Comments on: My Vacation Slides: Paris day 10, McMacarons and not going to Versailles

By: Well, hello. | Redbird Style

Well, hello. | Redbird Style — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 16:14:26 +0000

[...] to have two blogs and an etsy store, which had a gangbuster week! Thank you to Not Martha for the sweet mention of the hip bag. Everyone seems to want the bag I made for you! I hope to make lots of them for all [...]

By: jennifer in sf

jennifer in sf — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 00:01:28 +0000

When I was in Paris, we discovered that, oops we had an extra day! (A great thing to discover in Paris.) So we went to La Défense becasue we’d been so curious about “that weird part way over there.” And it was weird, but highly enjoyable. I don’t think we even knew about the mall though.

By: Pia Dean

Pia Dean — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 19:23:34 +0000

I spent a weekend in Paris with a true shopaholic and I took her to The Carousel du Louvre.
The Carrousel du Louvre is a popular shopping center housed within the Louvre palace and accessible via the Rue de Rivoli entrance.

By: carole

carole — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 15:53:15 +0000

The billboard you saw in the metro is about fireplaces. And the guy on it is the boss of the Invicta company ;) He bases his communication on his personality: he’s cool, he listens to metal bands, he plays electric guitar,…
Fun to see the thumb on your pictures: I work in La Défense, just behind that thumb (near the Total building).
You should try to make crepes at home. They’re easy, cheap and really fun to make. I’ll post the receipe on my blog one of these days…

By: kari jo

kari jo — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 14:26:28 +0000

i love uniqlo. and uniqlo in paris? dreamy. welcome home.

By: bgore

bgore — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 13:03:18 +0000

where did you stay in Paris.? The photo of your place looks amazing. My husband and I are thinking of going to paris for our 10th anniversary. Last time I was in Paris was 1998. I feel clueless as to planning the trip.

By: MJ

MJ — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 10:45:37 +0000

That’s actually one of the things I like about Europe, that the weekend *is* the weekend, and is for everybody. It was strange when I first moved here, but I got used to it!

I also like the 2-hour lunches, but in the Spanish countryside everything closes for 6 hours! I learned that the hard way. Don’t forget that if you ever go bushwhacking in Spain!

By: Tina

Tina — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 01:35:11 +0000

ugh, the first week i spent (alone) of a two month exchange in germany was easter week/weekend (and my birthday to boot). in addition to the normal culture shock and moving shock and new project shock, everything was always closed and my advisor suddenly took off for italy….what an intro to sundays (to the max) in europe :) i was so depressed and thought i would never make it the rest of the two months…but then everything opened again and my advisor came back (and i never forgot to get supplies before sunday arrived again…)

By: gribblette

gribblette — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 23:45:05 +0000

thank you so much for sharing your vacation, i’ve really enjoyed these posts!

By: megan

megan — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 19:46:30 +0000

Uniqlo!! That’s it. Thanks to everybody who did remember it. The thing is that the sign outside the shop was in Japanese, so I never even saw how the shop was spelled, and listening to Jeff and Maggi pronounce it was like “unique glow” or “uni glow” or something else I have long forgotten.

By: redbirdstyle

redbirdstyle — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 19:34:13 +0000

I’m so glad you liked it!!!!!

xoxo
Robin

By: Dzesika

Dzesika — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 17:29:12 +0000

Muji? Also fun like Uniqlo. I miss Europe.

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 17:26:25 +0000

isn’t is also true that large trucks are not even allowed on french highways on sundays??

seems like every time I go anywhere in europe I end up arriving on some holiday weekend (do europeans have holidays every day??) when all the shops and restaurants are, sadly, closed. I never know how to plan for it either, but it usually leaves me wandering aimlessly around the city for three days!

next time I go anywhere I will have to remember to check for space invaders. that’s so fun!

By: Laura

Laura — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 17:11:19 +0000

So sad this series is coming to an end. You should definitely go on more vacations so you can share your adventures! I’ve loved all your posts about Paris!

By: Alisa

Alisa — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 17:03:12 +0000

Ooo, Panach’. I have fond, fond memories of this drink of hot French summer afternoons. Did he like it?

By: Patty

Patty — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 17:02:49 +0000

I see that others had brought it up, but I’m thinking you’re referring to Uniqlo,

And by the way, ever since you brought up the Space Invader thing, I’ve been looking all around when I travel. Thanks for the great posts.

By: SAWII

SAWII — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 17:00:29 +0000

I can’t believe Uniqlo is forgettable! I fell in love with it in Japan. And spent half my week in Paris searching for it there and was very sad when I couldn’t find it. I was jealous when I heard you guys found it there.

By: Marie

Marie — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 16:41:31 +0000

Oops, I wrote that completely backwards. Some tourists attractions *are* only open in the summer; they’re partially or fully closed in the fall and winter, due to generally poor weather.

By: Marie

Marie — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 16:40:29 +0000

“Nothing is open on Sunday.”

That’s true of much of Western Europe. Also, if you start going further north, some tourist attractions aren’t open (or are only partially open) in the summer. This is especially true in the Netherlands.

By: tracy

tracy — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 16:27:55 +0000

OH MY GOD. That CREPE!!! That cheese! I am dying for a bite.