Paris, France - A Watercolor Portrait by Carol Gillott

I have followed blogger Carol Gillott of Paris Breakfast blog for years as she discussed her adventures in Paris.  She recently moved from New York City to Paris as a way to save travel dollars, since she found herself traveling to Paris multiple times throughout the year.  I decided to connect with her and see if she wanted to have a coffee in a cafe and chat.  She asked if I would like a portrait of the group in Paris.  Mais oui!!

This is the finished artwork.  Continue to learn how it all came together.

Paris, France - The Apartment Window

This window view always gives me a thrill.

Paris, France - La Fresque

Located near the apartment and the metro stop on Rue Rambuteau, this cozy restaurant was quite a surprise. We had boeuf bourguignon, quiche and salad.

Paris, France - Louvre from the Latin Quarter

Panoramic view of the Louvre from across the Seine.

Paris, France - Louvre Pano

We walked along the river across from the Louvre. This is an attempt to capture the size of the building.

The video was taken with my iPhone and the panoramic made from the video. The truck is to hold the camera steady and pivot turn the camera just so. There shouldn't be a curve of the ground line. Mine slopes downhill!

Paris, France - Hot Chocolate on a Winter Day

Nothing chased away the winter cold faster than hot chocolate from Angelina's.

Montmartre, France - Au Clairon des Chasseurs

Located on the north side of Paris very close to Sacre-coeur, this is one of the very crowded and reasonably priced places to eat. And to have a warming Hot Wine to take the chill off.

Hot dog, fries, croque madam (ham and cheese grilled with an egg) and French onion soup.

Paris, France - Day Trip Maps

These are our travels for the Paris trips during the day.  Individual blog posts will detail all that happened along the way.  This map will be updated as I work through the days.  I will prompt the post to resend until the page is complete.

Maps were created using "MapMyRun.com" so that the miles walked could be calculated.

December 27 - Arc de Triomphe, Trocodero, Eiffel Tower and Champs de Mars.

Phoenix, Az - The Henry

"The Henry" opened on December 17, 2013.  It is on Camelback just east of 44th Street.  I went to meet a friend for coffee in the afternoon, and was very surprised.  There was a lot of seating (it was actually dinner time) and has a lot of patio space and indoor coffee group space.  I was also told that a walk way was made in the back fence to make it easy for the neighborhood to get to the gathering spot.  Smart idea!

Honolulu, Hawaii - Military Museum

We toured a museum with memorabilia and displays from multiple wars.