For my first night in Paris, I was invited to my girlfriend Isabelle’s apartment before dinner. What a warm welcome – champagne and caviar near the fire. It was heavenly and the perfect pre-dinner reception.  Isabelle’s husband Marc and her daughter Diane below. Her sister Charlie will welcome a new…

My home sweet home for the next few days. I have been renting this same apartment for fifteen years. I know a few neighbors, the concierge, and housekeeper. It’s become my home away from home, and I couldn’t be happier about it. 

I love the Delta/Air France flight from Chicago O’Hare to Paris Charles de Gaulle. I am a faithful Delta passenger and take this flight all the time. The planes are clean, the staff is wonderful, check-in is easy, and food is acceptable.  I must be the luckiest traveler ever. For the…

Beautiful storefronts always catch my eye, but I found this one particularly beautiful. I love gilded signage; the glass is painted on the reverse side. The technique is called églomisé and was very popular during the art nouveau period.