This isn't quite a trip report, but a look at my visit this year in 5 parts (+2 outside the city) to commemorate my first time in Paris, 50 years ago. I hope you enjoy it.

http://www.travelgumbo.com/blog/port...rs-later-paris

Beautiful photos, MmePerdu. I envy you to visit Paris in 20216... I must have been stardust by then.

Thanks for the catch FuryFluffy! It will be remedied immediately.

Wow, I am very impressed. You must have been a very talented dancer.
I love your pictures.

The format of your blog is wonderful and I really loved your photos. I spent quite a long time savoring them. You have an excellent way of capturing the feeling of a place. Thanks for sharing.

Lovely. Thank you.

Macross, TPAYT, tuscanlifeedit - thank you. They're fun to do.

Thank you SO much for sharing your memories and your pictures of Paris!

I can relate. I lived in Paris in 1977-78. I lived in a maid's room, with the toilet & shower down the hall. The refrigerator was the window sill. Today, I wonder how I survived it.

Of course, that experience shaped me a lot, as you note. Remember what Hemingway said -- Paris is that Moveable Feast that never leaves you. I live in Europe now and cannot imagine living any other place.

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Swandav, I had the same refrigerator. And "down the hall" would have been a major improvement for me. It does keep things in perspective, doesn't it, as long as we remember to remember.

My first time in Paris my aunt had no fridge.
Lovely report mmeperdue.

Thanks Madame...I. have been waiting for your posts on the covered passages!

Denisea, hope they were worth the wait. I want to get back and see more of them.

Beautiful report, Mme. Merci bien.

Thank you for saying so, StCirq. I appreciate it.

MmePerdu
Marvelous! So enjoying your wonderful photos, especially those of Passage Jouffroy with the magical Hotel Chopin where I stayed on my last trip to Paris. Also had a couple crepe dinners in the Passage Panoramas across the way. The passages of Paris are so much fun to seek out and explore.

Hi Travelchat, I've thought about staying at the Hotel Chopin but never managed it for one reason or another. This was the first time I'd actually seen it. What made it magic?

MmePerdu, thanks for sharing your wonderful memories of Paris! Your photos inspire us to check out some of the passages.

Excellent, tomarkot! My work is done.

Just started to read and the first photo is a 2cv--car of my dreams. Mr. Wonderful might want a Lamborghini but I dream of a 2cv. Looking forward to reading MmePerdu.

I'm enjoying your posts and photos--thanks for sharing! I visited Paris a number of times between ages 15 and 35, but then there was a bit of a gap. We just returned from a quick but very enjoyable visit last week. We spent last Saturday morning seeking out and exploring some of the same passages, so it was fun to relive that so soon through your photos. And, of course, I've picked up a few ideas for the next trip.