Feed them on your dreams - Anselm and Margriet in Paris
Mar 25th, 2007, 11:11 AM
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Kerouac,
I thought it was odd, but I checked my notes against Le Souk’s menu on line, and they spelled it bastilla in three different places (au canard, au pigeon, and aux amandes). They also spell tagine with a "j," so they seem to go in for spelling variants.
Margriet
I thought it was odd, but I checked my notes against Le Souk’s menu on line, and they spelled it bastilla in three different places (au canard, au pigeon, and aux amandes). They also spell tagine with a "j," so they seem to go in for spelling variants.
Margriet
Mar 25th, 2007, 11:36 AM
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Anselm and Margriet, Thank you so much for sharing this wonderful experience of Paris and the soul enriching reality of travel to somewhere you obviously love very much.
I am also blessed that we passed on the travel gene to our daughter who has passed us by with her adventures in Asia and South America but still loves to go to Europe with Mom when the oppurtunity presents itself! Adult children can be the best of companions.
Your restaurant reviews were terrific, many thanks. My Paris withdrawal symptoms are now acute!! lynda
I am also blessed that we passed on the travel gene to our daughter who has passed us by with her adventures in Asia and South America but still loves to go to Europe with Mom when the oppurtunity presents itself! Adult children can be the best of companions.
Your restaurant reviews were terrific, many thanks. My Paris withdrawal symptoms are now acute!! lynda
Mar 25th, 2007, 01:42 PM
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Yes, where next? I have to get started on that gite rental next to you and robjame, and you have to attend to Mimi's adoption. I have a feeling this is going to be a crowded neighborhood; everyone wants to share in your vacation.
Thanks for the taste.
Thanks for the taste.
Mar 25th, 2007, 01:46 PM
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Thanks to all for the comments. It was a pleasure to share Paris with anyone else who enjoys the city.
Stu, we just booked tickets for Christmas in Paris. There's something about that place ...
Anselm
Stu, we just booked tickets for Christmas in Paris. There's something about that place ...
Anselm
Mar 25th, 2007, 09:09 PM
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Back to pastilla/bastilla. Both are correct, but pastilla is a Spanish word and the dish is of Spanish origin, later adopted by the Moroccans as a national dish (just as couscous is the #2 national dish in France). However, as the Arabic language does not have the letter P, a B is used instead (Paris is Baris). "Le Maroc à Baris" -- now that would be an interesting name for a restaurant....
Mar 28th, 2007, 08:19 PM
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Just read your wonderful accounts of various aspects of your Paris trip. Anslem, you and Margriet show thoughtfulness, taste, accuracy, imagination, and integrity in your observations, and in your experiences. It is a great pleasure to read of this adventure. Your photos, probably taken in early morning, are very special, mesmerizing. I've been trying to get back to Paris again for a while, and hope to accomplish it soon, and in some way like you both did. Mundane question: were the beds in second apt. the same size as those in the fishee studio? I would hope for a little wider for a tall, wide DH. Thank you for this wonderful experience which has kept me up much later than usual.
Mar 29th, 2007, 05:45 AM
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Thanks, betsys. We're glad you enjoyed it.
I notice the listing on Holiday Rentals describes the beds as "double," but we both thought the bed in the master bedroom was larger than a North American double. I'm not really certain, though, so it might be best to check with Sheila, the owner. I found her very helpful on all of our questions.
Anselm
I notice the listing on Holiday Rentals describes the beds as "double," but we both thought the bed in the master bedroom was larger than a North American double. I'm not really certain, though, so it might be best to check with Sheila, the owner. I found her very helpful on all of our questions.
Anselm
Mar 29th, 2007, 10:20 AM
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Anselm and Margriet, I thoroughly enjoyed your report and share your dedication to slow travel, “doing less and seeing more”. I’d love to be included in your gite compound along with Robjame and Nikki or to be Chigalechanta’s adoptive sister!
Thanks for the camera info! I know that it’s the photographer and not the camera but I’m researching a replacement for my antique Nikon 4300. The kids took some great pictures with their point-and-shoots but the detail in your DSL shots makes me consider moving way up, if only learning curves weren’t so much steeper than they used to be.
You Paris family experience reminds me of the time we took our son and daughter there as teenagers. Sometimes the guys headed off to explore stuff like the sewers or catacombs while the girls visited yet another art museum. Other times, my husband and I went our sedate way while the kids went to more lively places. In any case, the travel bug bit them and they have since traveled around the world together and have visited more countries than we have. Now they are now introducing their own young children to travel.
Out of curiousity, did your daughter talk you into a year in Reims or vice versa, meaning did you persuade her to give you another excuse to visit France? I wondered whether this might be your reason for planning to be in Paris next Christmas.
Thanks for the camera info! I know that it’s the photographer and not the camera but I’m researching a replacement for my antique Nikon 4300. The kids took some great pictures with their point-and-shoots but the detail in your DSL shots makes me consider moving way up, if only learning curves weren’t so much steeper than they used to be.
You Paris family experience reminds me of the time we took our son and daughter there as teenagers. Sometimes the guys headed off to explore stuff like the sewers or catacombs while the girls visited yet another art museum. Other times, my husband and I went our sedate way while the kids went to more lively places. In any case, the travel bug bit them and they have since traveled around the world together and have visited more countries than we have. Now they are now introducing their own young children to travel.
Out of curiousity, did your daughter talk you into a year in Reims or vice versa, meaning did you persuade her to give you another excuse to visit France? I wondered whether this might be your reason for planning to be in Paris next Christmas.
Mar 29th, 2007, 10:40 AM
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Hi moolyn, you're welcome to join the crowd! Days spent sitting in the village square under the plane trees, sipping drinks and planning meals. Every once in a while someone would actually get motivated enough to drive somewhere to look at something ... my kind of vacation.
I'd forgotten that we had "spoken" about the exchange. It's a convoluted tale, but she is going to a university in Denmark this fall. We half-heartedly searched for an apartment in Copenhagen
I'd forgotten that we had "spoken" about the exchange. It's a convoluted tale, but she is going to a university in Denmark this fall. We half-heartedly searched for an apartment in Copenhagen
Mar 29th, 2007, 10:46 AM
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ooops!
We half-heartedly searched for an apartment in Copenhagen at Christmas and then said "Why don't we go back to Paris?" So the plan is that she will zoom down from Denmark and meet us in Paris. (At this point none of us have the slightest idea how she will do this "zooming" -- by air, I suppose, although it might be an interesting train journey.)
Anselm
We half-heartedly searched for an apartment in Copenhagen at Christmas and then said "Why don't we go back to Paris?" So the plan is that she will zoom down from Denmark and meet us in Paris. (At this point none of us have the slightest idea how she will do this "zooming" -- by air, I suppose, although it might be an interesting train journey.)
Anselm
Mar 29th, 2007, 10:55 AM
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Anselm, you should go, even if it isn't France. I always associated Danish with pastries and modern and I can't eat pastries so I was quite astounded when a friend returned from a visit to Denmark with photos of beautiful half-timbered buildings. My husband travelled there on business many years ago and loved it.
