Paris Field Trip Travelogue, 2025

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Podcast Information:

• Title: The History Chicks: A Women's History Podcast
• Host/Author: The History Chicks | QCODE
• Episode: Paris Field Trip Travelogue, 2025
• Release Date: May 28, 2025

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Introduction to Paris 3 The History Chicks embark on their third field trip to Paris, affectionately termed "Paris 3." Hosts Susan and Beckett set the stage by sharing their excitement and apprehensions about revisiting a familiar city with new perspectives and companions.

Day -2: Pre-Trip Preparations

• Reference to Ina Garten: Beckett discusses reading Ina Garten’s autobiography, which inspired their first dinner choice in Paris—Le Recamier’s Roquefort souffle. However, they discovered it was seasonal and unavailable.
  • Beckett (02:00): “It was off the menu. It was seasonal only. But you know what was really good? The regular cheese souffle... It was delightful.”

Day -1: Arrival and Initial Impressions

• Meeting Fellow Travelers: Susan recounts how she met future group members Karen and Cindy at Dulles Airport, sparking instant connections.
  • Susan (05:37): “Before the trip even officially started, I started making friendships with some History Chicks.”

Day 1: Exploring Iconic Landmarks

• Louvre and Arc de Triomphe:
  • Robin and Beckett visit the Louvre’s costume exhibit, marveling at the integration of fashion and art.
    • Beckett (03:49): “We saw the old Roman wall, we saw a place where gladiators fought wild beasts.”
  • Susan climbs the Arc de Triomphe twice, overcoming a hiccup where lift services were selectively unavailable.
    • Susan (04:28): “They said the lift was broken, but didn’t inform my brother. I ended up climbing nearly 300 steps...”

Day 2: Musée d'Orsay and Private Residences

• Musée d'Orsay:

  • The group enjoys a tour focusing on women artists and their depictions in art.
    • Beckett (05:04): “It's true. I love that about being in a museum, and it never stops being exciting.”
  • Guests share personal insights, such as Laura’s fascination with brushstrokes and Monet’s techniques.
    • Laura (07:02): “Impressionists took these processes to their limits. It seems to almost border on sorcery.”

• Petit Malmaison:

  • The hosts visit Petit Malmaison, Josephine Bonaparte’s greenhouse, now a private residence.
    • Beckett (19:53): “The rooms are not for eyes. I mean, that's just how cute he was.”

Day 3: Flea Markets and Versailles

• Flea Market Adventures:

  • Beckett’s group explores the Venve flea market, collecting unique items like an asparagus server.
    • Beckett (24:25): “I got a flower painting... and an asparagus server, even though I don't eat asparagus.”

• Versailles:

  • The highlight of the trip, Versailles, offers a private tour with stunning views and exquisite dining experiences.
    • Beckett (25:09): “It was a blue, blue sky with puffy, puffy clouds like you've called central casting for the best of the best.”

Day 4: Culinary Experiences and Cultural Immersion

• Le Cordon Bleu Cooking Class:

  • Participants engage in a hands-on cooking class, mastering macaron-making under the tutelage of a stern yet effective chef.
    • Susan (58:03): “We had aprons, cooking stations, and a standing mixer that we had to figure out how to operate.”

• Wine and Cheese Tasting:

  • The group attends a sophisticated wine and cheese tasting event hosted by Andre and Aurelien of We Taste Paris.
    • Beckett (44:00): “The history of the cheese, the methodology of how they make it... it is a lovely experience.”

Day 5: Giverny and Monet’s Gardens

• Monet’s Garden:
  • The hosts visit Monet’s residence and garden in Giverny, witnessing the vibrant spring blooms and reflecting on the history behind the art.
    • Susan (67:42): “This was my third trip to Giverny and I could go every single day.”
    • Beckett (67:42): “Only new bulbs for Monet's garden.”

Day 6: Final Explorations and Farewell

• Final Museums and Personal Reflections:

  • The group visits the Musée Marmottin, enjoying an intimate setting to appreciate Monet’s work.
    • Laura (85:10): “I realized it really put it in context and highlighted her talent.”

• Seine River Dinner Cruise:

  • The trip culminates with a private dinner cruise along the Seine at sunset, complete with rose petals and champagne.
    • Laura (82:24): “Having our own private boat made the experience feel even more special.”
    • Natalie (81:03): “Someone threw beautiful roses rose petals on the boat. And it was wonderful.”

Notable Quotes:

• Susan (04:28): “I walked up just shy of 300 steps up, saw the beautiful view, and walked them down again.”
• Laura (07:02): “Impressionists took these processes to their limits. It seems to almost border on sorcery.”
• Beckett (25:09): “It was a blue, blue sky with puffy, puffy clouds like you've called central casting for the best of the best.”
• Susan (67:42): “Only new bulbs for Monet's garden.”
• Laura (85:10): “I realized it really put it in context and highlighted her talent.”

Community and Connections: Throughout the trip, the hosts emphasize the importance of community, friendship, and shared experiences. Participants share heartfelt anecdotes about forming lasting bonds, supporting each other, and cherishing the collective memories forged in Paris.

• Robin (05:37): “Before the trip even officially started, I started making friendships with some History Chicks.”
• Rose Dacasimo (26:49): “This trip was everything that I thought it could be.”
• Sab Schnabel (15:55): “I have three kids. I also set them up with Blueland products for their homes when they first moved into their apartments.”

Conclusion: Reflecting on an Unforgettable Journey As Paris 3 concludes, participants reflect on the myriad experiences that made the trip unforgettable—from private tours and culinary delights to deep-seated friendships and personal growth. The hosts express gratitude towards Laura Hart for orchestrating such a meticulously planned and enriching journey.

• Susan (89:08): “This was the trip of a lifetime. Thanks again and I hope to see you on a future tour.”
• Laura (89:11): “I couldn't have imagined a more magical evening for our dinner cruise.”

Final Thoughts: "Paris Field Trip Travelogue, 2025" encapsulates a vibrant tapestry of history, culture, camaraderie, and personal discovery. The History Chicks successfully blend educational content with engaging storytelling, offering listeners a vivid portrayal of their enriching journey through the City of Light.

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Transcript

[Susan]

Welcome to the History Tricks, where any resemblance to a boring old history lesson is purely coincidental.

[Beckett]

Hello, and welcome to the show. We are back from having eaten all.

[Susan]

The cheeses of Paris and drank all the wines and saw all the sights.

[Beckett]

And today we are going to bring you the travelogue for what we are fondly calling Paris 3, our third field trip to Paris.

[Susan]

I was really wondering if it was going to be all old hat when we got there. We were staying at the same hotel we did last time. We were doing some things different, but a lot of the things were the same. And I just wondered, am I going to get bored? And the answer is, no, not at all. And again, it was a very different trip than either of the other two, because the people.

[Beckett]

That's right.

[Susan]

And those people are joining us on this episode with their memories of the trip. And this time we did something a little bit different. We encourage them to call on the spot. So there are some calls in here. You'll hear from the same person more than once, but it'll be quick, and it'll sound like they're in a busy bistro or on the street. And then there are the people that called, you know, when they're in the privacy of their own room and they had written notes down, but there's some on here that just did it on the fly.

[Beckett]

Okay, so let us begin with what. What Susan and I did. I guess we don't really call this Day one. This is like day negative one, Day negative two. The tour has not officially begun yet, but we had read Ina Garten's autobiography, her story of how she became the fabulous food person that she was. And she mentioned in that book that one of her favorite things to do, since it was in her neighborhood, was was to go to a restaurant called Le Recamier and have a Roquefort souffle. So we decided that was going to be our first dinner in Paris.

[Susan]

So we, along with Laura Hart, the woman who organizes all these tours and our plus ones, Beckett, brought her friend Robin, and I brought my brother dj, and we went there for these. This Roquefort souffle. And the first thing we found out was they didn't have it.

[Beckett]

It was off the menu. It was seasonal only. And I thought, wah, wah, wah. But you know what was really good? The regular cheese souffle made with Comte and also the Grand Marnier souffle for dessert. You know, we're not sneezing at this. It was delightful. It was a hundred percent empty when we came in at the unreasonably early hour of 7:30pm and it was 100% full. Not 45 minutes later, I did order.

[Susan]

A salted caramel souffle. And I thought it was going to be so heavy, and it wasn't. It was. I still have memories of this dish. I was supposed to share it, I don't think.

[Beckett]

Yay. And now we reach what we are actually calling day one, the real day one. And Susan and I decided that we would like to check off different things. We call those side trips or side quests. Robin and I went to the Louvre. There was a costume exhibit. 60 different dresses. Almost as many designers had been integrated into the collections at the Louvre to show that sometimes art references history. And we loved it so much. I also caught a glimpse of the Mona Lisa's forehead, but honestly could not get any closer. And that's fine. Lots of people wanted to see her. And I chose nonviolence and left and went on to greater things. So, Mona Lisa, I saluted you, but only in my mind.

