Posted in Having Fun, Living Life, Teaching, tagged Blog, Paris on May 29, 2010| 2 Comments »
Well, I couldn’t get enough of Paris. It was a really wonderful trip. I’ve been dreaming of Paris all week.
Eiffel Tower
The weather was incredibly good. I think it was in the 80s and while I brought both my raincoat and my umbrella–I never even need to think about them. The sun was out and there was almost never a cloud in the sky. This it seems is the perfect weather for visiting Paris the first time. (more…)
Posted in Living Life, Travel, tagged France, Paris on May 26, 2010| 3 Comments »
It’s official–all of those people who say Paris is lovely are right. Okay, I didn’t really doubt them before heading out on my trip but I wasn’t sure what kind of a city Paris is that everyone can love it. I also worried, what if I was the one who didn’t love it? Well, you’ll be happy to know, I loved the city. 
Paris however wore me out. Between lots of walking around, a pretty sketchy hostel, the French wine and my perverse desire to see everything (even though I knew it was impossible)–I arrived home late last night completely satisfied with my trip and so very glad to be sleeping in my own bed. I could have used a day of vacation to recover from my vacation but no luck–instead, I was a busy, busy teacher. There are only three weeks of school left. 
So tonight’s post is basically to say this: hey, MoM, I got home safely. Hey, blog-friends, thanks for all of your comments and I am looking forward to sharing some real Paris stories with you soon. Right now you’ll just have to check out some photos.
Posted in Living Life, Travel, tagged Bulgaria, Paris, Sofia on May 20, 2010| 7 Comments »
I think that guidebooks are dying–at least when it comes to places like Europe. There’s no need for a guidebook when there are so many great internet based travel resources from google maps to pocket sized metro/subway maps, newspaper guides from places like the NYT and a myriad of different blogs. It’s almost like there’s too much information now.
As a result, I’ve spent a couple of nights reading up on Paris–where I am going for the first time on Saturday for a long weekend. Some of what I’ve decided to do includes poking around the famed Sunday flea market (I am my father’s daughter). I’ll also hit up that museum–the one that starts with an L-something–you know the one? (Ha, ha of course you do the Louvre). I made a reservation last night for a lunch wine and cheese tasting which is sounds pretty darn great because I love both wine and cheese. I think I am going to love Paris. Finally, I heard talk of some tower that I should check out.
Other than doing a little shopping, eating plenty of pastries and strolling through parks–which actually will keep me pretty busy–any thoughts? Something awesome that I’d be sad to miss out on? or something that will blow my mind away? (more…)
Karolinka In & Around Bulgaria 