Stories Collected While Living in France

French la Vie

A Room with a View

Eiffel-tower-at-night

Last night we had dinner overlooking the Eiffel tower.

French Husband's cousin's apartment has a small balcony with a view.

Unbelievable.

When I walked out on the balcony, the view of the Eiffel Tower surprised me, talk about a room with a view.

Lucky.

Eiffel-tower-balcony


Shrimp-salad-balcony  

We had a fresh seafood salad, with a glass of wine and the best baguette hot out of the oven from the bakery next door.

Eiffel-tower-paris-balcony
photo by Chelsea

If I did not know better I would say we were eating at Tour Argent, or Jules Verne, and that I was Coco Chanel and Chelsea was Edith Piaf… I have a very active imagination, a view does that to me.

Comments

38 responses to “A Room with a View”

  1. Kerry

    Oooh can I come to your dinner party? Maybe I could be Anais Nin. Why go out to a fancy restaurant when you can eat on a balcony with beautiful daughter and a view to die for, eh???
    What a lovely adventure you’re having Corey … and how wonderfully you share it.

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  2. rel

    Corey,
    Does Chelsea sing?
    rel

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  3. Lia

    I am vicariously enjoying a “trip” to Paris…thank you for the fun photos…great start to the day for us in the US.

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  4. Vicki

    Now THAT is a view!!!

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  5. Betty

    What a wonderful time you are having. Wish I was there. Does HF’s cousin rent out the apartment?

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  6. Dee

    Fantastic!

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  7. kelleyn

    Stunning! Amazing looking dinner. Aren’t you a lucky women. Who could ask for anything more.

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  8. jane

    oh..i am jealous.
    would have loved to be there…well..

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  9. Jill Flory

    Looks like you are having fun. I can’t imagine actually being in Paris. Sigh… maybe someday!
    Jill

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  10. Kim

    Corey, that view, and that dinner, look heavenly! What a fabulous trip you seem to be having so far!
    xo

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  11. AmandaMay

    Beautiful! Your lunch looks fabulous as well. Even fresh from the over bread here cannot compare, I wonder what it is that makes French baguettes to spectacular?

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  12. Hillary

    This was just what I needed this morning. Sigh of relief from work for a quick trip to Paris… thank you

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  13. Kim

    Hi Corey! I’m enjoying your visit to Paris with your daughter. You take such great photos.
    My DH and I were in Nancy just last weekend, photographing the art nouveau buildings and visiting the museums. I thought of you 🙂
    Best Regards,
    Kim

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  14. Sara

    Ans what a beautiful view it is! Great photos. I always enjoy visiting your blog; your photos are so gorgeous that I usually can’t think of anything interesting to say, so my apologies for lack of comments when I stop by. I’ll try to do better!
    You do make Provence and France look so very tempting…

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  15. Vicki’s Bit-o-Earth

    You have a wonderful relationship with your daughter Corey. I know its not luck either… it took years of garnering and working at it. Wonderful~ XO

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  16. ~Kim

    Beautiful view, delicious meal, lovely time with your daughter…perfect! 🙂

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  17. Alice

    Corey …you are so lucky to be so surrounded by such beauty! I’m not sure which is more beautiful …the tower, your daughter or the dinner! All three …magnificant!

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  18. susanna

    Sounds absolutely divine, Corey.

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  19. Marilyn

    OH, Corey….I wish I was there, too!
    What a magnificent photo of the Eiffel Tower. You truly have captured a magical moment.
    I’ve just returned from a trip to New York and have been catching up and enjoying your trip to Paris.
    Thank you for including us on your trip!
    Marilyn (in Dallas)

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  20. Pamela

    This reminds me of Audrey Hepburn’s view in the movie Sabrina. Perfection.

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  21. kay

    Fabulous view..fabulous food….fabulous imagination!! all perfect as usual!! xx

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  22. TERI REES WANG

    Oh, good…so I’m not the only one with a rcih fantasy life!
    Be well.
    Live well.

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  23. Tammy

    Wonderful view! Thanks for sharing. I feel like on this trip with yall. What a wonderful blessing to be able to share it with your daughter.
    hugs and blessings

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  24. Gracie

    What’s wrong with a little imagination?

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  25. Lorene

    What a beautiful view and your salad looks yummy! I am so jealous!

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  26. Elaine L.

    Oooooh, I’m so jealous!
    ~elaine~

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  27. Beverly

    Oh what a view! It’s beautiful.
    The salad, wine and bread look pretty good too!
    Hope you’re having fun with your sweet girl!

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  28. Rosemary

    Wow!
    Wish I were there!
    Rosemary

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  29. Diana von Welanetz Wentworth

    I’m new to your wonderful blog and follow it.
    Have you eaten at one of the L’Entrecote restaurants in Paris? If so, have you cracked their creamy, savory sauce recipe, or heard of anyone else who has? I loved eating there when I attended classes at Le Cordon Bleu in the sixties. Thought I’d be able to figure the sauce out when I tasted years later, after a long career as a cookbook author, but I still haven’t. Will so appreciate any information.
    Love to you!

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  30. Helen

    Today I wear Coco Chanel and remember Paris again! Thank you.

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  31. Michelle M in KY

    Corey…
    I do not know if I will ever get to Paris in my lifetime. But, when I opened this post tonight…I felt as if I was there. It took my breath a little and made my eyes water. Thank You for sharing Paris with us. Happy Fourth of July to you!

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  32. Theresa

    Corey, in my next life I want to be YOU!!

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  33. Hasmin Cannon

    Lovely! the salad, wine, and baguette looks delish…I’m hungry…:-)

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  34. LibbyWNZ

    Sounds like a perfect setting for a romantic date tooooo……… That tower surely has a certain something!!!
    Perhaps we could see a little clip of Chelsea singing La Vie en Rose??
    Libby

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  35. Pat Spiller

    How beautiful. What a wonderful treat for the eyes…….

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  36. Pamela

    Are those pieces of Avocado on the salad? And Balsalmic vinaigre on top? Looks incroyable!

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  37. Anne A

    Now only if I had been over there now..I know where I would love to come to dinner…you and your daughter get on so well , it is so great that you can share such wonderful times 🙂

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  38. Su

    Oh, how beautiful. Lucky you…
    My son and his girlfriend were there last week, and had the view over the city through their hotel window…
    They had a wonderful time too…

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