[Susan]

My brother had never been to Paris before, so he had the things he wanted to check off. And I said, we're going to do your things. What I want to do isn't even important. He wanted to climb the steps of the Arc de Triomphe. This is something that I was proud of having done the last time I was there. And I was content having done it once in my lifetime, but instead, I got to do it twice. And I don't know. I think I'm letting my silvers grow out in my hair maybe. I don't know what it was. Two people that worked there on our way into the stairs, pulled me aside and said, the lift is broken. You can't take the lift. Like, if one person had said it, I think, oh, that's what they're telling everybody. But the second person said it, and nobody said it to my brother.

[Beckett]

So what are they just saying? Maybe they were being very chivalrous to a lady person.

[Susan]

It was women. Yeah, maybe. Maybe. I don't know. Whatever it was. So I walked up the. Just shy of 300 steps up, saw the beautiful view, and walked them down again.

[Beckett]

It's easier coming down, but still it is. I called it super quad day.

[Susan]

Yeah. And it's harder on your knees coming down.

[Beckett]

Yeah, yeah.

[Susan]

Than going up. And then my brother wanted to walk to see Paris. You know, that's the best way to see Paris is you just meander. So we had our hotel as our ultimate goal, and we just kind of meandered in that direction. We stopped at a cafe and had lunch on the street. We went to Galerie Lafayette so that he could ooh and ah over the unbelievable stained glass roof on that place. We went up to the top roof of there and looked out, got another view. It was just a nice day of meandering.

[Laura]

My name is Andy, and something that.

[Susan]

Surprised me is that before the trip.

[Beckett]

Even officially started, I started making friendships.

[Susan]

With some history chicks. While I was waiting for my layover.

[Beckett]

In Dulles airport, I was sitting at.

[Susan]

The gate for the flight to Paris and I heard two ladies in front of me talking to the gentleman next to them and he asked why they were headed to Paris and they said, oh, well, we listened to this podcast and I leaned over immediately and said, are you with the history chicks? And that is how I met Karen and Cindy. We shared a taxi from the airport to the hotel together. And we had so many other adventures while we were in Paris. We had many wonderful dinners together and we even shared a taxi back to the airport because we were on the same flight back to the US So that worked out wonderfully. Completely unplanned, and we had a fantastic time. Hi there, this is Heather from Canada. I would like to tell you a story about actually our first day. This was a side quest, I suppose, that my husband and I went on. We'd arranged before we came to France to do a run tour, and we met with our run guy, Jean Charles of Paris running tours. The morning that we started the tour with the history chicks, and he took us over three hours on 11km all across the city.

[Laura]

We saw the old Roman wall, we.

[Susan]

Saw a place where gladiators like fought wild beasts. We saw Notre Dame, we saw the Pantheon, we saw universities and his favorite spot to take his wife for coffee on a Sunday afternoon. He took us through parks and statues and gave us history of things. This was a wonderful introduction to the city and it really increased my comfort levels with going around on foot. And it was a wonderful experience.

[Beckett]

Soon, though, we had to change into our fancy shoes because it was time to meet everyone at the cocktail party. And it was as usual, it was such a great excitement to be able to meet everyone. This, of course, was not the first time we'd met some of our friends who were return visitors. But there were a significant amount of people that were. We had never met in person before. And it was so lovely to be able to put face with the names that we'd been reading for so many months and meet everyone and begin to make friends as we Always say we started out as the friends in their ears, and then slowly we became their friends over the course of the week.

[Susan]

I love that part because we have a WhatsApp group for every single one of these field trips, just for the people that are going. So you can meet, you can plan side quests, you can just chat, you can plan to fly at the same time, whatever. But these people get to meet live and in person, and it's like any other online meetup. It's exciting, and even though I've never met you, I know you kind of feeling.

[Beckett]

And then we got on the bus and sat on the roof and drove around nighttime Paris. Now, walking is one kind of spectacular way to get used to Paris. But driving around in the night with no responsibility for thinking about where you're going and seeing things you've only seen on tv. The Eiffel Tower sparkling. I never will forget the first sight we had, which wasn't when we were right beside it, but we had just turned a corner and caught a glimpse of the Eiffel Tower in the distance. And the whole bus went, ooh. And I loved it so much.

[Susan]

Yeah, I had a nice embarrassing moment because my brother said he wanted to go to the Louvre. And I was like, you want to go in? And he's like, no, I just want to see the pyramid. Okay, that's outside. I know. We go right by that on our bus tour because the last two years, we went into the Louvre. The center, that pyramid was on our left, and we went straight through and got to see the Louvre. So I was like, oh, we can do that first day. So we go in through these arches. And I screamed to my brother, because I'm not a quiet person, hey, dj, look to your left. And so everybody looks to their left, except we'd gone into an arch on the other side of the building.

[Beckett]

Oh. And people are like, what?

[Susan]

Oh, yeah.

[Beckett]

And now it is time for day two. We went to the Dorsey Museum, which I like better than the Louvre, actually. I know some may not say so. We had a great tour of the women of the d' Orsay Museum, Both women artists and depictions of women. There is a model, a 3D scale model cutaway of the Opera House that if you ever get a chance to go there, it's in a little back corner. It's my favorite piece there at the d' Orsay. And then you can go upstairs and just take in the impressionist. You've got, you know, Cassatt, Degas, Renoir. I mean, all the big, heavy Hitters are upstairs. And they did have starry night this time. The last time we went, they didn't because it was in a special exhibition. You never know who you're gonna see upstairs. There are just. I mean, there's famous things in every corner.

[Susan]

It's true. I love that about being in a museum, and it never stops being exciting. It's. You see a painting live and in person that you've only seen in a book or online. It just. The feeling is just so different to be there in person with that painting.

[Laura]

Hi, my name's Tom, but if we're in Paris, you can call me Thomas. I'd like to talk a little bit about brushstrokes. From early childhood on, I've always been fascinated with the physical processes of painting, especially in oils. I always made museum guards nervous, what with my nose nearly touching the canvas, trying to puzzle out how the artist did it. I tried to replicate those strokes, the shadings, the gradations, with limited success. The Impression. Impressionists took these processes to their limits. It seems to almost border on sorcery, the way they can suggest something complex with little dabs of colored paint. On the fifth floor of the Musee d' Orsay, there's a small Monet of an idyllic farmyard setting. There's a pond. And up close, you can see the artist has placed two seemingly random, nearly white blobs of pigment near each other. Step back a few feet, and they resolve into a pair of ducks. And something about that can rewire your brain, changing how you interact with the world around you. Up close, the textures of weathered brick, crumbling mortar, green grass, green moss. They seem almost abstract, but step further back, and they resolve into a wall, part of a larger structure. Artists subtly train us to look at the world both up close in all its glorious detail, and from a distance, when we can try to make sense of the larger picture. These are skills worth learning, and Paris has taught me well. Hi, this is Shannon o' Dell, and I was so excited about this trip. But as I learned more and more about the details about what was included, I couldn't wait. And I knew it was something that I would probably never, ever get to experience again. Anyway, I was surprised by a couple of things. One of them was in the Musee d' Orsay. There was a restaurant that was not listed on the directories that Karen and I were looking for when we were seeking a place to lunch after viewing the exhibits and the artwork. So we just kind of wandered around, and then we saw a sign. After we went through a couple stairwells on floor two and it's the Musee d' Orsay restaurant. And it was glorious. In fact, we thought it was the best thing about that museum in many ways, besides some of the wonderful art. It was glorious.

[Beckett]

We had a little bit of free time between the Dorsay and the next stop on our trip. And long, long ago I had heard David Sedaris talk about a place called Derol, which once upon a time used to be the taxidermy to royalty. You know, that kind of dried up that whole thing. And now it is. I can't even tell you. It is a cross between a cabinet of curiosities and a museum and a scientific supply store and an art gallery. It's. They had. Johnny Depp had done some paintings for them that were on display. There was a stuffed panther staring at you and a camel and all kinds of things. It's the most interesting store. If you ever are right by there, I would just snip in. It's quite amazing. And then I laid waste to several vintage clothing stores on my way. Yep, I sure did.

[Susan]

Well done. We went on another meander. What I love about these trips is that you can just grab anybody and say, hey, we're going to go walk around the Latin Quarter. And they say if they want to go, then they come with you. And that's what we did. We got a little group together and we just kind of wandered again. That's the best part of Paris to me. I love going to see the stuff, but the things that you can see, just people watching and stopping for an ice cream. We'd stopped for lunch. It was spontaneous.

[Beckett]

No one is going to believe this, but Jet Graham, the little tiny boy who was five in our first episode and screamed, let them eat cake at the end of the Marie Antoinette episode. He's moving out. He's old enough to have his own establishments. And I gave him and his roommates the present of a hamper of Blueland cleaning products. That's so funny.

[Susan]

I did exactly the same thing. I have three kids. I also set them up with Blueland products for their homes when they first moved into their apartments. I really like the hand soap tablets. I have different scents in all of my bathrooms.

[Beckett]

Totally weird. And you're not going to believe this, but I really like the toilet tablets.

