was a forty year hiatus.
If I ever get to the next volume, I'll have to pay a little more. Maybe when I get to France in September.
Granted, there was a forty year hiatus.
If I ever get to the next volume, I'll have to pay a little more. Maybe when I get to France in September.