Paris - Nov 3 - Dec 14
Oct 29th, 2009 | 07:05 AM
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Paris - Nov 3 - Dec 14
I need to get this set up so I am able to send the thread on to some who like to put it in their Favorites to just click on it!
I have packed and re-packed. I am ready to go. Cats are suspicious, but they will be enjoying their vacation at 'Just Cats' while I am enjoying Paris! No guilt feelings.
Some great plans. I did not do my usual advance reservations this time. I will take care of it after I arrive.
I have been taking many echinacea in preparing for the trip. Swine flu may be readily available in Paris. If so, and easy to get, I may be vaccinated for swine flu in Paris.
You all know by now that I enjoy staying in the 7th, specifically the 7th near St. Dominique and Bourdonnais. You also know that I always stay in the www.parisperfect.com apartments. Saves a lot of looking time when you have made these decisions! I think/hope it works out that I may be able to arrange to stay in several of the apartments..Kir, Cabernet, Champagne, St. Julien and Chateau LaTour. Will see how it works out for me. Will not be disappointed for sure.
I will preview the Cote de Provence for Fodor's poster CityofLight. I would be happy to make some reservations or some other requests.
I will take pictures of places/meals and other interesting things, along with a nice planned get together for some fellow travelers and local Parisiens.
For those who have enjoyed these escapades and contributed to the fun of it..we are about to begin again!
a bientot...
Joan
I have packed and re-packed. I am ready to go. Cats are suspicious, but they will be enjoying their vacation at 'Just Cats' while I am enjoying Paris! No guilt feelings.
Some great plans. I did not do my usual advance reservations this time. I will take care of it after I arrive.
I have been taking many echinacea in preparing for the trip. Swine flu may be readily available in Paris. If so, and easy to get, I may be vaccinated for swine flu in Paris.
You all know by now that I enjoy staying in the 7th, specifically the 7th near St. Dominique and Bourdonnais. You also know that I always stay in the www.parisperfect.com apartments. Saves a lot of looking time when you have made these decisions! I think/hope it works out that I may be able to arrange to stay in several of the apartments..Kir, Cabernet, Champagne, St. Julien and Chateau LaTour. Will see how it works out for me. Will not be disappointed for sure.
I will preview the Cote de Provence for Fodor's poster CityofLight. I would be happy to make some reservations or some other requests.
I will take pictures of places/meals and other interesting things, along with a nice planned get together for some fellow travelers and local Parisiens.
For those who have enjoyed these escapades and contributed to the fun of it..we are about to begin again!
a bientot...
Joan
Oct 29th, 2009 | 09:18 AM
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Hi Grace! Yes indeed, I will be amongst many checking in daily to see how Paris is treating you.
Today my DH and I came to a final decision about our 2010 holiday and I couldn't be more delighted when he announced he would prefer to spend our 5 weeks between France ( meaning Paris of course!) and Canada! We were planning a cruise to Alaska but have decided it's all a bit too much.
Yay more Paris next year!
Today my DH and I came to a final decision about our 2010 holiday and I couldn't be more delighted when he announced he would prefer to spend our 5 weeks between France ( meaning Paris of course!) and Canada! We were planning a cruise to Alaska but have decided it's all a bit too much.
Yay more Paris next year!
Oct 29th, 2009 | 09:35 AM
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Definitely will be watching for your posts, living in Paris with you.
I know what you mean about echinacea. I took 2 at night for several years from October until March and never had a cold or got sick. Last year I didn't take it and was sick all the time. People say it doesn't work, that it's all in your head. I don't care if it is, it worked for me.
Stay healthy and have a great trip.
I know what you mean about echinacea. I took 2 at night for several years from October until March and never had a cold or got sick. Last year I didn't take it and was sick all the time. People say it doesn't work, that it's all in your head. I don't care if it is, it worked for me.
Stay healthy and have a great trip.
Oct 29th, 2009 | 11:02 AM
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tpayt,
I know that it has worked for me. A bad cold one time, and got on it and it stoppped. I then stopped taking it too soon and the cold came back. I immediately got back on it and it took care of it, again. I think it is timing with it. But you do have to take a lot of it..every time you think of it, take 2. I probably am taking 6-8 a day right now. They say it can't hurt you.
a bientot...
Joan
I know that it has worked for me. A bad cold one time, and got on it and it stoppped. I then stopped taking it too soon and the cold came back. I immediately got back on it and it took care of it, again. I think it is timing with it. But you do have to take a lot of it..every time you think of it, take 2. I probably am taking 6-8 a day right now. They say it can't hurt you.
a bientot...
Joan
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Oct 29th, 2009 | 11:15 AM
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I was thinking of you today! (Pretty funny to think of someone you don't know!) On NPR this morning they were interviewing the Constants and I know how much you love their restaurants and that you are friendly with them.
Happy and safe travels and I will be reading.
Happy and safe travels and I will be reading.
Oct 29th, 2009 | 11:53 AM
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A friend sent me an email this morning about this on NPR this morning. I had an early opthalmologist appointment this morning and it was too late to catch it. I did pull up the website and sent it on to a number of friends along with Catherine Constant. I told Catherine that my arrival flight is later this trip(due to the many cancelled flights)and I will miss my usual Les Cocottes arrival day lunch. I said that I might try for dinner and wondered if I would have a problem, after this!!