[Susan]

No, I believe it totally.

[Beckett]

And they make the whole bathroom smell good too.

[Susan]

But they also work on the stains.

[Beckett]

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[Susan]

You know, I switched to Blueland back In, I think 2019 when they first came on the market.

[Beckett]

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[Susan]

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[Beckett]

Jet said that these products, they look like mom has had a hand in them. Meaning me. Yeah, like they are mom clean.

[Susan]

Yeah, right, right, right. No, I agree. I set the standard for cleanliness in my house.

[Beckett]

So I wonder if he's feeling a little pressure to clean.

[Susan]

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[Beckett]

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[Susan]

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[Beckett]

And then we went to Malmaison. Not the Malmaison that you might have expected.

[Susan]

In our episode on Josephine Bonaparte, we did the two empresses. The two Bonaparte empresses, Eugenie and Josephine, we talked about her house, Malmaison. It was a show place. But next to Malmaison she built a place called Petit Malmaison. And this was just her greenhouse. She was collecting plants. She had people. Well, she wasn't doing it. She had people all over the world collecting rare plants for her, bringing them back to Paris, putting them in this greenhouse she had and cultivating them. So she had this amazing collection of flora at Petit Malmaison and now it.

[Beckett]

Is a private residence and not very many people get access, but we did. And the man that owns it now, the man that was born there, whose parents left Poland ahead of the Germans and came to seek their fortune in Paris, were able to buy this. They turned it into their family house. He has lived here. He had all of the history and could tell you about all the little quirks of art throughout. They had some very handsome caterers there also, by the way, he was so cute. His hair was very sticky up. And he looked around at all of us looking at him and he said, je suis intimidae. And everybody in the room goes, no. It was the cutest moment of solidarity. He invited us to play his piano and walk his gardens and he was delightful.

[Susan]

It was such a Surprise. Because when you walk in, you're like, this is somebody's house. It looks. On the outside, it looks like a mansion. The actual greenhouse is no longer there. You can see where it was. During his presentation, he showed us some illustrations so we could see exactly how the greenhouse had looked back when Josephine was alive.

[Beckett]

I loved how somebody said, are there bedrooms upstairs? And he looked embarrassed, and he goes, I am un mari ann mari. And I was like, you're a bachelor. And he's like, the rooms are not for eyes. Mm. Mm. I mean, that's just how cute he was.

[Susan]

It was. And he had champagne for us and a little spread of snacks, some macarons, some finger sandwiches. And we just played house, kind of. We pretended we were at a party at this house because we really were drinking our champagne, eating our little finger foods, walking in the gardens outside, just being there. Hi, Susan and Beckett. It's Sab. I just wanted to talk about what I think was my favorite day while we were in Paris. Well, to be honest, it's outside Paris. My favorite thing that we went to was Petite Malmaison. Not name, but le Petit Malmaison. La Petite Mamason. I couldn't get over it. Our tour guide was the sweetest old.

[Laura]

Man who grew up in this space.

[Susan]

And you can see the love he put into it.

[Laura]

It's a little rundown.

[Susan]

It's a little shabby, but the incredible parquet, the marble work, the flowers. I mean, it was just this incredible experience, and no way I could have gotten it anywhere else. It was just my favorite thing.

[Laura]

I loved everything about it.

[Susan]

I loved the creaky stairs.

[Laura]

I loved the little sinks.

[Susan]

I loved the fact that it was.

[Laura]

Someone'S home and that he lives there and that his parents bought it and wanted to open it up to the world.

[Susan]

I want to give him all the.

[Laura]

Money in the world so that he can open up those gardens again.

[Susan]

I want him to make those freaking glass houses because they blew my mind.

[Laura]

And I just want to find a.

[Susan]

Way to give it to him and give it to the world somehow, because it's just gorgeous. And I think in a way, it.

[Laura]

Tells me more about Josephine than the whole production house.

[Susan]

Like, this was her little place that.

[Laura]

She could sort of bring her friends, her Hamel.

[Susan]

I can visit Malmatin. I can visit Musee d' Orsay. I can go to the Louvre by myself. But this. This was really special.

[Laura]

Thanks for that.

[Susan]

Hello, this is Heather. I am talking about the Petite Malmaison day. So my story from today was that I was Quite surprised and pleasantly so, to be redirected from Josephine Bonaparte's home, Malmaison, to the Petit Malmaison. I had never been in a home like this before. It was pretty interesting to see, and I enjoyed the introduction we had by the gentleman who lived there. I enjoyed the snacks that we had. But my favorite part was when we got to just be let loose. And when I was walking around the grounds in the yard, it was very peaceful. It was a beautiful sunny day. And I went around to the back of the house, which is facing the road. There was a beautiful lake and trees and wisteria growing in the trees and rhododendrons and azaleas and all kinds of beautiful things. It was so peaceful. I was talking with Linda, another one of the gals who went on a trip. We were imagining, you know, what it might have been like to have been invited to a gathering at the home. And it was just really beautiful and peaceful. A nice contrast to the city.

[Beckett]

On day three, which was a Sunday, we got up early. Some of us did, I think so early that we almost couldn't get breakfast. That's how early it was. We got on the metro and a select group of us that wanted to get up that early and went out to the Venve flea market, which is an extensive street market that goes across, I would say, seven or eight blocks. And it is full of treasures. And all of us that went ended up coming back with something one of a kind. As you could have predicted, I ended up with a flower painting. But honestly, I don't have any more room on that wall. I think we have experienced the last of my flower paintings, and I'm going to have to unreasonably collect something else. Impractical. I also bought some weird. I'm also a sucker for silverware, serving pieces that are very specific. So this time I got an asparagus server, even though I don't like asparagus because it makes you smell funny the next day. So I don't eat asparagus, but I wanted an asparagus server.

[Susan]

That's.

[Beckett]

I'm not going to get into detail. We know the real, real know what happened when you have asparagus. But I do love the server so much. So I'm going to need to come up if anybody has any ideas about.

[Susan]

My brother, who I'm following, did not want to go to a flea market like Beckett and her group did. So we and our group went to a farmer's market. It's called Marche des Enfant Rouge. And it is a permanent food market. They had fish and they had cheeses and breads and whole meals, and they had crepes. And DJ wanted a crepe and I wanted a crepe. So he had what he said was the best smoked salmon crepe he has ever had. It was huge.

[Laura]

Huge.

[Beckett]

Yeah.

[Susan]

Now, I don't know how many smoked salmon crepes he's eaten in his lifetime. It's probably a small field, but it was just fun in our group. We walked around the area, we did a little shopping, got some tea, got some chocolates. One of the women in our group was actually French Canadian and spoke French Canadian. So it was just fun to follow her around and let her talk with the vendors.

[Beckett]

It was like being behind the scenes. It was like a backstage pass.

[Laura]

It was.

[Susan]

Yes, that's exactly it.

[Beckett]

And then came the main event of the day. Many of our friends are going to talk about this. So all I'm going to say about going to Versailles that they're not about to say is I have never seen a prettier day. It was a blue, blue sky with puffy, puffy clouds like you've called central casting for the best of the best. And we had it all. The fountains were playing. It was a feast for the ears. We couldn't have asked for a more beautiful day. And up close and personal, with beautiful swans swimming in the fountains, it was. It made my heart sing. Also in Versailles Town, I had the best dinner I had the entire trip. Yep. At the Petite Bouillon in Versailles Town, I had a half camembert with honey and rosemary as my appetizer. And then the best boeuf bourguignon possible. Really? Yeah. I highly advocate it. I don't know how complicated it is. We knew that we had tickets to go back in in the night. We weren't worried about leaving and going out into the town and coming back, but it is definitely worth going there.

[Laura]

This is Rose Dacasimo from Signal Mountain, Tennessee.

[Susan]

This trip was everything that I thought it could be.

[Laura]

I had heard about people's comments from prior experiences on these field trips. This trip was such a joy. I was by myself, but I found that I wasn't by myself. I was with a whole new family.

[Susan]

From the beginning of our trip when I fractured my kneecap and was then.

[Laura]

Surrounded by people who cared about me and took care of me, who having the opportunity to visit Versailles after hours on our own personal trip. I just say thank you, thank you.

[Susan]

To Susan and Beckett and Laura for.

[Laura]

The Most amazing trip that I could have ever imagined. Hi, this is Noelle. It's Versailles day and Versailles was incredible. Absolutely amazing. The story I want to tell, though, is that I am here alone and I just love how people are just including me in their groups. It's really, really special and makes me feel welcome. And one group that included me today was at breakfast and Dee and Joy and Sabrina included me in their breakfast and then include me in a game of Rummy Square, I think it was. And it was just so much fun to see these friends who know each other competing in the game and, and arguing and then being included in it. And it's just one of those special things about this group that you are just welcomed everywhere.

[Susan]

Hello, bonjour. This is Natalie calling. I'm calling about Versailles, which was a fantastic day. The weather was perfect and people have told me how big it is, but.

[Laura]

You really don't get it until you're there.

