Category: Montorgueil

Motorgueil neighborhood of Paris, France

Dinner at Aux Crus de Bourgogne

It’s our first night in Paris. We arrived earlier today, and we’ve managed to stay awake long enough to take a walk, see the immediate neighborhood, and settle into the restaurant we’re in now. The restaurant, Aux Crus de Bougogne, specializes in Burgundian cuisine, so my beautiful and demure Better Half ordered beef bourguignon. I ordered tagliatelle carbonara.

We were waiting for our dinners to arrive, enjoying the atmosphere inside this very comfortable restaurant. It was still early for dinner here, so the restaurant wasn’t very busy. Everything was peaceful and quiet, except for some giggling coming from a table close to ours. Continue reading “Dinner at Aux Crus de Bourgogne”

First Look at Montorgueil, Paris

We’ve arrived in Paris, settled into an apartment, and rested up.  Now we’re ready to go check out our new neighborhood — Montorgueil.  It’s pronounced, “Mohnt – or – gull-oy” without the “ll.”  What I mean is, for that last syllable, pronounce the start of the syllable as if you’re saying “gull”, as in “seagull.”  But pronounce the last part of that syllable as if you’re saying “oy” as in “Oy Vay.”  —  “Mohnt-or-guoy.” It’s a hard one, that’s for sure.  Go ahead and work on that for awhile.    Meanwhile, we’ll get out and about and see what this part of town is all about. Continue reading “First Look at Montorgueil, Paris”

Introduction to Our Paris Apartment

After a long flight from Los Angeles, we landed at Charles de Gaulle airport, just outside of Paris.  We managed, without too much trouble, to take a bus from the airport to central Paris — to the Arc de Triomphe, to be precise.  Our next task is to try and make contact with someone at the company that manages the apartment we’ve rented.  This should be interesting — a Paris apartment!

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