tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517387823567211648.post2243696319836341018..comments2023-04-26T03:57:43.775+01:00Comments on The Magpie Files: Anatomy of a Weekendalice chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16969805206040091585noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517387823567211648.post-57657943671723894942009-02-13T23:50:00.000+00:002009-02-13T23:50:00.000+00:00Oh gosh ... what a wonderful post and a sane appro...Oh gosh ... what a wonderful post and a sane approach to all things. I love visiting your blog! And now I have a new phrase "a double barreled couple." Very creative and descriptive.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517387823567211648.post-22214688883420358792009-02-12T01:45:00.000+00:002009-02-12T01:45:00.000+00:00It certainly seems to me that you had a better tim...It certainly seems to me that you had a better time than Mr&MrsDBC (or is that Sir and Lady DBC? or worse?)<BR/><BR/>No, drink in the culture, stop to listen to the choir, and enjoy the fact that you made it into the Louvre on Friday evening:-)<BR/><BR/>N.BreadBoxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14551973313066578118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517387823567211648.post-91559922115281696872009-02-11T20:39:00.000+00:002009-02-11T20:39:00.000+00:00Actually, you sound pretty busy to me --Actually, you sound pretty busy to me --Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517387823567211648.post-68572782190530322692009-02-11T19:37:00.000+00:002009-02-11T19:37:00.000+00:00I'm surprised Mr M didn't fall asleep during the r...I'm surprised Mr M didn't fall asleep during the rugby - boy is there some work to do before travelling to Daffodil-Land this weekend!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08352283065863856112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517387823567211648.post-36736956500999643652009-02-11T14:11:00.000+00:002009-02-11T14:11:00.000+00:00So pleased you had a good weekend, meandering is a...So pleased you had a good weekend, meandering is always preferable to rushing around.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517387823567211648.post-38495359550287520652009-02-11T14:04:00.000+00:002009-02-11T14:04:00.000+00:00I always start off like the double-barrells but th...I always start off like the double-barrells but then get sidetracked....much the best way..once you've ticked the Mona Lisa off the list...Jackiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12998628507844056717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517387823567211648.post-41686663360686571342009-02-11T13:27:00.000+00:002009-02-11T13:27:00.000+00:00...it would be a shame not to have an excuse to go......it would be a shame not to have an excuse to go back. No?<BR/><BR/>YES!<BR/><BR/>I like the way you think.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517387823567211648.post-52257340166758297952009-02-11T12:33:00.000+00:002009-02-11T12:33:00.000+00:00So Lovely! I can imagine how fun it would be just ...So Lovely! I can imagine how fun it would be just going to shops. Your pictures are wonderful :)<BR/><BR/>Can't wait for more......Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517387823567211648.post-74093943246806891262009-02-11T11:39:00.000+00:002009-02-11T11:39:00.000+00:00I am feeling the urge to return to Paris - it's my...I am feeling the urge to return to Paris - it's my half home town after all! xJuliaBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08796157310429701087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517387823567211648.post-15565214432108068462009-02-11T09:48:00.000+00:002009-02-11T09:48:00.000+00:00Funny, once upon a time I would have been up with ...Funny, once upon a time I would have been up with the DBC but nowadays I would much rather take it at Magpie pace, not sure why I've changed, is it because I now spend too much time racing around with children? I'm not certain but I definitely take the slow, meandering approach nowadays.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12895985573831346825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517387823567211648.post-16315294320086144262009-02-11T09:44:00.000+00:002009-02-11T09:44:00.000+00:00that sounds action enough! Mr Coffee and I would s...that sounds action enough! Mr Coffee and I would still be in the hotel at noon peering wearily at the guidebooksThe Coffee Ladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06686044352290845905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517387823567211648.post-41440062083728406982009-02-11T09:38:00.000+00:002009-02-11T09:38:00.000+00:00Where we always buy cheese in Paris (only been th...Where we always buy cheese in Paris (only been there once!) they wrap up all the pieces we have bought in proper cheese wrap paper and then they seal the lot in a vacuum pack which doesn't bother our fellow travellers on the train and doesn't affect the cheese. Location, in the Latin Quarter, can be supplied for future visits.<BR/>Word verification 'hulsinis'. These sound delicious. Has anyone Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517387823567211648.post-24832797434781717912009-02-11T09:18:00.000+00:002009-02-11T09:18:00.000+00:00I think I might be a secret Double Barrel actually...I think I might be a secret Double Barrel actually. But your way does sound enticing!dottycookiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15295592896941235130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517387823567211648.post-18956665319668798482009-02-11T09:06:00.000+00:002009-02-11T09:06:00.000+00:00just lovely, although me thinks from the comment a...just lovely, although me thinks from the comment about the favourite brasserie that you might have been once or twice before.... perhaps you've done all that busy busy tower climing already......tesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01908739057086813722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517387823567211648.post-19204916461691995762009-02-11T08:57:00.000+00:002009-02-11T08:57:00.000+00:00My eyes are filling up with the pure romance of th...My eyes are filling up with the pure romance of this post<BR/><BR/>xdragonflyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03956813648763032057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517387823567211648.post-30522687630271790982009-02-11T08:53:00.000+00:002009-02-11T08:53:00.000+00:00I think your way of exploring Paris seems far pref...I think your way of exploring Paris seems far preferable to the Double-Barrels.Ginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05689402000429710324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517387823567211648.post-5756030266920093742009-02-11T05:46:00.000+00:002009-02-11T05:46:00.000+00:00aaaah.what an extremely delightful weekend....thou...aaaah.<BR/><BR/>what an extremely delightful weekend....<BR/>though I would have to visit my friends at the louvre at some point between wanderings....fifihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06946945635726214503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517387823567211648.post-6844198615381364532009-02-11T05:36:00.000+00:002009-02-11T05:36:00.000+00:00I think your way sounds amazing.I think your way sounds amazing.Christyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05468422056345875269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517387823567211648.post-54332450757760356422009-02-11T02:39:00.000+00:002009-02-11T02:39:00.000+00:00I could never travel with the Double Barrels - nic...I could never travel with the Double Barrels - nice as they may be. But I'd have no problem wandering with you and MrM - heck, K and I never even made it inside the Louvre...too busy bringing cheese back to the hotel.blackbirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05474831322702380602noreply@blogger.com