Paris "sous la neige": Snowy Paris

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It’s COLD here, often 0°C. or less. Everyone is bundled up in heavy coats, scarves, hats or ear-muffs, and boots. It’s even snowed some in the last few days. (see photos below.) What a change from California (where I'll be returning January 23)! I had a nice New Year’s Eve at friends and gave a little “open house” on New Year’s Day. Now, it’s doctor’s appointments and many other medically-related tests and purchases (i.e. eye glasses, orthopedic soles, allergy medicine, etc.) that I like to have done in France because I have health coverage here. I’ve also been visiting art exhibits; going to talks, book signings, concerts, and movies; and enjoying seeing friends and my sons Sebastien and Marc. My Christmas present this year from Seb and his wife Aurelia was the announcement that Aurelia is expecting their first child (and my first grandchild) at the beginning of July. I couldn’t be more delighted.

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That's all, folks! Thanks and "a bientot."

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Photos

Eiffel Tower, New Year's Eve
view from my friends' apartment on the Champs de Mars

Alcazar Reunion
yearly alumni reunion of the American School of Paris at the Alcazar cafe in the Latin Quarter. The lady in the middle was my French teacher "years ago."

park across the street
under the snow...My apartment building is the red-brick one in the background

at the American Library
Charles Trueheart and John Baxter introducing speaker, Leslie Caron, who has just published her memoirs.

an American in Paris
clip from the film at the ALP before Leslie Caron spoke to us

Altan signing CD's
Altan is a delightful group from Ireland that gave a concert at the Theatre de la Ville on Chatelet Square last Friday night

Comments

[Diane LeBow]

ah, Paris comme vous manque!
Thanks, Hilary, for your update and photos. It takes me back to my life living and teaching in the Most Wonderful Place, especially one winter when I returned from traveling in January and Paris was under a blanket of about one foot of snow. Muffled sounds, clean, crisp air, such beauty everywhere. I am so glad that your visit it going well. See you in San Francisco after the 27 January. Bisous, Diane

[betty Blum]

snow in Paris
Hilary. Good photos of a beautiful city. Do you appreciate Paris under the snow with new eyes now that you're a world traveler?? Enjoy your travels. Best, Betty

[Jean-Louis]

Meilleurs voeux
Merci pour ces photos parisiennes. Le fait d'habiter à côté de Paris nous fait oublier les beautés de la capitale et vos photos nous les révèlent dans la vie quotidienne. Merci Hilary pour ces témoignages chaleureux.

[Janick Tiesse]

et Verriéres aussi!
Bravo pour toutes ces photos qui pour nous bien sûr sont moins exotiques que d'autres. Merci de tes voeux et de ton invitation pour le jour de l'an, je vois que tu es toujours très active et je me demande si nous vivons dans le même monde ! Ce que l'on fait me paraît beaucoup moins varié que ce que tu fais toi ! je peux te donner (par exemple) rendez-vous la semaine prochaine à partir de 17 heures si tu veux à Paris du côté du boulevard raspail. j'y vais deux fois par semaine pour mes séminaires à l'EHESS.