Yearly Archives: 2015

For our last work day in Paris Rob and I went with a classic combination: picnic at the Champs de Mars, in the shadow of the Eiffel Tower followed by a visit to one of my all-time favorite museums.  I had been up in the Eiffel Tower years ago on a trip to Paris, but none of the…

We stayed a bit closer to home for Thursday’s picnic, walking up to the Luxembourg Gardens from our apartment in the 14th arrondissement. Rob and I picked a trio of metal garden chairs in the shade and set up a spread of paprika goat cheese, figs, tomato, mache lettuce with tzatziki, fresh rustic baguette, white wine and…

Another random spin of the map and another day of picnicking in the parks of Paris. Rob rode his bike and I took the train over to meet at La Muette station in the very posh 16th arrondissement. We walked over through the fancy neighborhoods and through to Bois de Boulogne, a big green space twice the…

This was my favorite picnic day of our trip! Rob and I picked a park by random on the map: Parc Saint-Cloud looked like it would nice enough. Rob biked over and I took the train. We walked across the Seine and through a small suburban village and found a beautiful lawn with statues and fountains.…

Rob and I headed north for our second day in Paris. After a lazy Sunday morning, we packed up a picnic in Rob’s backpack and headed down the narrow, very French stairs of our 100-year old apartment building. It was market day on our neighborhood’s main street, Rue Daguerre. A lot of beautiful produce and…

Just a quick note from the “management” here. As you may have noticed, EmilyStyle has moved to a new template over the weekend. After 10 years of publishing, I’ve finally made the switch from Blogger to WordPress. Apologies for the dust. We should be back in business – and busy with more picnic posts from…

Rob and I landed in Paris late Friday night from Tangiers. It was getting dark, but we could still see those perfect fluffy French clouds rolling overhead. Lots of transport to arrive finally in the 14th arrondissement. Our Airbnb host had stocked wine, a massive platter of fresh fruit, two kinds of cheese, prosciutto and…

Before we left for Tangiers and our flight to Paris, Monica insisted on dressing us up on traditional Rif Valley outfits for a photoshoot. A nice way to end our trip and to spend a minute thanking the friends we made while there. I think this one might just be our holiday card next December…if…

We are so lucky we get to stay a full week in each city as we travel. It takes a few days just to adjust to the rhythm of a new place. To figure out where the grocery store is, how to find your way around and how to not act like a idiot (or…

We sent Lauren off in a taxi for Tangiers to start her journey home in the morning Tuesday and I spent a day in bed with “traveler’s stomach.” A not-so-glamourous payback for eating street food and fresh fruit when we first arrived in Morocco. Just slept, drank bottled water and ate imported Pringles while watching…