June 2010 Blog Posts (7)

Entrecote at Cafe Hugo

May 7, 2010. Cafe Hugo, Place des Vosges, Paris, France. After a full day at the Louvre, we headed home, refreshed ourselves and headed for Cafe Hugo for a late lunch/early dinner. We started off with Soupe a l'oignon "maison." Eleanor asked the waiter what kind of steak is "Entrecote." He pointed to his ribs, but couldn't think of the English word. He pointed to the next table of young ladies, and said "Ask them. They speak English." They called it a rump steak, and said it is very good. The… Continue

Added by Bill Kover on June 17, 2010 at 3:26pm — No Comments

Bonchurch - "The prettiest place on earth."

April 25, 2010. A memorable lunch at Au Bistrot de la Place, place du Marche Ste-Catherine, the Marais, Paris, France. Our new friend, Lori, tells us about Bonchurch, Isle of Wight, England, a place that Charles Dickens described as "The prettiest place on… Continue

Added by Bill Kover on June 12, 2010 at 8:31am — No Comments

Paris time saver charts

In preparing for our recent Paris Untour, I made up a two page chart titled "Best Days To See Sites." They are the result of months of research. I hate to waste time going through a guide book while on vacation trying to decide what to do on a particular day. The two charts made it a lot easier deciding what to see on a particular day. Those boxes with X's indicate that the site is either closed or a very bad day to visit. On two occasions I violated the… Continue

Added by Bill Kover on June 9, 2010 at 10:04am — 1 Comment

An Old friend

I'm sure that no one wants the chat or cafe to become an obituary listing. Mike Katen died last night in his 90th year. He and Rose, as well as their daughter and son in law have been long time Idyllers. I first met them here about 25 years ago on their first Idyll trip. They told me it would be nice if a note was put on the chat. I am not sure how or where to let people know. Below two friends, Albert on the left and Mike at right.…

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Added by Vance Roy on June 7, 2010 at 8:00am — No Comments

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