Tag Archives: Paris

Paris: Picasso pleases but there were problems in paradise

Posted on February 27, 2017 by rmgtravelsandfood

Last September, Maggie and I made our fourth, and probably last, visit to Paris. We had booked to stay in our favourite hotel in Le Marais district for four nights, sandwiched between our river cruise and our visit to First World … Continue reading →

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Planes, trains and automobiles … and a longship …

Posted on July 28, 2016 by rmgtravelsandfood

… will soon (10 sleeps!) be taking us to, and around, north-western parts of Europe. The first plane will take us from Melbourne to Dubai, where we will spend 48 hours. We have a short list of, mostly, inexpensive sight-seeing, … Continue reading →

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Into the closet: folio 1

Posted on August 5, 2015 by rmgtravelsandfood

I was going to say No. 1 but, as you will soon discover, that would have been an unfortunate pun; ditto for No. 2. We recently renovated one of the rooms in our home. It is the smallest room, known … Continue reading →

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Not dreaming of a white Christmas …

Posted on December 22, 2014 by rmgtravelsandfood

… but we are remembering one Our first visit to France was in 2009 and we arrived in Paris in the second week of December. The first three days were sunny but more and more chilly. Then, on our fourth … Continue reading →

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I’m done with all that doing!

Posted on July 15, 2014 by rmgtravelsandfood

This will be a bit of a rant but I will try not to be shrill. I don’t know about other countries but, here in Australia, we have an irritating habit of using dumbed-down versions of names of individuals and … Continue reading →

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Dinner chez Pramil

Posted on May 1, 2014 by rmgtravelsandfood

We first dined at Pramil restaurant in December 2009. The meal was excellent but the experience was muted by the fact that none of the staff spoke English and I was only half a day into refreshing my schoolboy French. Last year, … Continue reading →

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Our weekend in Paris

Posted on April 28, 2014 by rmgtravelsandfood

As I begin this post, it is late afternoon on Sunday. This evening we will conclude our visit with dinner at Pramil, a fine restaurant close to our hotel. The menu looks very interesting! The weekend got off to a … Continue reading →

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Our itinerary

Posted on April 23, 2014 by rmgtravelsandfood

At 9.30pm on Thursday night, Melbourne time, Maggie and I will hop into a private taxi and begin our latest travel adventure.  At around 9.30pm on Friday night, Paris time, we will arrive at our hotel in Le Marais district. … Continue reading →

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