Category Archives: Paris

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Paris, December 23, 2013

Today I take a chance that Galeries Lafayette in Paris will not be that busy that I turn around and walk out after 3 mins as I have done in the past. Happily, it’s busy, but […]

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Emirates Melbourne to Paris

A last minute decision in mid-November has found me spending Christmas and New Year in Paris. A great deal on a business class fare from Qantas and one of the last three apartments available from […]

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Paris Redux…

It’s time to leave London on the Eurostar, and head for Paris for the night on the way to Hong Kong. The benefit of being close to St Pancras is that it’s a short roll […]

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Au Revoir, Paris

It’s time to pack up my Paris apartment, which I’ve happily settled into, even with it’s quirky decor and bid au revoir to Paris. The bedside lamps are truly bizarre – Greco Roman statues of […]

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Around Paris and Promenade Plantee

There’s always something to discover in Paris. Is this a scene from an Egyptian antiquities exhibit? No, it’s a window display in a Christian Loubutin boutique! Nearby, the forecourt of the Paris City Hall has […]

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The case of the abseiling plumber…

The case of the abseiling plumber. Plumbers are clearly a different breed in Paris. The apartment manager had emailed me to expect the plumber at 8am this morning to check the water leak in the […]