<<" Toujours la même histoire, Paul!" I love the phrase but don't get much chance to use it! >>


I'm thinking that's a good thing.

Nikki, Really enjoyed your TR and makes me even more excited to be going in May otherwise I would be bummed out. You gave me ideas of more things to do like the Comedie Francaise.
Thanks again!

LOL, Nikki. It just rolls off the tongue though.

Really enjoyed this, Nikki - and plenty of ideas for my next trip.

To her dying day, my mother would quote a line from her school French textbook from the 1920s. The little dog of the Famille Dupont went missing, and finally reappeared to be greeted by the maid (this was the 1920s, after all) with "Ah! Te voilà déjà de retour, <i>fripon</i>!". I've never found an occasion where I could safely use it in France, though.

Patrick, you have my permission to greet me with that line when next we meet.

You had such a wonderful time and the crazy people you met really add colour to your report rather than adding stress to your vacation!

Oh, by crazy people I mean the screaming guy on the metro and the taxi drivers that regale you with conspiracy theories or drive like a madmen and not the Fodorites ;)

Keeping my fingers crossed that you get the better of your smart phone & post photos soon!

I cannot get over how good this trip report is. You should write books. You have an enchanting way of describing things. Bravo!

Photos are finally organized, but I realized after uploading them that the Kodak Gallery website is closing in a month. This link should be good until then, I hope:

http://pix.kg/p/9998624801103%3A1759168333/sct

hi nikki - great pics - i particularly like the food ones!

Wonderful report Nikki! Enjoyed every minute spent reading" laughed at your British "French" waiter story as the same thing happened to us at the Bistro de Paris. I complimented the waiter on his excellent English and then he told me he had lived in Detroit his whole childhood and was a graduate of the Uni. of Texas before coming back home to France!!

Merci, Nikki. Everyone does Paris in his/her own way. But yours is unique. Most likely because you know the language and culture so well. As so many above have said, thanks for sharing…

Loved your report when you wrote it back in March and so enjoyed your pictures today. I am very impressed with the details you got of the Chagall ceiling. I thought of renting the apartment you stayed in on my last trip, but I waited too long. It's so lovely that it's booked far in advance. Glad you got a chance to enjoy its garden. Have noted several of your restaurants for my next trip at the end of September. Thanks!

I enjoyed the pictures Nikki. A nice visual trip back to March :-)

Beautifully written report.
I started with your pictures and had just settled in for the slideshow when it was over! You left me wanting more.

Thanks for finding this report and topping it. This is the updated link for photos:

http://nikkiparismarch2012.shutterfly.com/pictures/8

Love the report, love the pictures.