tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2006333401398843901.post833555027237731787..comments2023-07-11T05:06:09.741-07:00Comments on French Girl in Seattle: A European summer (Part 1)French Girl in Seattlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14347995356689205203noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2006333401398843901.post-83827374050103067242013-08-08T12:59:55.956-07:002013-08-08T12:59:55.956-07:00Love your vacation pics. We just returned from thr...Love your vacation pics. We just returned from three weeks divided between Paris and Theoule-sur-Mer! *sigh*...cannot wait to get back next summer!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11162137913558958268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2006333401398843901.post-1947737903933531002013-07-20T22:09:58.256-07:002013-07-20T22:09:58.256-07:00Thank you Pamela. I used to go to London quite oft...Thank you Pamela. I used to go to London quite often when I still lived in Europe. I love it even more now. London has turned into such an amazing, modern city. It is serious competition for Paris. I am glad I get to go to both capitals and enjoy them. How I love those big cities. Come back soon...French Girl in Seattlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14347995356689205203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2006333401398843901.post-50686069366629171802013-07-20T13:08:22.859-07:002013-07-20T13:08:22.859-07:00Wow, you visited my two favourite cities in Europe...Wow, you visited my two favourite cities in Europe. Next time, I will spend more time in Notting Hill, London. I love Chelsea in London. The townhouses there are so pretty and super expensive. So I just daydream! Paris is another enchanting City. Lots to discover and eat! Again, amazing photos Veronique. Chic Delightshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18095901296795998446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2006333401398843901.post-2997523122228228772013-07-18T03:03:07.434-07:002013-07-18T03:03:07.434-07:00Excellent weather, and so, so hot, Michel! This mo...Excellent weather, and so, so hot, Michel! This morning is a bit wee overcast and everyone breathed a sigh of relief :-) Such is life in Nice... Enjoying every precious minute of my time here. Hope summer is going well for you as well...French Girl in Seattlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14347995356689205203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2006333401398843901.post-19988370085242441782013-07-17T10:09:00.828-07:002013-07-17T10:09:00.828-07:00Donne moi ton adresse... J'arrive!
Allez, savo...Donne moi ton adresse... J'arrive!<br />Allez, savoure autant que tu peux. Fais le plein de bons produits du marché et surtout de soleil et reviens nous en super forme.<br />BizzzAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2006333401398843901.post-29013168245538425022013-07-17T06:49:46.153-07:002013-07-17T06:49:46.153-07:00Bonjour Veronique. Looks like you are having a goo...Bonjour Veronique. Looks like you are having a good time and good weather at least from the pictures. Enjoy Nice, it should be hot. Michelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02084254959003451085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2006333401398843901.post-56947658981067567732013-07-17T02:34:14.781-07:002013-07-17T02:34:14.781-07:00Eh oui, c'est difficile d'éviter la routin...Eh oui, c'est difficile d'éviter la routine pour les photos à Nice ou à Paris-- quoique... Je suis assez fière de la photo avec le message à l'attention des joggers! :-) Only in France... Moi aussi, je suis ravie de pouvoir te dire: "A demain!"French Girl in Seattlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14347995356689205203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2006333401398843901.post-78451993071862670892013-07-17T02:29:35.007-07:002013-07-17T02:29:35.007-07:00The waiter pictured here was definitely flirtatiou...The waiter pictured here was definitely flirtatious! I asked him if I could take a photo of him and he asked me to wait so he could grab his "canotier" (straw hat,) inside! :-) A bientôt, Connie.French Girl in Seattlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14347995356689205203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2006333401398843901.post-68358327778796737292013-07-17T02:28:31.784-07:002013-07-17T02:28:31.784-07:00Merci de passer me dire Bonjour, Anne. Quel plaisi...Merci de passer me dire Bonjour, Anne. Quel plaisir d'avoir de tes nouvelles... Félicitations pour le lancemement de ta collection. Les carrés Hermès n'ont qu'à bien se tenir! Je passe au marché Saleya tous les matins car notre appar' est à deux pas. Toujours un plaisir. J'essaye d'y arriver avant les foules estivales, et je m'installe en terrasse pour prendre le petit déjeuner, mon panier rempli de produits frais à mes pieds. Bon été à toi et toute ta petite famille!French Girl in Seattlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14347995356689205203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2006333401398843901.post-26036879156072517372013-07-17T00:13:15.247-07:002013-07-17T00:13:15.247-07:00Effectivement, la Parisienne en vélo... :o)
