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| Historian Rachel noted that our apartment was only a few blocks from the site of the infamous Roquette prisons (his 'n hers; now replaced by a park and an apartment block) and its even more infamous guillotine |
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| The five foundation stones of which have been left in the street to mark the spot... |
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| Which reminds me that a few days later we took P and parents to La Defense and saw the above Guillotine a Saucisson at a cooking specialty store |
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| Jeremy and P pose before Cesar's Thumb |
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| Unusual rear view of the Thumb with the Grand Arch in the background |
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| P loved to drive the #1 Metro line to La Defense and back |
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| And make scones with Grandma |
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| Interesting sign in the nearby park we often took her to |
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| In the historic districts there are more plaques and markers than one can read...here, Thomas Paine, "English by birth," "American by adoption," "French by decree" |
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| His next door neighbor, a century+ later |
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| Ducks in a row at Buttes-Chaumont |
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| Snipping herbs for a repas |
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| P portrait by Grandma after doing her hair; next to her chart showing when Maman and Papa would return from Barcelona |
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| After the long cruise and 9 weeks in Paris, Grandpa has added a few pounds |
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| Three generation R&R after a brutal day of shopping in Paris |
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