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The Bridges of Paris; Spectacular Sunrise Views!

Wednesday, September 16th, 2009

Magnificent sunrise over the Seine in Paris

Magnificent sunrise over the Seine in Paris

Woke up early on Monday at our Merlot apartment near the river in Paris.  I grabbed my camera and tore out of the apartment for a short run along the Seine.  What a gift, watching the sun rise over Paris!  I gazed in awe from the Pont Alexandre III near the Invalides. The sky turned pink and yellow while the sun slowly rose above the beautiful river, touching the water and the monuments as it rose.

I thought how lucky I was to have this morning: to be in Paris, stay in an apartment near the Seine, to walk to the river a few blcoks away:  the light, the beauty and magic…for these special moments. C’etait magnifique!

Vowed to learn more about the bridge and the bronze statues which range from powerful god-figures to an absolutely charming nymph straddling a wriggling fish. I’m no great runner and it didn’t matter at all when I started to walk. I headed towards the Louvre and slowly wended my way home:  fifteen minutes from the Musee’ d’ Orsay to my door. I loved every moment!

Taking it all in, I was reminded of a book I read by Harlan Coben where the protagonist finds himself in Paris.  It’s a good mystery from an excellent writer.

Harlan Coben from Long Lost:

But more than that, Paris makes you feel alive.
Makes makes you want to feel alive.
You want to do and be and savor when you are here
You want to feel, simply feel, and it doesn’t matter what.
All sensation is heightened
Paris makes you want to cry and laugh and fall in love and write a p
oem and make love and compose a symphony.

Merci M. Coben, on ne peut pas mieux le dire.


Commanding the sun to rise over Paris

Commanding the sun to rise over Paris

Perfect reflections of the Grand Palais and Pont Alexandre III

Perfect reflections of the Grand Palais and Pont Alexandre III

Charming and playful statue of a nymph riding a fish!

Charming and playful statue of a nymph riding a fish!

Every neighborhood of Paris has its special parts, but remember this sunrise. However much I enjoy more distant neighborhoods, from the outer Marais to Montmartre, I’ll always want to live near the Seine.

Water so still buildings and trees perfectly reflected.

Water so still buildings and trees perfectly reflected.

Love French Food, But Can’t Live Without Some American Treats

Wednesday, August 19th, 2009

Can't beat American Favorites We just arrived bleary-eyed from our working vacation in the U.S.  and unpacked the American Treasures we can’t live without! While we love French food, Paris open air markets and restaurants, certain American products are irresistible.

We did our share for the American economy by buying copious quantities of the following. As I review my list, chocolate is a recurring theme.

1.)  Hershey’s Chocolate Chips — A bargain from Costco. I boast the best recipe for tollhouse cookies using French salted butter. Will post soon.

2.)  M+M’s — No comparison with the best French and Swiss chocolate, but colorful. My daughter and I sponsor a Gingerbread House session at school before Christmas and turn out dozens.   A great fund raiser for a favorite charity.  M+M’s are perfect for roofs and pathways. We need thousands and they weigh a ton! Loved the new frosted colors and clever 100 calorie packs.

3.) Found  ‘Green and Black Organic Milk Chocolate’  (for our Pierre Herme’ Macaron recipe) for only $2.50 per bar at Target.  Quel bargain: sorry, it’s produced in the Uk but costs half the price in the U.S.   If you love milk chocolate, get to your nearest Target and stock up.

4.) Dried cranberries, blueberries and pecans.  Tarte au citron with pecan crust, yogurt with dried fruits. I’m sneeking in Oreos here, so you won’t think I’m a complete chocolate glutton…but I am. Also one bar of Ghirardelli dark chocolate with raspberry filling. Have not opened it yet. Hope it’s as good as Cote d’Or from Belgium.

5.) Thor Lo socks Love those arch supports.

6.) Our 13 year old daughter discovered Abercrombie and promises she doesn’t need anything else for school By the way, the store was packed with Italian and French families doing their share for the American economy. “Mama, ti piace? Ne compriamo due!”  “Maman, j’ai absolument besoin de ces jeans. Ils sont trop mignons!”

7.) Sunshine!  We brought it home with us and the weather has been beautiful.

8.) Five extra pounds: My sister Lisa at ItalyPerfect and I have vowed to support each other with daily messaging to exercise daily and stay away from … chocolate.

Bonne rentree’ and hope you’ve all had a great break this summer!

New website – nearly ready!

Sunday, April 26th, 2009

Just to let you know – our team is busy preparing a new-improved version of parisperfect.com and we will be getting ready to launch it in the next few weeks. We’ve had the same design now for many years and as we’ve gradually added more vacation rental apartments to our collection, we realised that it was time for a change. I’m excited about our new look and hope all our faithful parisperfect audience loves it too. It doesn’t mean that our business has changed though – all the team are still working really hard to make sure your visit to Paris makes memories of a lifetime.

Parisperfect.com — Our First Blog!

Friday, April 10th, 2009

I’m so excited to have a blog of my very own. I’ve been wanting one for ages to keep our guests and friends up to date with things that are happening at Parisperfect – and now I have one! I’ve just got back from Paris where, as well as an unpleasant trip to the dentist, I was busy taking some photos of a new apartment that we found for a delightful couple from Los Angeles. The remodelling is almost finished and we’ll be excited to show it off soon. It’s been a hectic few days but I’m so pleased that I managed to find time to visit our favorite cheese shop in rue Cler. Spring is the perfect time for buying St. Felicien and I’m looking forward to enjoying some with Philippe and the family this weekend – along with a glass or two of good wine, of course!  Madelyn