Wednesday, October 23, 2013

Air Show - Last Day

By Sunday, nearly all of the indoor exhibits had been packed up.  The exhibit halls looked rather sad.  On top of  that, the weather was definitely chilly, overcast, and rainy.  These are the interesting items we saw indoors.







Four Letters (Kind Of)

All four of the letters are in the squares, but two are still not quite complete.  Progress for sure, though!

Tuesday, October 22, 2013

Off To Grill House

 Nearly thirty embassy people descended on Grill House one Friday in September.  Grill House did surprisingly well with that number of people ordering straight off the menu.  These photos are from the dinner and different people's food.  we were pleased with the taste of everything; it was freshly prepared and nicely presented.  We'll be back.









Big Band

Time for the big band.  I've gotten the whitework and its separation band done, so things are closer to finish.

Last Of Paris Downtown

 These are just the last few photos of Paris taken while walking downtown on a Saturday.



Monday, October 21, 2013

Champagne, Anyone?

I finally got around to making something from my August For The Makers kit.  It was quick and easy and took about ten minutes.  The hardest part was pushing the pin into the cork.  It's kind of cute and very useful here. 

Notre Dame, Rive Gauche, And Chocolate

 From across the river, we could see that the line to get into the cathedral was long.  i'd been in there before, and I find it way too dark and not as pretty as some other cathedrals.  So we skipped it and explored the left bank looking for dinner.  The fountain of St. Michael was interesting, as was the car hop outside the "diner".  The chocolate sculptures were fascinating, though.