We are heading briefly back to Paris today in honor of this little guy… That’s right, our little E is one year old today! Usually I like to celebrate special days quietly, with just a few close friends. And when you move around a lot, it can be hard to gather even your really close people for those days, hence my history of semi-untraditional celebrations. With Elijah’s first birthday coming up, though, I found myself …
Monthly Archives: September 2012
Provence: Aix-en-Provence
I’ve always wanted to visit Aix-en-Provence, the quintessential Provençal town known for its sun-dappled streets, vibrant café life, old fountains, Roman architecture, and not least of all, being home to Cézanne. Because there wasn’t a direct train to the town from Montpellier, where I was studying back in the day, it always seemed more difficult than necessary to get to Aix, and so I never actually made it there. (There is now a direct TGV …
Not Eating in Paris
We did actually do things other than eat (and eat and eat and eat) in Paris. And there are photos to prove it. :) We visited museums. Like the Orsay, where apparently you are no longer allowed to take photos. (I thought I must’ve heard incorrectly when the guard warned me the first time, and the second time he really threatened me! So I went to a different floor…) We returned to the beautiful Musée Rodin. …
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