Là, da...Effectivement, la Parisienne en vélo... :o)<br />Là, dans tes photos, je me ressource en regardant Londres, que c'est beau sous le ciel bleu !<br />Le reste , Paris, Nice c'est la routine.. :o))(joke)<br />Quel plaisir de pouvoir te dire "A demain! "<br />Bisous!Malysshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08285965495493508425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2006333401398843901.post-56384155010383202442013-07-15T21:01:11.537-07:002013-07-15T21:01:11.537-07:00I've always found French waiters to be quite f...I've always found French waiters to be quite flirtatious, not rude at all. Love the affiche du jogging!!!! So French in so many ways! Have a lovely vacation.Conniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03938255518222756688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2006333401398843901.post-24648247261977282442013-07-15T17:37:09.332-07:002013-07-15T17:37:09.332-07:00Coucou ma chère Véronique,
De retour après une éte...Coucou ma chère Véronique,<br />De retour après une éternité - passée à développer ma ligne de foulards en soie made in France bien sûr...<br />Toujours le même plaisir à lire tes blogs et à voir tes superbes photos. quel bonheur que cette bouffée de France (sous le soleil. Wow!). Tu me donnes envie de prendre un billet pour la France tout de suite ;-)<br />Savoure ton séjour. Et rapporte nous quelques photos sympas du marché de Nice.<br />Bisous d'une revenante,<br />AnneAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2006333401398843901.post-51585654330246039722013-07-15T09:51:24.921-07:002013-07-15T09:51:24.921-07:00Bonjour Craig. Just saw your post about old Boris ...Bonjour Craig. Just saw your post about old Boris feeling like a youngster again in the warm weather. So happy for him, and for you!<br /><br />Yes, i am happy to be back in my beloved Nice. When I saw my friend Mary earlier, I involuntarily said: "Je suis rentrée samedi soir," instead of "Je suis arrivée samedi soir." -- Un lapsus révélateur, as the French say... A bientôt!French Girl in Seattlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14347995356689205203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2006333401398843901.post-85561967273812206452013-07-15T09:49:05.956-07:002013-07-15T09:49:05.956-07:00Merci Sandy. I am very lucky, and I know it. I wil...Merci Sandy. I am very lucky, and I know it. I will look back on this trip next winter, and the photos and memories will help me pull through until spring returns...French Girl in Seattlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14347995356689205203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2006333401398843901.post-46581677075512793232013-07-15T09:47:44.614-07:002013-07-15T09:47:44.614-07:00But of course I am, Jackie. Seattle is always at h...But of course I am, Jackie. Seattle is always at her best when I am away... Nice has outdone herself. It is very HOT here, but I am not complaining. I will have Nice in any weather, for better and for worse. That is what true love is :-) <br />French Girl in Seattlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14347995356689205203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2006333401398843901.post-37039527059034369272013-07-15T09:20:20.837-07:002013-07-15T09:20:20.837-07:00Great to read your news Veronique and hear how won...Great to read your news Veronique and hear how wonderful your holiday has been so far. And now you are in your beloved Nice - life is good for you. I look forward to reading much more.<br />By the way, I especially like the view from your Paris hotel room.Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14034726832462755283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2006333401398843901.post-52024756682764850722013-07-15T07:46:08.156-07:002013-07-15T07:46:08.156-07:00Oh wow, Veronique...what an amazing vacation you a...Oh wow, Veronique...what an amazing vacation you are having!!! Thank you for sharing...I love your photos!Sandy at You May Be Wanderinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09108555245405638530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2006333401398843901.post-31502572896441963242013-07-15T05:25:06.117-07:002013-07-15T05:25:06.117-07:00You are missing some wonderful sun and blue skies ...You are missing some wonderful sun and blue skies in the Seattle area, but certainly see that you are having the same on your travels. Continue having a wonderful trip!Jackie and Joel Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14074129927177165084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2006333401398843901.post-26775273197554594072013-07-14T23:30:00.040-07:002013-07-14T23:30:00.040-07:00Well, you certainly know this area pretty well by ...Well, you certainly know this area pretty well by now, don't you? Had dinner at la Tavola, Cours Saleya, last night. I don't like pizza much, but the wood-fired oven pizza they make here is simply to good to pass. Ah, that thin crust! Hope summer is treating you well, wherever you may be.French Girl in Seattlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14347995356689205203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2006333401398843901.post-71958574508185450602013-07-14T23:27:04.033-07:002013-07-14T23:27:04.033-07:00Merci Irina. Your friend is a lucky lady indeed. S...Merci Irina. Your friend is a lucky lady indeed. She will be very hot here, in Nice, for a few days. That is for sure. But I would never complain. I will take the heat of the Mediterranean coast any day, over life in the Northern latitudes... It is so beautiful here, by the Big Blue! :-) French Girl in Seattlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14347995356689205203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2006333401398843901.post-70748075829765413922013-07-14T23:25:08.915-07:002013-07-14T23:25:08.915-07:00Dearest Mariette. Thank you for stopping by. Junio...Dearest Mariette. Thank you for stopping by. Junior is, indeed, growing up fast. He is as tall as I am, and will be taller before the end of the year. He is a good traveler, very interested in France and the French culture. He will start studying French for the first time in the fall and seems excited about it. He knows he needs to be able to read and write it as well as he speaks it to become truly bilingual one day. A bientôt, dear friend. Say "Howdy!" to Georgia for me.French Girl in Seattlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14347995356689205203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2006333401398843901.post-26903053677733822202013-07-14T23:22:26.360-07:002013-07-14T23:22:26.360-07:00Dearest Sarah. Merci for your generous comment. I ...Dearest Sarah. Merci for your generous comment. I will, indeed, think of you later on this morning as I peruse the wares at the cours Saleya. I will not be able to buy anything, as our bags are heavy enough right now, but looking has never hurt anyone :-) I hope Texas is not too hot (but fear it probably is...) A bientôt.French Girl in Seattlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14347995356689205203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2006333401398843901.post-67545052969316983262013-07-14T23:20:50.473-07:002013-07-14T23:20:50.473-07:00Merci Helen. The best part about this trip is that...Merci Helen. The best part about this trip is that we get to spend time with family (and even, on occasion,) with friends. Another wonderful perk is to be able to explore old and new places and to return to fabulous cities. How I love cities! Hope Florida is treating you well. Nice felt a little bit like Florida yesterday: It was so hot and humid-- but no bugs! :-) French Girl in Seattlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14347995356689205203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2006333401398843901.post-34939159480895318112013-07-14T23:18:48.182-07:002013-07-14T23:18:48.182-07:00Merci beaucoup Liene. The fireworks show in Nice l...Merci beaucoup Liene. The fireworks show in Nice last night was shot directly from the water, above the Bay of Angels. It was beautiful! Hope summer is going well for you on the East Coast.French Girl in Seattlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14347995356689205203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2006333401398843901.post-25065686110462247762013-07-14T23:17:57.150-07:002013-07-14T23:17:57.150-07:00Chère Anita. Très heureuse de t'avoir fait rêv...Chère Anita. Très heureuse de t'avoir fait rêver et voyager pendant quelques minutes. Ton jardin m'a l'air tout à fait accueillant. Quant à ton menu du soir: Miam! On en mangerait... Bon été à toi. J'espère que tu profites bien de ton cours de poésie. A bientôt!French Girl in Seattlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14347995356689205203noreply@blogger.com