We have been back in France now for 18 days, and in Paris for the last week. So how does it feel to be back in Paris? The first word that comes to my mind is ‘familiar.’ Though it is quite a different vibe than The Pearl, it does not seem foreign. I am doing…
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TheTravelsketcher’s Tuesday
“A walk about Paris will provide lessons in history, beauty, and in the point of life.” – Thomas Jefferson One of the most important lesson to ponder is the wisdom of a culture that makes an old man sitting in a cafe the most normal thing in the world.
This week “not” in The Pearl – Kotor and Aix
Friday was our last full day in Kotor, as much as we liked Kotor, we were ready to get back to France. We just hung around the city. I started the morning with coffee and a sketch, back at the same square. This is another of the views, from a different cafe this time. The…
This week ‘not’ in The Pearl – May 15, 2026
We are in Helsinki, it is 0751 Friday morning. We have already showered, dressed, went looking for AAA batteries for Tricia’s keyboard, and ate breakfast at our hotel. Yes, it is early for all that – the background music artist is singing an appropriate song, “In The Wee Small Hours of the Morning” – jet…
This week in The Pearl – May 1, 2026
Bon 1er Mai ! In France today it is La Fête du Muguet, the Festival of Lily of the Valley. It is also Labor Day in France and much of the world. The French tradition began when, in the 16th century, the French King Charles IX received a sprig of Lily of the Valley as…
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