[Susan]

It is massive. There's a palace and then there's the whole, and it's small and a small triano. And we hired bikes and biked around, which was very exciting for me because I've not done that in many, many years. Most striking is I could see why the populace of France or Paris were annoyed with their leadership, their Antoinette and husband living in splendor while they were starving. So that kind of was a little jarring to see how splendid it was. So that's my Versailles takeaway.

[Laura]

Thanks.

[Susan]

Au revoir. I was with Natalie on the bikes. There was a group of six of us that set out to ride bikes around Versailles. Within the first five minutes I was on the ground and one of the women watched me fall, turned her bike around and brought it back and said, we'll see you later.

[Beckett]

Oh, no.

[Susan]

And I haven't ridden a bike in a long time. But it was kind of one of those situations where you have to go slowly because there's so many people. And I was shooting between two cement pylons and I noticed there was a huge mud puddle on the other side. So when I swerved to avoid it, I fell off my bike.

[Beckett]

Oh, no.

[Susan]

I know. I wasn't hurt. It was fine. I skinned my knee. I skinned my knee. But Natalie, again, the French Canadian, was a nurse and she had a first aid kit with her, so she did up my knee. Just, just fine. It was perfect.

[Laura]

Hi, this is Claire. This is Sunday, the day we're at Versailles. Craig, my rooster and I decided to go in early. We took the train to Versailles so we could go to the farmer's market. It was amazing. With so much fish, cheese, bread, fruit, flowers. Everything was beautiful. We stocked up to get things ready for a picnic. Then we headed to the gardens of Versailles. We walked around and found a beautiful quiet spot that was called the Queen's Grove. We had our picnic on the bench all by ourselves. No one in sight at Versailles, listening to the birds chirping in the trees. I'll never forget it.

[Susan]

Hey there. It's Heather from Canada. I would like to tell you a story about our day to Versailles. The first story is my husband Jordan rented a rowboat for me. I used to row in college and it was so beautiful to be on the water again and in that setting with the beautiful scenery, the trees, the running paths, other people out enjoying rowing. It was so much fun. I loved that so much. My second story is. The physical building of Versailles itself was absolutely breathtaking. I can understand why the people revolted over such an expense. I loved walking through each room, taking time to take it all in. All the different types of materials used in the fabrics and the marble and all of the furniture pieces. It was absolutely amazing. My favorite part though was when the security guard who was following our group, he had a set of skeleton keys and was locking each room as we went through. He pulled me into the hall of mirrors when our group had just passed and he said, I'll take a picture as a souvenir. And I got to stand in there all by myself. Hi, my name is Andy and today is April 27, which happens to be my birthday. I woke up early and I joined a group of us to go on a side quest and we went to a flea market in Paris today. All of us found something unique and amazing. And my favorite purchase was these vintage postcards complete with stamps and handwritten mementos on them. And then in the afternoon, we got on a bus and went to Versailles. Nora and I both rented bikes in our cute dresses and we tootled around and we did not fall over or get hurt. Unlike my brother in law. I was amazed at how big Versailles is and the gardens. It's something I know, but it really hit home today. And then we did a private tour inside, which just blew my mind. There were so many points where I thought I was on the verge of tears because of how happy I was to be where I was and to see what I was seeing with this amazing group. This is probably the best birthday I've ever had and the most fun. It was a phenomenal day. I'm in awe of everything I saw. And I'm so lucky that my birthday overlapped with this trip at all, let alone that we visited Versailles today. So thank you so much, not just for the tour, but for such a phenomenal time.

[Laura]

And this group, this is Karen Hasland. In Versailles, we had an opportunity to see the Queen's hamlet, the little pretend farm where Marie Antoinette would retreat to have time alone or with her friends. It was like something out of a fairy tale. And I could certainly understand why she wanted the time alone. After the grandeur of Versailles, we were the last people in Versailles and had a private tour. We were able to hear everything. No one was jostling. And we all got an opportunity to imagine ourselves in that wonderful hall of mirrors. One of my favorite parts was watching the birthday girl twirl and dance in the absolutely empty hall of mirrors while people took photographs. She glowed with joy. That whole day was magical. Hello, this is Cindy. On Sunday, we went to Versailles and it was amazing. In addition to having a private tour, which was amazing, and being in the hall of mirrors with just my other.

[Susan]

History Chicks friends, the security guard offered.

[Laura]

To take a bunch of pictures of me. When the rest of the crowd had.

[Susan]

Moved forward, he asked. He did it for two other ladies.

[Laura]

Also, and it was amazing. In addition, when I was walking around in the gardens, there was a moment there wasn't a single other person around. It was like Versailles was mine. What an amazing experience.

[Susan]

Thank you so much. Today we visited Versailles and it was absolutely magical. All alone in this big, beautiful castle. And I was actually able to catch.

[Beckett]

Video or my sister caught my video.

[Susan]

Dancing in the hall of mirrors.

[Beckett]

Who can say that they were able to do that?

[Susan]

Thanks for the great experience. History Chicks Foreign.

[Beckett]

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[Susan]

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[Beckett]

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[Laura]

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[Beckett]

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[Susan]

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[Beckett]

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[Susan]

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[Beckett]

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[Susan]

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[Beckett]

We started with Chanel and Schiaparelli, which are within sight of each other. We talked about Zelda Fitzgerald, which you wouldn't necessarily associate with Paris, but there she is. We talked about Sarah Bernhardt and Simone Wey.

[Susan]

And I had to cut it short because we had time. Tickets to go to Sainte Chapelle. If you look at pictures of Saint Chappelle, it's the stained glass in the chapel that draws people in. There's always lines outside. There's pretty strict security to get in. And we were waiting, even though we had time tickets for an hour on that line to get in. But you know when you hit like the half hour mark, you're like, you make a decision if you're going to stay or go, and you got to stay. You just, you know, you're like, I'm here. I'm going to see this through. So we did.

[Beckett]

And I don't want the people of Austria to hear me, but I had the best Hugo Spritz I've ever had In Paris. We strolled through the Buccaneers. I wanted a souvenir, you know, from the Bikinist, which are these metal boxes historically maintained by, you know, serially by families that sell used books, posters, paper goods, basically along the river. So we were perusing Those and at Bistro 65 they have the best Hugo Spritz. I'm just telling you. Just telling you. Also, there is a site I follow called Messiness Chic. And she has a boutique down a little alley. And we made a little pilgrimage and she was actually there working.

[Susan]

Wow.

[Beckett]

And we were able to talk to her for about a half an hour. And I bought a little miniature painting of an eye. An eye miniature. And that I cannot let that be my next collection because that will be very expensive. So let's not go down that road. Let's think under €20, something I can collect. Thank you. It cannot be eye miniatures. I do not know how all this fit in this afternoon, but it did. I was able to get into the newly revamped Realive Notre Dame. The line looked intimidating, intimidae. It did look like we were never gonna get in. It moved so quickly. And I was able to light a candle for my mother in there. It almost looks strange. It's too. It's very clean. You're always like, wait, my old friend. No, it is completely restored. It is beautiful. I took a moment with the Joan of Arc, her statue in there. I'm glad that I was able to go and see Notre Dame again. It was nice.

[Susan]

Yeah. The last time we were there, it was still. It wasn't open yet. It's still covered in scaffolding. So having it open was really exciting. And I think a lot of our group managed to sneak away to get inside and just see how it looked. When I went, I was. It's another day, but I'll just tell it. Tell you now since we're talking about it. I had gone to Notre Dame when I was a teenager. I was an exchange student in France. And we had gone to Paris and it was dark. Cause it was all sooty. The whole church. The thing that struck me now it's all clean. Everything's white. Things that didn't look like they had color are color. It's technical. It's like the beginning of wizard of Oz. Yeah.

[Laura]

My name is Nancy and I think it's Monday. I went off on my own today to the Fondation Louis Vuitton and went to an amazing building designed by Frank Gehry and saw an exhibition featuring more than 400 works by the artist David Hockney from the last 25 years. I had seen some of these works, but never en masse. And in such an amazing collection, the vibrancy of the paintings, the various modalities that he used, including drawing on iPads, and just the joyful nature of his work, made for a perfect morning.

[Beckett]

We went to a charming restaurant called Roger Legronois to meet our old friends for a wine and cheese tasting event. And I tell you, we look very, very forward to this. It is amazing. The history of the cheese, the methodology of how they make it, the philosophy behind the people that make it, the reason that these cheeses can't come to the United States, they taunt us with Every year we leave there just so happy. Your stomach is full, your mind and heart are full. It is a lovely experience.

[Susan]

These two gentlemen, Andre and Aurelien of We Taste Paris, have given us this wine and cheese tasting on all three of these trips. But again, it was different. There's different cheeses, there's different people at the table, there's different wines. And of course, there's the knowledge that when they fill the wine glass, you can tell them to stop so you can just have a taste of it. And when they come back to give you more, you can say, no, thank you, because you have to drain the glass to get the next wine. That was a mistake I made year one.

