http://lindamathieu.com Linda Mathieu's experiences living as an American expat in France Thu, 18 Mar 2010 05:59:29 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The other day I was up in Montmartre visiting friends-one a resident of Paris, another a friend made on the Internet-and it was such a beautiful day that I decided to walk instead of going underground to the metro. Montmartre is in the 18th. Heading downhill, as Montmartre is high ... http://lindamathieu.com/2010/03/17/walking-downhill/ I have some Irish blood floating around somewhere in my body so I may go out for a drink to celebrate but it won't be beer, not even if it is green. I just can't drink it. Maybe a green mojito? http://lindamathieu.com/2010/03/16/happy-saint-patricks-day/ I was in the Belleville area of Paris the other day getting my chinese food fix-I think I could eat it every day-when I happened to notice a very colorful, very tagged street right near the Belleville metro stop. It is apparantly a whole street that allows and encourages ... http://lindamathieu.com/2010/03/14/la-rue-du-graffiti/ I wanted to pass this along for anyone who might be interested, or you might know someone who is. It sounds fabulous: UNIQUE ONE-WEEK CULTURAL TOUR 3 Exquisite Destinations: PARIS-BARCELONA-CADAQUES Dates: September 21 - September 27, 2010 If you love art, culture, local foods, dance, shopping, festivals... contact Barbara at www.ParisTALKS.com for the ... http://lindamathieu.com/2010/03/13/paris-barcelona-cadaques/ Ah, the joys of menapause. I've been having hot flashes for years and took some form of estrogen to try and stop all of those signs of aging. I sort of worried especially when studies from America came out placing all sort of problems on the door step of ... http://lindamathieu.com/2010/03/11/estrogen/ An interesting church not far from Notre Dame and located at the start of the dubious Latin Quarter is St Severin. This is one of Paris's older and finer churches. It was built in the 13th century and in the 15th centrury acquired it's flamboyant look seen is the ... http://lindamathieu.com/2010/03/09/st-severin-church/ I love couscous. I had never had it until I moved to France. It's easy to fix and goes really great with tajine dishes. One day, while surfing the net, I found a recipe on a blog-I can't remember where now-which called for Israeli Couscous. I had no idea ... http://lindamathieu.com/2010/03/07/israeli-couscous/ Whenever I walk around Paris with people they always say, "You must really be fit and trim with all of this walking." They say the same thing when they have to go up the stairs to our fourth floor apartment. In fact, many people can lose five pounds or ... http://lindamathieu.com/2010/03/04/loser/ Well, I guess I should start posting about Paris again, and getting out to take photos but ever since returning from India I've hardly done a thing. Starting with the quiet taxi ride from the airport when we arrived back in Paris, it's been so quiet. Having just left ... http://lindamathieu.com/2010/03/02/black-and-white/ For anyone who wants to slog through the whole thing, here is an article I posted on Trip Advisor. India Someone told me that when you go to India you must put you life into God’s hands and it certainly feels that way especially in any vehicle in any city, village, ... http://lindamathieu.com/2010/02/28/my-really-long-post-on-trip-to-rajasthan/ A few more photos. The people were as fascinating to me as the country was. Another woman selling bracelets. She was a little more modern than many we saw. This lady was smoking a very strong smelling cigarette. I took the photo because I was interested in the piece ... http://lindamathieu.com/2010/02/25/women-of-india-2/ I have so many photos of women that I will have to show them in two posts. In the cities many of the women are dressed in western clothes but in the country very few are and there are colorful saris everywhere. I took this one because I loved ... http://lindamathieu.com/2010/02/23/women-of-india/ I loved the turbans in India. The young men don't seem to wear them anymore, not cool enough I suppose, and I mostly saw them in rural areas. At one time they were used to protect the head during battles now I think it is just a tradition thing. Maybe ... http://lindamathieu.com/2010/02/21/turbans/ Well, we are back. Gosh, where do I begin about India? It's like no place I have ever visited. Noisy, crowded, colorful, intriguing, sad, dirty. Everyday was interesting. The Indian people were very friendly and we stayed in some truly lovely places. I've got hundreds of photos. I'm going to ... http://lindamathieu.com/2010/02/18/india/ This is my last away post as I head back to India at the ungodly hour of 1:30 AM. I can't believe they have flights at such a strange time. There is also a 4 1/2 hour time difference. I'm not sure how that half hour came to be. ... http://lindamathieu.com/2010/02/17/here-and-there-away/