Comments on: Springtime in Paris…

By: hill roberts

hill roberts — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 15:49:21 +0000

HI, again.
My husband and I were in Paris almost ten years ago. We took the Waterloo Station (London)to Paris Eurostar and had a wonderful time, walked the length and breadth of the city thinking I’d bump into Alain Delon…In Rome, Harrison Ford whistled pastbyme but Rome ain’t Paris. Rome is dirty, dirty, dirty. People are unpleasant and 99percent of the people living there don’t speak English. I have fond memories of this gorgeous city—Versailles, Paradis Latin, cruise down the River Seine, ille de la cite, Eiffel Tower, Louvre, etc. Indeed, we have plans of vising it again next year. As for those beautiful flowers featured in your article, I couldn’t afford the price. Someday, our capital Manila will be the new Paris, after they’ve cleaned up the ancient Pasig River. I keep my fingers crossed, just in case.

By: cibis

cibis — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 22:36:53 +0000

If you’ve never visited it, you should go to the Gardens of Claude Monet in Giverny. It’s open from April to October with different flowers every month. June and July is not as spectacular as early spring but it’s still a pretty site.

By: marissewalangkaparis

marissewalangkaparis — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 01:49:14 +0000

Marketman.have you tried visiting Dangwa where flowers from Baguio etc pour in? When my mom passed away,my siblings and I went there at 4 am and it was a-buzz with activity and oh–despite my grief I could not help but notice the diversity of flowers…and they looked so fresh and beguiling…The early morning sun crept in and the colors of the flowers were impressive…and it looked surreal at 4am. Despite our grief,I was astounded that the place was so busy at that hour. I remembered that when I looked at this post again….also,we have a company here that produces those tin cans for export although I have lost touch with them already…wonderful fotos…
Riding the fast trains around Europe,you’d see windows with rich purple flowers or bright yellow ones peering from their glass windows…ahhhhh….just like in the movies….

By: Annie

Annie — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 01:03:11 +0000

Hello MM. Just wonderin’ how much do the Parisians sell those queen anne’s lace. Here in Upstate NY they are very wild out in the open fields, streets, meadowns, and side of the street. We just ignore them. They are so pretty to look at though. I have’nt seen any florist shop here that sells them.
Pretty post. Thanks for sharing.

By: pnyorker

pnyorker — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 10:56:35 +0000

MM nice post. Can’t help but recall back memories. Let me just share a bit. I have a friend who has a place in Paris. We swap apartments almost annually for holidays. Call me lucky, i call it “Friend with benefits”. Well, I’m sure he feels the same–he loves New York too. Paris is so beautiful especially in spring but i will not go in summer. I am a little disturb about “anal retentive” analogy though. Medically, the phrase does not really look or smell good.
Again, love the post.