[Beckett]

I did not hear anyone saying, no, thank you. That's all I'm saying about that. That's all I'm saying about that.

[Laura]

This is Karen Hasland. The wine and cheese tasting was absolutely amazing. I had never tasted many of these cheeses before and fell in love with Comte Gruyere like cheese. There were stories about each of the cheeses and different wines to pair with them. Some of them were soft and mild. Some of them were strong sheep cheeses. There was a large group of people at our table and we all laughed and chattered together.

[Beckett]

Hi, it's Sonya.

[Susan]

Today we are actually having wine and cheese.

[Beckett]

And who would have thought it would.

[Susan]

Be so magical in a beautiful restaurant with a beautiful host explaining every single cheese. I walked away knowing exactly how to cut it, how much to drink, what to drink with it. And he even overpoured several glasses, which I always appreciate.

[Beckett]

Thanks, everybody.

[Susan]

It was an amazing time at the wine and cheese tasting.

[Beckett]

One of my Favorite things we did.

[Laura]

This is Dee Rhodes. This history ticks trip to Paris may be one of my most memorable trips I've ever taken. Laura Hart planned so many special activities, but this unplanned evening also stood out. After a wine and cheese pairing adventure, four of us went wandering around looking for a gelato shop. Down a small street we stumbled upon an adorable one of a kind shop with a tub of quirky stuffed creations in the window and a sign reading Adopt a baby Eiffel Tower Now. Each of these creations had feet, a face, names and a birth date. The window also had life size paper mache likenesses of the three proprietors, a man, his wife and their dog. We started to walk by when their adorable pug came out into the street with his ball to lure us inside. The shop was filled with not vintage but antique clothing more than 100 years old. The couple was chatty and fun and very eccentric. We had such fun talking to them, adopting our new babies, assigning the adoption register. Before assuming our original quest, which was successful, we ate a fabulous gelato creation that looked like a rose at a sidewalk table we shared with a couple and their beautiful Bengal cat on a leash.

[Beckett]

We went on the road just a little bit outside of town to the town of Reims. And people who have heard our Vauve Clicquot episode know that is spelled R E I M S. Yes, it is. And you wouldn't think so by the way I pronounced it. I hope I did okay. And something that you don't think of necessarily when you go to France in particular was you. I didn't expect to run into a Carnegie Library, but yet right by the cathedral in town where we stopped right before we went to Vauclico, sure enough, it's a Carnegie Library. And it had a Little Red Riding Hood and other Art of the Forest temporary exhibition that I was so happy to go through. It was a little bonus treat. Also, there was a geocache in the courtyard.

[Susan]

Nice.

[Beckett]

If you don't geocache, don't listen. La la la la la. I'm not supposed to tell you.

[Susan]

There were some women from Pittsburgh on our trip and they made sure that we knew to pronounce it Carnegie. Andrew Carnegie, but Carnegie. Everybody says Carnegie. But it's kind of like Emily Bronte. If you know, you know or you know what.

[Beckett]

More recently, Turkey. You're actually supposed to pronounce it Turkey A now and it's spelled completely differently.

[Susan]

The city of Kyiv. We used to say Kiev. I think it's interesting because we are catching up with what the locals say.

[Beckett]

Right?

[Susan]

You know, we're making it correct. We've been saying it wrong all this time.

[Beckett]

But I'm holding on to Pluto. I'm holding on to Pluto. No one can take Pluto away from me. We went to Vof Cliquot and had a tour of the Kav. And then we had a glorious dinner downstairs. I wrote in my notes, artichokes, exclamation point, chicken, exclamation point. And then I wrote violet sorbet. And then there's three exclamation points. There is something about Clicquot and our dinner there that is causing massive controversy online. And I am just presenting this with no real commentary. During the dessert course, the Veuve Clicquot experts and manufacturers of Veuve Clicquot champagne put a large glass in front of us for the dessert course with Veuve Clicquot Riche, which is a special dessert champagne. And the glass was full of ice, which I loved. Yeah, I presented that with no commentary online. And there was a fraka.

[Susan]

There was. I saw that. I saw that. I was like, ooh, what have you done?

[Beckett]

But I didn't do it. I didn't put the ice in there. I didn't ask them to put the ice in there. And it went great. And everyone from Provence chipped in and said, oh, yeah, we call that champagne a la pucine, which means the swimming pool, because we drink it by the swimming pool, or in summer. It is quite refreshing. We love it. We do it all the time. So I was vindicated, even though I didn't need to be vindicated, because I didn't do it, but I loved it. And anyway, voiv Clicqu, I salute you. I feel very free. And they also gave me absolute permission, if not encouragement, to eat French fries with lots of salt with your champagne for the perfect pairing.

[Susan]

I am not going to argue that, because that sounds wonderful. This may have been my favorite meal, and it was different than the other two years. The food was different. The champagnes, I think were probably the same. But that's okay. That's all right. Hello, this is Cindy, and I wanted to share something that happened today. I'm at Veuve Clicquot right now, and I had a wonderful conversation explaining the magic of these trips.

[Laura]

I. What I said is, women are mothers.

[Susan]

They have big jobs, they're grandparents, they have lots of responsibilities. But when they come on these trips.

[Laura]

They just get to be themselves and.

[Susan]

Interested in what they want to learn and do. And talk about and it's pure magic. So thank you for planning these trips, Laura, and for bringing us along. Susan and Beckett, it's a wonderful place to be. Hello, this is Sab Schnabel. We're sitting in Veuve Clicquot. I've now had three glasses of champagne. If I lapse into Filipino, I apologize, but I hope you understand me. Anyway, today is an important birthday and we're looking forward to singing in the bus for a vip, AKA Susan's husband. He's going to hate it. We're looking forward to it. So wherever you are right now, I hope you are having a great day and have maybe just a little bit of champagne just for me. What Saab was referring to was, I didn't realize it when we scheduled this trip, but my husband's 60th birthday was happened while we were gone and I felt terrible. He doesn't like birthdays, so he was like, fine with it. But I felt terrible. What I decided to do and what we did was on the bus, I made a video of me wishing him a happy birthday. And then I raised my camera and everybody sang him happy birthday. And I sent it to my family and my kids were all texting me, thanks, mom. You just won birthday. There's 55 people singing Happy birthday to my husband Brian. He loved it. The kids, they're still talking about it.

[Beckett]

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[Susan]

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[Beckett]

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[Susan]

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[Beckett]

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[Susan]

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[Beckett]

Day six started off with some side quests for some of us. I decided to jump in the deep end and face my fear. And I went to a spray paint and skate store because the two men that live in my house, while the whole time they said they didn't want any souvenirs, suddenly came up with ideas for souvenirs. And I thought, oh, no. So I walked into the most like Je suis intimidae. I was, yikes. A whole room full of cool youths way cooler than me. But by the end, they all thought I was a pretty cool mom and threw in a whole bunch of free stickers. There you go. That's how I handled that. Scared. Didn't really have to pee my pants till they came out. I've held it together. It was great. And then I went to get a present for my husband at the Harley store, which, had I not just been at the skate store, would have scared me. But it ended up being a great conversation where I talked to all the men there about Harleys. And I did the best I could, honey. I did the best I could. I did not. When they asked me what kind of Harley you had, say it was red. I didn't do it. Anyway, so those two very intimidating things led me to seek a little bit of solace. And I went to a cat cafe for lunch. Oh, I missed my kitty. So I needed to round out my thoughts of family by paying homage to my two kitties. And I sat there with the most glorious caprese salad and mile high lemon meringue pie and a little fluffy white cat who kept peeking over the table. And the lady kept coming over and saying, watch her because she will swipe that piece off the table. She looks so cute. I guess she's the one that's the criminal. But everyone else was being good. I Had a great time. That was a good, like, little nostalgic homage to family Morning.

[Susan]

That's interesting that you. You went to the Harley store.

[Beckett]

D.J.

[Susan]

And I took a walk down that same street and stopped at all the motorcycle shops because he has a Harley. But you're hearing from a lot of women in this. There were men on the trip. There were not as many. There were six men on this trip, and I think four of them were motorcyclists. So they called themselves the Back of the Bus Boys. And they went out. They had, like, a secret WhatsApp group. They went out one night to a pub and drank and talked about motorcycles.

[Beckett]

That is great.

[Susan]

Yes.

[Beckett]

You know, and they didn't know each other before. You never know what friends you're going to make on these trips. It's pretty cool.

[Laura]

This is Nancy, and It is Wednesday, April 30. I went to Notre Dame today, hoping to brave the lines and get inside. The line moved very quickly, and the interior is breathtaking. I stood in admiration of all who had saved it from the worst fire damage and those who had worked so hard on the restoration. I was able to get some lovely pictures of the rose windows and to light a candle for my parents. We chatted outside with a lovely woman who took our picture and converted her to a podcast listener. But fate likes to play tricks. Unbeknownst to me, a pigeon had targeted me and gifted me with a deposit on my back. The three women I was with jumped to my rescue, cleaning it off with a wet wipe, followed by a laundry pen. The kindness of strangers who are strangers no more, and the joy of traveling with a group comprised mainly of women.