I have found and told others, that you should get to Cafe Constant or Les Cocottes by 7:30, or you might not get a table!!
Yes, all the Constant restaurants are good buys for the food that you receive. All different and dependable...Christian is wandering through them all, regularly, too.
a bientot....
Joan
A friend sent me an email this morning about this on NPR this morning. I had an early opthalmologist appointment this morning and it was too late to catch it. I did pull up the website and sent it on to a number of friends along with Catherine Constant. I told Catherine that my arrival flight is later this trip(due to the many cancelled flights)and I will miss my usual Les Cocottes arrival day lunch. I said that I might try for dinner and wondered if I would have a problem, after this!!
I have found and told others, that you should get to Cafe Constant or Les Cocottes by 7:30, or you might not get a table!!
Yes, all the Constant restaurants are good buys for the food that you receive. All different and dependable...Christian is wandering through them all, regularly, too.
a bientot....
Joan
Oct 29th, 2009 | 11:58 AM
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Joan,
I can't believe your trip is finally here! I am sooooo looking forward to reading your entries, especially since I couldn't go to Paris this fall. Don't forget the descriptions & pictures of the delicious food (always a highlight).
I will be living vicariously through you for the next several weeks. Say hi to Florent & Max!
-Roberta
I can't believe your trip is finally here! I am sooooo looking forward to reading your entries, especially since I couldn't go to Paris this fall. Don't forget the descriptions & pictures of the delicious food (always a highlight).
I will be living vicariously through you for the next several weeks. Say hi to Florent & Max!
-Roberta
Oct 29th, 2009 | 12:38 PM
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Dear Joan,
I, too, will be looking for your reports every day. This past month, a local (Phoenix) restaurant critic wrote an article about a recent visit to Guy Savoy. It literally brought tears to my eyes. If you happen to go there, I want to hear all about it! It is definitely on my list for my next visit.
Best wishes for a fun-filled, healthy and safe journey.
a bientot,
Diane
I, too, will be looking for your reports every day. This past month, a local (Phoenix) restaurant critic wrote an article about a recent visit to Guy Savoy. It literally brought tears to my eyes. If you happen to go there, I want to hear all about it! It is definitely on my list for my next visit.
Best wishes for a fun-filled, healthy and safe journey.
a bientot,
Diane
Oct 29th, 2009 | 01:00 PM
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CityofLight,
I have a name..Diane. I didn't know if a male or a female!
Re: Guy Savoy! It has been several years..maybe longer..that I had dinner at Guy Savoy. I have dined at many of the starred Paris restaurants..1, 2 and 3! I think I can say that I have enjoyed them all, maybe for different reasons..as some are quite different..l'Astrance, for instance!!
When my taxi arrived at Guy Savoy I thought they had mistaken me for the Prime Minister's party..it seemed like a dozen people almost carried me inside! The service and attention was better than superb!! The table spacing was pleasant, although I remember an American couple, middle aged, who were not too far from me. He evidently made some sort of faux pas that really annoyed her. She really chewed him out! I could hardly keep from laughing!
Guy Savoy was very busy doing a lot of PR at the tables, along with giving quite a bit of attention to a private party group.
It was really a great evening. I think they gave me some kind of gift..plate or some such. You just don't look at the cost of the evening!
I place it very high on my list, if not the highest in some ways.
Roberta: You know I will give Valdo a big hug for you!
a bientot....
Joan
I have a name..Diane. I didn't know if a male or a female!
Re: Guy Savoy! It has been several years..maybe longer..that I had dinner at Guy Savoy. I have dined at many of the starred Paris restaurants..1, 2 and 3! I think I can say that I have enjoyed them all, maybe for different reasons..as some are quite different..l'Astrance, for instance!!
When my taxi arrived at Guy Savoy I thought they had mistaken me for the Prime Minister's party..it seemed like a dozen people almost carried me inside! The service and attention was better than superb!! The table spacing was pleasant, although I remember an American couple, middle aged, who were not too far from me. He evidently made some sort of faux pas that really annoyed her. She really chewed him out! I could hardly keep from laughing!
Guy Savoy was very busy doing a lot of PR at the tables, along with giving quite a bit of attention to a private party group.
It was really a great evening. I think they gave me some kind of gift..plate or some such. You just don't look at the cost of the evening!
I place it very high on my list, if not the highest in some ways.
Roberta: You know I will give Valdo a big hug for you!
a bientot....
Joan
Oct 29th, 2009 | 03:18 PM
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gracejoan3 -- i am very envious of your long visit to Paris. I would love to take u up on your generous offer to check into something for me. We will be in Paris beginning on Jan 8 and departing on Jan 17. One of the restaurants we hoped to eat at is Le Pamphlet on 38 rue Debelleym, 3e. phone 33142723924. They dont seem to have a website and I have read on a couple sites that they close the first 2 weeks of January. I hope that is not the case or if so they will be open on our last evening, January 16. So if it is at all possible if u could find out if they will be closed and for what dates. I would really appreciate it. Thank you!
