Partager Paris Apartments

Salle de Douche aka Shower Room
photo by Collard Greens

Paris Apartments !  I have spent hours looking for the perfect one to buy.  I have walked all over Paris visiting one after another. 
I have set "alerts" on Seloger and PAP (on-line real estate agencies) for each arrondisement with the criteria I dream of ... 

... a double salon with an "american kitchen", salle de bain, separate toilet (preferable with a window and sink, two bedrooms (or I will settle for a bedroom and a small bureau), and a "cave".  The "nice-to-haves" would include a parking and an east-facing balcony off of the salon.  

Now is that asking for too much?

Trust me, it is.  

Maybe I should keep renting?  Over 50% of Parisians are renters.  Finding a better, bigger apartment to rent is a sport here.

Why do I feel this need to have my own Paris Apartment?

Presently, after two years of discussion, we are having our salle de douche redone.  You wouldn't think that such a small room could cause such havoc!  Just keeping up with our toothbrushes has been a challenge. We were told 3 days max ... and now ... 
5 days in, we are still looking at quite a mess, ... a real mess that is half done.  One little problem leads to another, and more materials, and more and more EUROS!  The workers, and our landlord,  come in and out all during the day.  They are now members of our little family.   Will we ever have our apartment back?

So, now I'm re-thinking this ...
Do I really want my own Paris apartment?

Thank goodness its a rental!
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Mot du jour 

fuite = leak

Partager a bit of Florida ...

With all the rain we have been having in Paris, I decided to take a trip to Sunny Florida for some time with the family.  And as always, it was great, but a bit too short.

My folks live on a small lake, which is my favorite place to sit at sunset.  All the birds come home to roost, the herons, cranes, egrets, the alligators ( yes, they live there, too) swim slowly by with their snouts sniffing for small dogs to serve as an evening aperitif,  and the sunset paints a different picture every night.  Monet didn't have it any better than this.     

Its the most relaxing place in my world.

There are also plenty of ants and lizards to keep me company while I am there, too.

But now its back to the rainy, romantic days in  ... will we ever get some 

all-day-long sunshine ?   We can dream ....

PPxx


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Partager a Taste of Sweden in Paris

Partager Le Café Suédois

Such a nice surprise the first time you peek into this large courtyard, the pavé covered with tables and chairs, small groups lingering over that last cup of coffee and licking up the few remaining crumbs of some delicious pastry.   It is a real welcoming place after the hustle and bustle of the shopping streets of the Marais.  You are certain to enjoy tasting their culinary culture here, open Tuesdays  thru Sundays.  

Everything they serve is home made - straight from their kitchens, making their own breads, soups du jour, and pastries.  They especially like to make pastries!

There are only 20 places inside, but when the weather is nice, there is plenty of room in the courtyard.  And if you really like what you taste, they might share their recipes with you !

right across the street from Le Café Suédois

Le Café Suédois 

Horaires : du mardi au dimanche de 12h à 18h, nocturne le mardi soir jusqu'à 21h.

• Adresse : 11, rue Payenne 75000 IVème 
• Téléphone : 01 44 78 80 11
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