What a touching tribute to your wife and a lovely trip report. Thank you for sharing.

A beautiful poignant tribute to your wife and to the love you shared and to love.
You honour her in sharing it. thank you

(Canada_V - though that account no longer works)

Bookmarking. Can't read it all in one sitting-too sad. You write beautifully, AA.

So sad and yet so beautiful, thank you for posting.

Schnauzer

.........and you write with love AA. Thank you for sharing.

kerouac-----I thought I was done with the tears over this beautiful report and then I saw your photo.

Thanks again to all of you for your comments.

kerouac, you've posted from time to time about caring for your mother. Your photo sums it all up perfectly.

Kerouac, I will say the same thing I said to AnselmAdorne; your photograph brings honor to both to your Mother and to yourself.

I was deeply touched.

Anselm's daughter here. This is my first time posting, but to all who have commented, I've been following along with your posts and I, too, have been so touched by all of your lovely words for our family. I felt I should also say thank you.

I was also compelled to comment after listening to Juliette Greco sing <i>Sous le ciel de Paris</i> and hearing the following in the concluding verse:

<i>Mais le ciel de Paris
n'est pas longtemps cruel</i>

As AA described so eloquently, Paris won't stay <i>tout gris</i> forever.

... brings real meaning to the line "We'll always have Paris". Thanks for sharing.

Words seem inadequate.....

Thank you for the gift you have given us in these posts.

TheRoo,

Thanks for your kind words, and the wonderfully optimistic song lyrics.

AA,

As I sit here reading, crying and smiling I want to thank you for sharing this trip report.

I just found this today and spent a good while this morning reading and looking at the photos. What a lovely tribute to your wife and to Paris. It is good to have such warm memories of the times with Susan. Thank you for sharing.

What a lovely thing this is. Thank you.

I echo the thoughts of so many who have read your beautiful and insightful tribute. May you enjoy Paris for many times to come!

I'm reading this while at work and I just want to put my head on the desk and sob. What a lovely report and a beautiful tribute to Susan. Thank you to you and your daughter Anselm.

I love the Place des Vosges, it's one of my favourite places in Paris, I will look on it very differently next time I am there.

What a treasure of a report. Thank you for sharing with us.

Well, once again I should say thanks to all who have posted in the last few days. It is very, very comforting.

LowCountryIslander, a belated thank you for your help in planning the trip that Kate and I made to Italy at Christmas.

One more thing: for those who really like photos of Paris (and Reims), there is one more gallery of Richard's best:

http://anselmadorne.zenfolio.com/p409606371

AA...you are very welcome, it is always my pleasure to share travel information!

And, Richard's photos are stunning! I do believe my mom and I had the same tour guide as you did at Veuve Cliquot when we were in Reims last May! :-)