tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130421352415377273.post2871297546079681058..comments2024-03-28T16:31:23.093-07:00Comments on Books in Northport: Paris and MeP. J. Grathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12693462910472164289noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130421352415377273.post-76007134458005993542011-01-10T17:46:18.234-08:002011-01-10T17:46:18.234-08:00Gerry, you are such a wonderfully nonstop discover...Gerry, you are such a wonderfully nonstop discoverer of your own home ground, Antrim County, that I’m sure you get the maximum out of travel elsewhere. It’s those little accidental finds and encounters that make a place yours, n’est-ce pas?P. J. Grathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12693462910472164289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130421352415377273.post-65414719529827524702011-01-10T17:35:57.810-08:002011-01-10T17:35:57.810-08:00If I had just one day in Paris, I doubt I would sp...If I had just one day in Paris, I doubt I would spend much of it inside either. But then, I'm the person who had a wonderful time in San Francisco and never saw the Golden Gate Bridge. Two of my favorite memories from a trip to the Lake District were of watching my first rugby game in an out of the way pub and spending the night in the Birmingham Airport on the way home, which was way more interesting than it sounds like.Gerryhttp://torchlakeviews.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130421352415377273.post-20043408404232684882011-01-10T16:09:46.466-08:002011-01-10T16:09:46.466-08:00Looking for something else on a bookshelf this eve...Looking for something else on a bookshelf this evening, I discovered PARIS LA GRANDE, by Philippe Meyer, Frenchman and Parisian. After writing a book about the whole country sauf Paris (DANS MON PAYS LUI-MEME), he realized it was incomplete. Hence this book. Where did this book come from, and how long has it been lying in wait for me? A mysterious convergence may be at work.P. J. Grathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12693462910472164289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130421352415377273.post-41966661519036117612011-01-10T14:26:23.369-08:002011-01-10T14:26:23.369-08:00it's been so long since I've been to Paris...it's been so long since I've been to Paris I've almost forgotten how lovely it is. But I did automatically think I wouldn't want to spend my one day in any museum...and that instead I'd want to wander around and just soak it all up. sigh....Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00824027366993286152noreply@blogger.com