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MaiTaiTom’s Paris When It Sizzles & Paris When It Fizzles: Our 2014 Anniversary Trip

Tracy and I had been looking forward to celebrating our 20th wedding anniversary in Paris in September 2014.  However, an airline strike, a hotel snafu, an unwelcome visitor to our Marais apartment and a…well, come along on our journey, and read all about what turned a romantic two weeks into something substantially less.  However, we were in Paris, so it couldn’t be all bad!


January 26, 2015

Chapter One: Something Doesn’t Smell Right Here

Chapter One: Something Doesn’t Smell Right Here Flying at roughly 36,000 feet above Greenland, with an oxygen mask covering a good portion of my face for the better (or worse) part of two hours, as Tracy and I sat in the galley of an Air Tahiti Nui flight from Paris […]
January 29, 2015

Chapter Two: Blue Skies, Church Highs, French Fries & Dead Guys

Chapter Two: Blue Skies, Church Highs, French Fries & Dead Guys DAY TWO – A Taxing Moment, Climb Quest, Palm Tuesday, Navi(no)Go, A Walk in the Parc, If It’s Tuesday It Must Be Closed, The Incredible Smoking Woman, Good Samaritan, Navi(go)go, Louis Louis (and more Louis), Dead Kings And Many […]
February 6, 2015

Chapter Three: A Hot Time In The Old Town Today (and Tonight)

Chapter Three: A Hot Time In The Old Town Today (and Tonight) DAY THREE – Going To The Chapel, No Robitusson, The Not Quite What We Imagined Apartment, Get Me Out Of Here, Introducing Dennis, A Good Egg, No Way Jay, Marie’s Farewell Letter, A Merri Time, The Museum Sauna, […]
February 10, 2015

Chapter Four: Tragic Collection, Magic Confection & Restaurant Perfection

Chapter Four: Tragic Collection, Magic Confection & Restaurant Perfection DAY FOUR – Hip To Be Square, Our House Is A Very Very Very Nice House, Tragic Story, Never Too Soon For a Macaron, A Visit To Little Poland, Louis And Marie Were Here, Visiting “That Street” For Another Smoky Lunch, […]
February 17, 2015

Chapter Five: Playing The Palace

Chapter Five: Playing The Palace DAY FIVE – RER ERR, Man vs. Machine, Strangers On A Train, Cattle Call, Are You Following Us, Mirror Image, Unique Selfies, Best Orange Juice Since Dubrovnik, Gorgeous Jardins, Grand & Petite, Are You Still Following Us, Change Is Bad, The French David Spade, It […]
February 28, 2015

Chapter Seven: Journées du Patrimoine (Part Deux)

Chapter Seven: Journées du Patrimoine (Part Deux) DAY SEVEN – Senate Seat, Jardins Galore, Protestants in Paris, The Deluge, A Bourse Is A Bourse Of Course Of Course, The Big Cheese, One Dessert Is Just Not Enough and The Beginning Of The End We were up so early this morning […]
March 20, 2015

Chapter Ten: The Longest Day…And Night…And Day

Chapter Ten: The Longest Day…And Night…And Day Day Twelve – Strike 2, The Disconnect, Confirmed, I Go Hugo We Go, Goodbye Mickey, Is There a Doctor In The Queue, Confirmed My Ass, Tracy Plays Her Cards, The Waiting Game, “You’re On”, Dead Man Running, Tracy Gets Us In A Little […]