Category: Paris

“Aunt Kim, do you have any Paris suggestions?” Indeed, I do!!!

“Aunt Kim, do you have any Paris suggestions?” Indeed, I do!!!

A few tips about what to do in Paris if you only have a couple of days. Walk, look and listen!

Haiku: Something about the Light in Paris

Haiku: Something about the Light in Paris

Even on a gray day, there’s a champagne tint as daylight turns to dusk in Paris, the City of Light.

Comptoir Vietnam: A Tiny Treasure in the 13th Arrondissement of Paris

Comptoir Vietnam: A Tiny Treasure in the 13th Arrondissement of Paris

A remarkable and delicious meal at Comptoir Vietnam in Paris provides another wonderful culinary experience to share in the Glover Gardens blog.

Paris Hotel View Haiku

Paris Hotel View Haiku

Overcast Paris. Relentlessly charming. A haiku.

Haiku Therapy: Paris Pre-flight Feelings

Haiku Therapy: Paris Pre-flight Feelings

Two haiku are born during a weather delay before a flight to Paris. Just call it haiku therapy.

April in Paris: Museum of Montmartre and Renoir’s Gardens

April in Paris: Museum of Montmartre and Renoir’s Gardens

The Museum of Montmartre and Renoir’s Gardens throb with a creative, imaginative and harmonious aesthetic that evokes the era of impressionist art in Paris.

Haiku: A Room of Her Own

Haiku: A Room of Her Own

This artist’s studio, a room preserved as it was at one time at the Museum of Montmartre in Paris, inspires me. I knew when I first saw it that I wanted a room like this. a room of her own (where the self can be…

Haiku: Random Street in the City of Lights at Dusk

Haiku: Random Street in the City of Lights at Dusk

Walking down this street in Paris, the sky called out to be photographed. I realized later that the essence of the City of Lights had imprinted.

Wedding Photos in the City of Love

Wedding Photos in the City of Love

On a very cold walkabout in Paris, I saw newlyweds being photographed along the banks of the Seine.

Hospitality at Café Louise in Paris

Hospitality at Café Louise in Paris

Café Louise provides a warm-me-up on a super-cold Paris first Sunday after a power walk from the Arch de Triomphe to St. Germain.

Comfort Food Alert: The “Best Gratin in Paris” (or maybe anywhere)

Comfort Food Alert: The “Best Gratin in Paris” (or maybe anywhere)

You know those dishes your grandmother made waaaaaay back when you were a child and no one has ever been able to reproduce, no matter how hard and how often they tried? That’s the taste in this gratin at the Bistro Des Augustins in Paris; it’s grandmotherly good, an instant and permanent deep-seated taste memory.

April in Paris: Happy Wednesday Photo

April in Paris: Happy Wednesday Photo

I had some spare time over an April weekend in Paris and visited the Jacquemart-Andre Museum. Sheer loveliness. I haven’t had time to collect my thoughts and photos yet, but here’s a look at the floral arrangement in the drawing room.  Happy Wednesday! Stay tuned…

Paris is a Beloved City

Paris is a Beloved City

Paris is a beloved city of the world, and cannot ever be ruined by individuals or groups doing evil deeds. My tiny contribution to the healing process and return to normalcy is to reinforce the positives.

Postcards from Montmartre

Postcards from Montmartre

Beautiful images from Montmartre in Paris.

Photo: Looking Up in Montmartre

Photo: Looking Up in Montmartre

In Montmartre, I looked up and saw a fence, some flowers and a tower. I love Paris.

April in Paris: Rue des Martyrs

April in Paris: Rue des Martyrs

Rue des Martyrs in Paris has a neighborhood feel and marvelous array of food and flower shops. It might just be the perfect street.

The Thankful Foreigner: An Award-Winning Essay from a Millennial

The Thankful Foreigner: An Award-Winning Essay from a Millennial

A young American writes an award-winning essay after being thanked by a Frenchman from Normandy for D-Day. The essay is relevant today.