[Susan]

In homage to Julia Child, we took a class at the Cordon Bleu. The Cordon Bleu? The famous cooking school. I went in thinking it was going to be a demonstration. Oh, no, no. It was a cooking class. We had aprons, we had cooking stations. We had a standing mixer that we had to figure out how to operate. We had a pastry chef telling us how to do things that I thought I already knew how to do. Like, how do you whisk something? I apparently didn't know how to whisk things properly, so he. He and his assistant would. In my class, we had to break into three classes to fit into their rooms, but they would go around and help us. As we were making raspberry macarons, my.

[Beckett]

Chef was called from Central Casting tv. I don't even know if I want to include this. I just want to tell you the chef in My room was a stereotypical grumpy French chef who, I will almost guarantee you, makes his students cry in the walk in every day. But yet they probably named their children after him after they graduate. Yeah, I was cracking up because my own husband, I have volunteered for him in a kitchen. And my own son, who works there all the time, says, mom, once service starts, don't take anything dad says personally. And I'm like, when this chef started being chef y, I thought, okay, I love him, I love him. He's awesome. And you know what? He shepherded us all. And every single one of our macarons looked like it was made by angels.

[Susan]

Uh huh. Yes.

[Beckett]

All of us did great. All of us.

[Susan]

All of us in my class, it was the same thing. My faux pas is I'm a really messy cook. And we had to make raspberry jam as part of this because it goes in the middle of the macaron. And I had some on my hand and I wiped it on my Cordon Bleu apron. And the assistant came by and she went, no, no, no, we do not do that. I was hoping that that stain would set so I'd have that story to tell every time I wear it. Because, you know I'm going to be wearing it when I cook for every holiday.

[Beckett]

Right?

[Susan]

It came out. It came out in the wash. I can't believe it. I thought I'd have a raspberry stain. Nope.

[Beckett]

They probably wouldn't dare. They're probably scared. The stains are scared too. I mean, I say it as a joke. Nobody was really, like, afraid or anything. He just didn't. He wanted to handle his class like a kitchen. Like, we were all there to respect the materials, and we sure did because we ended up with some great, great macarons.

[Laura]

This is Noel. Today is Le Cordon Bleu day, and I must have told everyone I talked to that this would be my favorite day, or I was looking forward to it the most because I was obsessed with Julia Childs and the kindness of this group shone through again. And everyone was taking my picture throughout the whole process, especially Heidi, Sonia, and Edwina, and just capturing such an exciting and fun day. Karen Hasland. This was one of my favorite parts of the tour. We met for a cooking lesson at Le Cordon Bleu where Julia Child had studied. We were definitely in a participation level class, but it still was exciting to be part of the atmosphere and to have a fairly stern chef giving us clear, precise orders in a way that made us feel almost like junior chefs. So Much beating and stirring and requiring precise, careful movements which we could not do, but she had practiced for over 12 years. She made the art look easy. We struggled, but we had something at the end that sort of looked like a macaron and was certainly very tasty. We tried to bring them home, but of course they shattered on the way home.

[Susan]

Hi, my name is Andy and one memory that I'm going to cherish forever is after our cooking class at the Cordon Bleu, which I did manage to make some successfully tasty and even somewhat good looking macaroons at, a group of us decided to stay behind and raid the gift shop. And instead of take the bus back, we decided to walk and take the metro back to the hotel. Three of us walked from the Cordon Bleu down past the Eiffel Tower to a street where Julia Childs used to go to grocery shop on her way home in Paris. The street was absolutely gorgeous with a bunch of tiny specialist shops like the cheese shop, which smelled amazing and the grocery stores which had just beautiful product in it. And we stopped and got some of.

[Beckett]

The best strawberries I think I've ever had in my life.

[Susan]

I even managed to buy some specialty chocolates and bring them home. So I was super surprised by this. I had not planned to do it and it turned out to be an absolutely wonderful time. I'm so glad that we took that side quest. You know, we've talked about this before, but I continue to be impressed. Pillowcases have anti aging properties. That is, if it's a blissy silk pillowcase, my skin and my hair look amazing. Since I've started using these, I think I've been using them for over a year now. At this point, when I don't have it, if it's in the laundry or whatever, I feel like I'm missing something. Going to bed doesn't feel the same unless I have my blissy pillowcase because it's like cool. It's like the underside of the pillow all night.

[Beckett]

Also, it has anti aging properties. Reduces fine lines and wrinkles. Over time. You can see healthier skin and hair in weeks. It eliminates frizz and also protects coarse and color treated hair. There is an imposter on the loose. It's called satin. Oh. You buy a satin pillowcase and you think you're doing something. But silk, silk is the way to go. Satin is rough. It's made from synthetics. It's rough on hair and skin. It's inexpensive for a reason. Silk is naturally hydrating. It's antibacterial and hypoallergenic, something I've noticed.

[Susan]

When I put on my nighttime moisturizer and I go to bed, I always think that, oh, it's going to stain my pillowcase. It doesn't. I know. I didn't even think about it until I went to do laundry after I started using them and I was like, wait a second. This should have moisturizer on it, right? No.

[Beckett]

Speaking of laundry, this pillowcase is machine washable. I have often said I have high maintenance cats and a high maintenance house of wood. I do not have time for a high maintenance pillowcase. Nope. It is perfectly amenable to taking a bath with everything else. So perfectly good.

[Susan]

And they come in over 70 colors and patterns. There's even a new wicked line.

[Beckett]

Nice.

[Susan]

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[Beckett]

[e-mail] historychicks that's B L-I-S-S-Y.com historychicks and use code historychicks to get an additional 30% off. Your skin and hair will thank you. Day 7. We went on a pilgrimage to Giverny. We went to Monet's house and garden. So beautiful. We had seen it in the fall, and of course, any gardener can tell you it is completely a different cast of characters in the spring. Different flowers. Different flowers bloom in the spring, specifically hundreds, thousands, maybe tens of thousands of bulbs in full bloom all over this glorious garden. And I, poor thing, I caught a hold of a gardener and I asked him because we'd been wondering what they do with all the old bulbs. And it was a little bit of interpretive dance because honestly, bulb is not a word that you kind of, you know, so you're like, hey, when the flowers are old, what happens to them? And he goes, oh, la la a la po. And I was like, the trash can. And everyone around me goes, oh, only new. Only new bulbs for Monet's garden.

[Susan]

Wow.

[Beckett]

Wow.

[Susan]

Well, it was impressive. It was so impressive. This was my third trip to Givernay and I could go every single day. But this one was a little bit different like all the others because of the people. I found myself walking around with a woman from our group named Bridget, who was a professional gardener. Normally, I'm the person, somebody that I'm with will point at a plant and say, what is this? Will it grow in my area? I didn't have to do that this time. I could just ask Bridget. I. If I didn't know. And we were talking plants, and I thought that I was being a drain on her. And she said, I think this is so lovely because you speak the language. I'm like, oh, my gosh, yes. Yes, I do. And I went off the path a little bit and got into something that gave me a little case of contact dermatitis. It wasn't poison ivy. It was something else that was. Left its mark on my leg.

[Beckett]

It was the revenge of the public garden for you. Taking cuttings. That's what it was.

[Susan]

I didn't take cuttings. I only tagged seed heads. Only dead. Already dead. I just pinch one off just for a little. It's just.

[Beckett]

Yeah. So I am just saying people who stayed on the path didn't have to get ointment.

[Susan]

Hi, it's Heather from Canada.

[Laura]

I would like to tell you a.

[Susan]

Story about our day to Giverny to Monet's Home and Garden. This was right up there with one of my favorite outings that we did. I love gardening and I loved seeing these gardens. They were like monochrome gardens with tulips and other perennials. It was so gorgeous, and the day was hot. The paths were narrow, so you had to kind of navigate really well to not crash into people. We went down to the water lily pond, which I could have stayed there the whole day. No word of a lie.

[Laura]

I could have stayed there the whole day.

[Susan]

I made my way back up to the house, and I had a moment when I entered the front room and some of Monet's paintings were there, and it took my breath. I dabble in acrylic painting, and I was just totally in awe to be in a space where he lived and created and the surroundings, it was spectacular.

[Laura]

Bonjour. This is Diane, and it's Giverny Day. It's a lifelong dream come true to be in the home and gardens of the great artist Monet. I was raised on art galleries and especially the Impressionist. So to stand on one of the bridges featured in Monet's Water Lilies series literally brought tears to my eyes. Merci. Merci. To Susan Beckett and Laura. Hello, it's Nancy. On Thursday, May 1st. This morning, we went to the splendid gardens at Giverny and saw a riot of colors, a tapestry of colors. As well as Monet's house, the gardens were filled with tulips nearing the end of their blossom, and in all sorts of magical color combinations. The garden was crowded. There were lots of other tours that had come by bus as well as ours, and you couldn't get a picture of the famous bridge over the water lily pond without people in it, but everyone was enjoying themselves. The gardens were magnificent. The birds were singing. It was just a fabulous, fabulous day.

