June 9, 2008
Monday morning. Today has dawned beautiful and sunny, and after a ten hour sleep, I was awake at 6am and bright as a button. I went out for a walk with a plan – buy croissants – come home and make coffee. But it was so lovely out and there were cafes open everywhere as ...
a night in paris, cafe, croissant, france, paris, petit dejeuner, tea, teena hughes, the baguette
June 8, 2008
Want to learn some French? I created a few ‘sound bytes’ which you might enjoy :-) http://www.a-night-in-paris.com/french-phrases.html Above|: roll of handpainted silk I discovered last year in one of the beautiful fabric stores in Montmartre at the foot of the Sacre Coeur (Sacred Heart church) I’ve been going over the silk, dyes, wooden frames and ...
handpainted silk, paris, peinture sur soie, silk painting, teena hughes
June 8, 2008
Ahhhhhhhh … back in Paris after 12 months in Sydney, Australia. Following on from my blog post below about Departure Day – Day 01 – here is how I spent my first day in Paris. As I walked up the stairs from the Metro at Abbesses in the 18th arrondissement, I could hear wonderful music. ...
75018, le restaurant, metro abbesses, paris, tagine, teena hughes
June 8, 2008
My flight out of Sydney on Friday 6th June, 2008 was slightly later departing than planned, but the service was excellent on the Etihad Airways flight. I settled in for my 24 hours of travel to Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris.My fellow passenger next to me was a young chap embarking on 12 months ...
a night in paris, hand painted silk, holidays, paris, silk painting, teena hughes, travel