In May of 2015 I took the trip of a lifetime!
My wonderful hubby took me to
(drum roll please)
PARIS!!
One of my first photos at the Eiffel Tower
Of course there's a story that
goes with this...
When I was a little girl my mom
would let me sit on her bed when she
was getting ready to go out with my
dad & watch her put on her jewelry.
She'd let me look through, what I called,
She'd let me look through, what I called,
her treasure box.
It had lots of little boxes that held
her jewelry sets, sparkly rhinestone
brooches, screw-on earrings, pearls
and "treasures"!
Two of my favorite "treasures"
were a little Eiffel Tower and
a postcard sent to my dad from one
of my favorite uncles when he was
in Paris during WWII.
The picture on the postcard was of
the same tower as the miniature.
Under the tower it said "le tour Eiffel".
Every time I would ask my mom
"What's this called again Mommy?"
Her answer was always the same,
"It's the Eiffel Tower in Paris France."
"Where is that?"
"It's on the other side of the world!"
Then I would say,
"I'm going to go there someday to
see it Mommy!"
And every time her answer was,
"Sure honey."
Because of that postcard I have loved
everything related to Paris, France and
the Eiffel Tower my entire life!
And yes, I still have that postcard!!
So on Mother's Day we landed at
Charles de Gaulle Airport in
Paris, France!
This was the second best Mother's Day
in my life. The first was getting the
news that our first grandchild was
on the way. So Mother's Day is pretty
special to me!
Our youngest son and his wife came
with us, they had been to Paris before
and were the perfect tour guides!
After checking in to our hotel, my hubby
had to rest as he was exhausted. But
the Paris atmosphere gave me a
surge of energy.
Our son & his wife asked me if I
wanted to explore the area and find
some dinner. Oh how I loved it! It
was like being in an old movie.
Everything was quaint, historical,
beautiful. To me, breathtaking.
Triadou Haussman
80 Boulevard Haussmann
Paris
Moi at my first sidewalk cafe!
My youngest son and tour guide.
80 Boulevard Haussmann
Paris
Moi at my first sidewalk cafe!
My youngest son and tour guide.
After our dinner at a
great sidewalk cafe we ventured
a while longer finding a lovely
little park in the middle of city.
When you entered it suddenly became
quiet and calm. The same feeling
that occurs when you enter Central Park
in NYC. To our surprise there was
a building in the park.
It turned out this place was
Chapelle Expiatoire the
first place King Louie XVI and
Queen Marie Antoinette
were buried after they were
guillotined. A chapel built by
King Louis XVIII surrounded
by a small green space.
King Louis XVIII surrounded
by a small green space.
(Formally Madeleine Cemetery)
Now I have always had an
infatuation with Marie and here
I was, on my very first day here,
in this special place connected
to her that I never knew existed.
We had the most wonderful walk and
ventured to another
sidewalk cafe for
ventured to another
sidewalk cafe for
Creme brulee
&
Champagne!
Magnifique!
Portons un toast a Paris!
(Let's toast to Paris!)
It was such a sweet day!
I'll be posting more of my
Paris adventures with you
in the future to give you a
glimpse of Paris through
my eyes.
Until then...
Blessings Always!
Edie Marie
It was such a sweet day!
I'll be posting more of my
Paris adventures with you
in the future to give you a
glimpse of Paris through
my eyes.
Until then...
Blessings Always!
Edie Marie