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Post by denise on Mar 17, 2009 5:01:31 GMT -5
:)Dear Barbara....glad thinks seem a little better in the cold light of day. It is amazing how jetlag messes with your mind. When I used to work nights (same thing as jetlag) I would get very paranoid after about two days and think everyone was getting at me. It's amazing how Michael has stopped doing all those irritating things since I stopped working shifts!!   and become a sweetie. Love Denise xx |
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Post by sunshine817 on Mar 17, 2009 5:18:50 GMT -5
Oooher. Those chevron patterned floors are $$$$$
Hope you can find someone who can do them for you!
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Post by GitteK on Mar 17, 2009 5:42:40 GMT -5
I am so glad to hear that you have come to terms with your apartment, dear. Am sending you my warmest wishes for a continued lovely stay - and DO let us have the full details of every meal, especially from Papillon !
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Post by Shoesy on Mar 17, 2009 5:54:38 GMT -5
;D Holger - You're like an entirely different person today, and I'm relieved to detect happiness in your post. You sound very well rested and ready to embark on your daily adventures. Your very detailed description of the apt. has just earned you an exalt. Have a wonderful day !!!  |
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Post by jo on Mar 17, 2009 6:41:46 GMT -5
Holger, I am also happy to read that you have become more comfortable with your apartment. It's nice to enjoy where you are staying, even if you are out most of the day, It is still the place you come home to at the end of a long day of sightseeing and the place you wake up to in anticipation of the coming day. I wish you a wonderful trip and can't wait to read those reports!
JO
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Post by Truffaut on Mar 17, 2009 12:28:06 GMT -5
I don't want to sound inconsiderate or unsympathetic, but let's remember that the courtyard is part of the children's home and it's certainly not unusual for children to play outside in their own yard! Renting an apartment is really for people who want to experience life the way Parisians live it. For better or worse, that usually involves children who may not behave the way we'd like our own to behave in our spacious American homes with their large grassy lawns. Holger, I hope the rest of your stay turns out better than the beginning!
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Post by Truffaut on Mar 17, 2009 12:30:31 GMT -5
They don't have anything like Denny's in Paris for us early risers. LOL Actually, there are all-night places throughout the city. You just have to know where they are. We have a quiet bar 2 blocks away that stays open 24 hours a day. You can always get a drink, coffee, or even a meal. |
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Post by Truffaut on Mar 17, 2009 12:38:32 GMT -5
The chevron-style floors are called point d'Hongrie.
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Post by holger on Mar 17, 2009 13:17:28 GMT -5
Truffaut,
Thanks for the name of the floors. I did take some pictures rather than have to explain it in the States.
By the way, I have raised three children in a city and while they certainly played outside in very small city yards or on the sidewalk, they were not allowed to disturb neighbors with noise levels above normal play. I also grrew up in an apartment house that had courtyards and the same rules applied
The noise here was not simply children laughing and having fun in a normal way but was excessive screaming and using the metal scooters to bang against walls and the concrete. If my French had been better I would have had some choice words for their mother. I do not consider this appropriate behavior even at HOME. I have been traveling and living in other cultures for more than 50 years and am fully conscious of when I am on other's turf.
We have rented apartments in other countries and never had this level of noise. There are badly raised children all over the world and these were. They paid absolutely no attention to the mother who did try to quiet them and then just gave up. They did not quiet till I heard a male voice which may have been the father or a neighbor.
Sorry, but you have misunderstood what was happening.
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Post by Truffaut on Mar 17, 2009 14:52:57 GMT -5
Well, with the further explanation, it does sound as if they were a little group of beasties.
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Post by holger on Mar 17, 2009 15:24:02 GMT -5
Thanks Truffaut. Yes they are and I pity their parent. Although my husband thinks she may have been the Nanny. He may be right as they clearly did not listen to her. If not , this family needs a Super Nanny before they become teens. I would say the age range was 6-9 and all girls, pretty ones whose manners did not match their looks.
I really do love these floors but shudder to think of what it might cost assuming we could find anyone to replicate them at home.
For all who care , I am actually enjoying the apartment now and have done a Gitte, putting some of my things around to help it feel more personal. Will look for a vase as I wouldlike to buy some flowers.
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Post by sunshine817 on Mar 17, 2009 15:48:43 GMT -5
We ALL care, Holger -- awful to think you were in a place you didn't like.
Good luck -- does anyone else leave little things like vases and such? I regularly end up buying one or two things to supplant what was in the property we rented -- and I usually leave it for others to use and enjoy after I've gone.
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Post by GitteK on Mar 17, 2009 15:49:00 GMT -5
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Post by Katharine on Mar 17, 2009 16:36:44 GMT -5
Barbara, I have been reading this thread with keen interest. I am so relieved to heear that things are looking up for you. Such a shame to think that your accommodations could potentially dampen the "high" of being in Paris. Alas, you are soaring again today. This is great news and we will look for all your reportson the Trip reports page.
Have a great time!
Katharine
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Post by judy on Mar 17, 2009 19:11:18 GMT -5
Holger, I'm glad you are settling into the apartment. I had a look at the pictures on the website and the floors do look very nice. The pictures of the apt. make it look really lovely, too bad they don't necessarily tell the whole story. I think it would only be fair for Gail to mention that it is a mini-fridge.
Well, enjoy your trip, as I'm sure you will. Looking forward to hearing of your adventures.
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