[Susan]

Hello, this is Natalie from the bus returning from Giverny. We had a lovely day with lovely sun Ecton Monet's last home and gardens. The gardens were amazing.

[Laura]

The flowers were in bloom. The colors were vibrant and absolutely lovely.

[Susan]

Probably the most striking part of my visit to Giverny was the understanding that Giverny and the paintings that Monet painted in that period of his art life.

[Laura]

Would not have existed without his stepdaughter.

[Susan]

Blanche, giving up the first love of her life, a painter from United States, to marry the stepson, oh, the son, I should say, of Claude Monet.

[Laura]

And so she gave up her first.

[Susan]

Love so she could stay in near Giverny and take care of her stepfather as he aged and his eyesight started failing. So I thought that was poignant that we wouldn't have this without her sacrifice. I was very grateful to her for giving up, you know, what could have been a very different life to give the world the water lilies. It was a great fun being there with the history chicks and all the chicks and the roosters.

[Beckett]

So we experienced the joy of new life emerging in the spring. And then later we went to the most famous cemetery in Paris and experienced the unworldly beauty of the Pere Lachaise cemetery.

[Susan]

Bonjour. This is Nathalie from a very warm and sunny Paris. I want to quickly talk about Le.

[Laura]

Musee d' Orsay, which was absolutely fantastic. We got to see Berthe Morisot's painting.

[Susan]

Which is one of our chicks.

[Laura]

In addition, we saw a painter by.

[Susan]

The name of Rosa Bonheur, who was a realist painter. She painted Animals born in 1822, visited.

[Laura]

Butcher shops throughout Paris to learn about.

[Susan]

Animal anatomy, was given a special license to dress in trousers because it made.

[Laura]

It easier for her to visit all these different butcher shops and places she.

[Susan]

Needed to be to do her art of great interest. And on our tour of Pere Lachaise.

[Laura]

Cemetery, our tour guide took us to our to her grave site and found.

[Susan]

Out that she is buried with her two female lovers.

[Laura]

So very Parisian, very interesting. If you have a chance to look up her artwork, it is absolutely fabulous.

[Susan]

That's it.

[Laura]

Au revoir. Hello. This is Nancy. It's May Day in France, a day that celebrates workers. It was only fitting then that we go to dinner at Bouillon, a restaurant that originated to serve inexpensive cuts of meat. And other food to the working class. It's since expanded to serve all and it features a large dining room over two levels that seats up to 200 people. All told, it gets a little loud, but there's a sense of camaraderie in the restaurant. The food is delicious. I had leek and potato soup to start, followed by duck confit and what I considered a healthy dessert, strawberries and whipped cream. It was a lovely meal and made even better by the company of like minded women.

[Beckett]

On day eight. It's the last day. Wah. It's sad. Like you almost cannot believe that you've fit so many things in so few days. But the days are just packed. The closeness we have all felt by now is almost unreal. We went to the Musee Marmontin, which has a large collection of Monet paintings, along with some friends, some impressionist friends, and. And they had a giant exhibition of an artist that I had never really heard of, named Boudin. And in my notes, I wrote Boudin by book.

[Susan]

Yes, Right. This museum is different. It's very special. It is a mansion. It was owned by Paul Marmottin and he turned it into a museum. And it's just like walking in someone's house, you know, a very nice house. But this is where they had dinner and this is the art that they looked at while they were eating.

[Beckett]

Nice.

[Susan]

Yeah. And in the Monet section last time we were there, the beginning of Impressionism painting, Impression Sunrise, that we talked about that in the Mary Cassatt episode. It was gone on tour last time we were there. And this time it was there and I stared at it forever. I loved it.

[Beckett]

The painting that is credited with being the first official impressionist painting.

[Susan]

It's sad. I'm sitting outside the Musee Marmatin and just watching the world go by. It's a lovely day in the 16th arrondissement and I'm watching a crow pick at a little piece of bread, which just seems so Parisian to me. While I've loved meeting my 49 new greatest friends, I've also loved these moments of just sitting down and watching Parisians go by. Everyone is tres trui chic right here, right now. There's no other place I'd rather be.

[Laura]

Hi, this is Shannon o' Dell and I wanted to add another story about something I learned and I was delighted. The Marmotten Monet museum was, I believe, my most favorite experience of a museum on this trip. And I think it's the reason, because the. I'm a museum person by career and so I Often look at how successful the museum is with its visitors and the visitor experience. And this particular museum was spot on. They knew what they were doing. The focus of this mansion like property that became also a museum and display for visitors. And I was impressed because it's a beautiful empire period building and they furnished it beautifully inside. It wasn't packed like Museum d' Orsay was or the Louvre. Karen Hasland, Musee Marmotten May 2. This was like walking around in the most beautiful, quiet little museum. It was full of Monet's art, but it wasn't crowded or jostling the way Musee d' Orsay was. I think it was my favorite museum. We were there, lots of opportunity to really sit and be with the paintings, but also some new. He was a caricaturist. There were lots of his early works and his experiments in different media.

[Beckett]

Between the Musee Marmitan and the dinner cruise, we had a lot of side quests that people went on. I'm just going to mention one of mine because it took me to some areas of town that I don't think I'm cool enough to have been to. But I was on a quest. My son had sent me on another quest for these things called fingerboards, where you basically skate with your fingers. You know, I just do what I'm told. And so I went to these extremely cool parts of town. I ended up at another skate shop and I decided I wanted some sunglasses and saw some in the window and went in and turned out it was a piercing boutique with vintage clothes. And I had to wait while they got done with a customer before I could pay for my sunglasses. I'm like, wow, I am drowning in places too cool for me to be in. Oh, and it was great. Yeah, everyone was so nice.

[Susan]

We had the antithesis of that because my brother is really into laundromats in foreign countries. He sees one, he wants to stop, take a look at it. And this time we actually needed to do laundry. So we spent that time in a laundromat doing three loads of laundry. The last thing that we did was a dinner cruise down the Seine. In the past, we've gone on the large boats that have many people inside, which is fun because you get to watch people having anniversaries and birthdays. But this time, Laura Hart managed to get us our own boat. I don't have words for it. I didn't know what to expect and it even. It blew my mind. On the top deck, there was patio furniture like sofas and chairs with cushions and tables and we could sit around and have this cocktail party as we cruise down the Seine again at the golden hour of sunset.

[Beckett]

It was amazing.

[Laura]

Laura arranged a magnificent dinner cruise for us. The final day. We floated down the Seine in a beautiful boat, drinking champagne and eating tiny hors d' oeuvres as we watched all the famous monuments glide by.

[Susan]

Bonjour.

[Laura]

This is Natalie calling.

[Susan]

I'm calling about our last wonderful evening in Paris. We took a boat on the Seine. The sun was shining, the champagne was flowing. Someone threw beautiful roses rose petals on the boat. And it was wonderful to be in company of the women with whom I'd speak. Spent eight days knowing. And we didn't obviously study a woman that day of historical nature, but we.

[Laura]

All had histories and triumphs to share.

[Susan]

And that was in itself quite wonderful.

[Laura]

There were a few roosters on our.

[Susan]

Trip and allegedly they had a secret group name which I will not repeat, and allegedly a secret WhatsApp group, so don't know if that's true, but they were fun to hang out with. So wonderful time and thank you to Beckett, Susan and Laura for making it happen and au revoir. Bien tout Bonjour, everyone. This is Lara Hart. I wanted to thank you all so much for being part of this incredible tour. I feel like for me, the highlight was our last night. I couldn't have imagined a more magical evening for our dinner cruise. The weather was absolutely perfect and having our own private boat made the experience feel even more special. And I wish I could take credit for the rose petals, but it wasn't me. It was an ideal farewell to what.

[Laura]

I hope was a memorable and magical.

[Susan]

Week for all of you. Thanks again and I hope to see you on a future tour.

[Beckett]

The official tour came to an end and we all exchanged our information and gave each other hugs and promised to keep in touch. And we had all become the closest of friends. Some stories we couldn't fit throughout the body of the episode. And so we are going to put some of the side quests here and then some calls that talk about kind of the overall trip, the trip in its entirety. And I have to tell you, one of my favorite times of the whole trip was just a casual gathering of people out on the deck. And we got our drinks from the bar and everyone brought snacks from their room, some inevitable macarons, some cheese someone had bought and was worried they wouldn't be able to finish, some chips, some bread, some fruit that someone had bought at a farmer's market. It was like the version of that clean out that Your mom does of leftovers. But it was so lovely. We all talked as if we'd known each other for years. And it wasn't very formal, and it was just whoever was around. It was one of my favorite moments on the trip. And it's in no guidebook, you know, this is sab.

[Susan]

We were standing in front of the Notre Dame and hoping to see a flock of nuns walk in. Unfortunately, we didn't. I was with Karen and Cindy, and we were having a lovely walk down the Seine.

[Laura]

And suddenly out of nowhere, pops a.

