the harters are visiting for the weekend and so i had dinner with melody and the kids, together with anne and the stefanuts.
on christmas day, we were graciously invited to spend the day with our friends brian and shawna. shawna cooked up a storm: mac and cheese, a super juicy ham, stuffing, sweet potato and collard greens. it’s fun being able to share in other families’ christmas traditions. heather got a fancy video game, which joe and read more
(stained glass window from Saint Séverin Church in Paris) Luke 2:8-14 And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night. An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. But the angel said to them, read more
we had a very memorable time in paris; joe was able to be quite productive in his research at the louvre… and i definitely got to know the city much better. i enjoyed being able to walk around with less time pressure and see things i otherwise might not have made time to see, like read more
on our way to france, we watched the movie “julie and julia” on the plane which got our tastebuds ready for french food and cooking. since we stayed at a place with a kitchen, we ended up making most of our meals to save a few euros, although we did get to eat out a read more
over the weekend we spent the morning in the montmartre neighborhood. luckily it was a clear (but cold) day when we got to sacre-coeur basilica. afterwards we went to the montmartre museum, which was small but quaint, featuring artwork and history of the neighborhood. we were able to see the original painted sign from the read more
we’ve been indulging ourselves with french pastries. can you say “butter”? since we are living on rue montorgueil, we had to try something from “La Maison Stohrer” just down the street, the oldest patisserie in paris. in fact, the original Mr. Stohrer was King Louis XV’s pastry chef, and opened the store at this exact read more
we really wanted to attend a show of “les ballet russes” at the Opera Garnier, but tickets had been sold out for months. so we took our chances, arrived two hours early and got in line with other hopefuls for last minute tickets. it was really cold, and we were finally allowed inside after one read more
we couldn’t wait to try the food from the christmas markets, and so we decided to make a meal out of it. we went to the market between the trocadero and eiffel tower. first course, french onion soup, and a sausage sandwich. then we tried a foie gras and duck breast sandwich, which was dee-licious. read more
a few scenes from random spots around paris. found a space invader by the canal de st. martin. bonus! view of st. eustache church with les halles in the foreground. fontaine des innocents. ile st. louis. ile de la cite and ile st. louis. jardin des plantes. cimetiere montparnasse.