[Susan]

Priest in full garb with a beret on. And we thought, okay, I think we just won.

[Laura]

Hi, this is Claire. My side quest was to the Musee Jacquemart Entre, which is a beautiful mansion with a huge, extensive art collection.

[Susan]

What made it extra special to visit.

[Laura]

Right now is an exhibit from Artemisia Genilewski. And they collected her artwork from around the world. And the exhibit was structured amazingly well. One of the things that surprised me is that they included her father's artwork next to hers.

[Beckett]

And at first I thought, well, why.

[Susan]

Do they need to do that?

[Laura]

But I realized it really put it in context and highlighted her talent. Because you'd see a scene that was painted by her father, very technically proficient, but then you'd see right next to it what Artemisia had painted. And the layers of emotion. The fact that you felt in the moment with the person in the painting, the skill as well as the emotion conveyed was of a level of sophistication and ability that was way surpassing her father.

[Susan]

So the way they structured it that.

[Laura]

Way and chronologically gave such a good sense of her history as an artist and really her gifts to the world. So that was a particularly special moment for me to see. On the Paris trip, Carol, Laurie and I went to Notre Dame to attend Mass Sunday morning. As a side quest, we stood in line for a while and gradually were allowed into an amazingly white, well lit, bright cathedral. I was astonished at the juxtaposition between old and new. There were very old statues and very old wooden carvings right next to modern hangings and sculptures. The juxtaposition was interesting and made me feel that the cathedral was more alive. Hi, it's Patrice C. Hailing from the suburbs of Chicago. It's May 7th. Longtime listener, first time traveler. My highlights from the Paris trip echo many others. But the striking things in my memory are the olfactory experiences. The smells of the boulangeries, the gardens at Giverny and the macarons baking at.

[Beckett]

Le Cordon Bleu were All enticing.

[Laura]

But the absence of smells in the metro stations and in the champagne cellars, the churches and the museums we visited was truly a delight. No damp, mustiness or worse. Paris has bested London, New York and Chicago on this front. I wonder how they do that. Thanks again to the History Chicks. I love the experience. Hello, my name is Paula. This was my first History Chicks field.

[Susan]

Trip and to be honest, once I.

[Laura]

Knew I had a side quest to an Artemisia Gentileschke exhibit. Anything else was just going to be a little bit of icing on the cupcake.

[Susan]

Boy was I wrong. This trip was more than a cupcake. It was a multi layer extravaganza of a party cake.

[Laura]

The premium ingredients of Versailles at the.

[Susan]

Golden hour, the beautiful gardens at Giverny, the Cordon Bleu Macrons, the Surprise Petite Malmaison sprinkles, and all of it served with Veuve Clicquot on ice. But what was really the icing on the cake was meeting all these wonderful people. We all share a common interest in.

[Laura]

Women who forge their own path and I was privileged to see that same.

[Susan]

Quality in the women around me.

[Laura]

Thank you to Laura for the hard.

[Susan]

Work in putting together and organizing and herding around the cats. I can't wait to see you again in Italy. Bonjour Jean Matepel. Cynthia Ja voyageur Operis evactomos, mon ami milieu et amour. I have enjoyed the scheduled adventures and.

[Laura]

Free time and the mix of newbies.

[Susan]

Like ourselves and experienced travelers has meant there is always people to ask for suggestions and recommendations.

[Laura]

What might be on someone's list that we were unaware of and sounds like something that shouldn't be missed. We have so many good memories to.

[Susan]

Take away from this trip. Not just the sights and activities, but.

[Laura]

Also really great people we have enjoyed spending time with.

[Susan]

We did not expect to see and do everything but just wanted to enjoy the scheduled activities and we were definitely not disappointed. I think the Vive Clicquot tour at lunch is at the top of our list of favorites. Versailles was jaw dropping in its over the top extravagance. Having our private tour reach the hall of Mirrors towards sunset was something we will never forget. My interest began with listening to prior history chicks travel vlogs and when the opportunity arose to sign up we were all in.

[Laura]

I'm so happy we did this group.

[Susan]

Tour and that I got to do this with my best friend and sweetie Thomas. Thanks so much Susan and Beckett and big thanks and kudos to Laura Hart for yet another successful Life Minds Travel tour. We will be talking about this and smiling all the way home.

[Laura]

Hi again, it's Shannon o' Dell and I wanted to report a story about relationships on this trip. This was my first time on a History Chicks trip and also my first time with my roommate Karen. Karen Haslan and Karen and I had met through another club that we're part of and I had only met her online through video meetings that the club had. But Karen is about my age and we both are widows and this in particular created a bond, I think for us and we got along famously. And the other thing that happened was I met Rose and I met Nancy through the WhatsApp group that Laura had set up. And that was really special that Nancy reached out to me. Nancy was a veteran of these History Chicks tours and also of Paris. Karen Hasland An Overall Sense of An Amazing Week Susan Beckett and Laura have created the most amazing whirlwind week in Paris. Tiny details such as a welcome full of specific treats to Paris and hand painted shells. For us, the final dinner included a barge trip down the Seine where we were covered in rose petals from someone standing on a bridge above us as we glided underneath the bridge. Amazing food, tremendous adventures like getting to have dinner at the winery and see the caves where Vivre Clicquot Champagne was aged. So many carefully thought out details. This was the trip of a lifetime.

[Susan]

Hey there, it's Robin. Just wanted to give you my update on the amazing trip. It was so fun to be part of this History Chicks group. The interesting people brought together by Beckett, Susan and Laura were wonderful to meet and get to know over the week we were together. This, even above all the fun activities was my favorite part of the trip. Seeing the care and support for one another does a heart good, you know. And thank you Laura for giving us once in a lifetime experiences. That private dinner cruise and the weather that you ordered for it was amazing.

[Laura]

I really didn't want the trip to end.

[Susan]

Habiento to everyone. Thanks again. History ticks.

[Laura]

Hi, this is Heidi, the American currently living in Germany.

[Susan]

Being there, I've become very adept at traveling independently across Europe.

[Laura]

But when I read the itinerary of the Light Minds Travel History Chicks Paris Triple, I knew immediately this was an opportunity to take advantage of having all the logistics planned out for the multiple day trips to giverny. Vieuve Clicquot Versailles was such a luxury.

[Susan]

On top of that, Laura finds amazing.

[Laura]

Opportunities that would be so hard to organize for a solo traveler. The after hours Versailles Tour Patisserie Class At Le Cordon Bleu wine and cheese tasting with the guys from We Taste Paris. My sister summed it up when I.

[Susan]

Wrote to her about my week.

[Laura]

She said, you definitely had a bespoke holiday. That's the perfect way to describe what Laura, Susan, and Beckett made possible for me and all the lovely ladies. Hi. This is Nancy. One of the special memories I will keep from this trip was a chance to visit Giverny in the spring. I visited previously in the fall and was curious to see how the colors and plants would be different. The spectacle was similar, but the colors were a bit different. More purples and pinks, although the oranges and reds and yellows were just, just as present. Even though it was crowded, even though it was hot, it's still a magical place. And we were able to see the famous Japanese bridge and just revel in the glory that is Giverny. This was a lovely experience and one of many that I was fortunate enough to enjoy on this trip. Many thanks to Susan and Beckett and especially Laura, for all you do to keep the history of women alive.

[Beckett]

Hi, this is Susan, the other Susan.

[Susan]

This was my second trip to Paris with the history chicks.

[Beckett]

Why do Paris again?

[Susan]

Well, how often does one get a private tour of Versailles after the crowds.

[Beckett]

Have all left for the day?

[Susan]

Just you, the guides, and the security guards?

[Beckett]

And when does one get to learn how to make macarons from a real French chef? And how often is your private evening boat cruise on the Seine showered with rose petals as you pass under one of Paris's many bridges? The trip had many highlights, but I did set one primary goal, to go.

[Susan]

See Notre Dame after its restoration.

[Beckett]

Tickets to skip the line were hard to come by, so a few of.

[Susan]

Us braved the seemingly long line and.

[Beckett]

Were surprised when we made it inside within 15 minutes.

[Susan]

Walking into the cathedral literally took my breath away. It was so bright, so white, and so colorful. It looked bigger than I had remembered.

[Beckett]

And the light coming in through the.

[Susan]

Stained glass windows was stunning.

[Beckett]

I read the plaque that honored the firefighters and first responders who tackled the.

[Susan]

Blaze, the thousands of donors who immediately pledged funds for its restoration, and the.

[Beckett]

Thousands of craftspeople from around the world who worked together to bring her back to her full glory. This reminded me that while she may have been a French icon, it took an entire global village to help raise this landmark from its ashes. Thank you, Laura, for once again putting together an awesome trip.

[Susan]

And to Beckett, Susan, and all my.

[Beckett]

Fellow travelers, thank you for the many laughs and an amazing trip. And that will do it for our wrap up of what we're calling Paris 3, our trip to France in 2025. We hope to see you on a future trip. Thanks for listening.

[Susan]

Au Revolution.