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// A little something I’ve been keeping from you

// A little something I’ve been keeping from you all for a few months... I certainly had some high highs and my share of low lows in 2020, but news of the impending arrival of a baby sure eclipsed every negative thing we lived last year. ❤️ Fun fact: the first time I felt the baby move, I was à vélo 🚲 riding through Paris. 🥰 It seems Baby is a fan of life on two wheels just like mom.

Our little Franco-American bébé arrives this Spring. 🌸🌸
#fob_julia

// From a beautiful February day last year flower

// From a beautiful February day last year flower and bike spot-hunting. I love this time of year for flowers. All the bulbs and mimosa! 😍 #fob_bicycle💚🚲 #fallingoffbicycles

// Joyeuse Saint-Valentin ❤️☂️🚲 Wishing

// Joyeuse Saint-Valentin ❤️☂️🚲 Wishing you all a lovely day.

📸: @missparisphoto

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// Coucou, c’est moi. Here’s a little shot fro

// Coucou, c’est moi. Here’s a little shot from a morning out enjoying a croissant 🥐 this fall at the classic Café de Flore. I’m told I don’t re/introduce myself enough, so I’m going to try to be better about it. Here are a few random things about me…

▪️ My favorite area of Paris is the Marais. You’d be hard pressed to convince me that there is a better area than the 3rd/4th arrondissments. They’re so neighborhood-y and so perfect for a wandering bike ride. 🚲

▪️ Of course once you learn how to ride a bike you never forget, but I had a long dry spell of not riding and picked it up again only around 2010. 🚲

▪️ I’ve lived on 2 islands in my life, but sadly, neither was tropical. The first was Paris’s Île Saint Louis and the second was Tholen, the Netherlands. Maybe one day I’ll share how I ended up there.

▪️ I would be a dream of mine to have an animal sanctuary or at least to have full-time access to one. I have a deep love for all animals. 💕

▪️ Sometimes I wonder why I live in a city. I often think I would be perfectly happy on a patch of grass somewhere surrounded by fruit trees. 🍊🍒 #fallingoffbicycles #fob_julia

// No reason to stop biking just because it’s a

// No reason to stop biking just because it’s a bit colder outside, especially if you’re in Rome. 🇮🇹🚲 I have seen this in Paris and Rome where people attach wine crates to their bikes to use as baskets... hey, whatever works! 🍷😂 I’m pretty sure in Amsterdam they opt for Heineken crates. 😉🍻 #fob_rome

// I know a lot of people dream of experiencing Ch

// I know a lot of people dream of experiencing Christmas in Paris 🇫🇷🎄, so I’ve written up a blog post with some book suggestions for you to live vicariously through those who have done it. Would you believe that after all these years in France, I have never been in France for Christmas or New Years. I usually stick around to enjoy some decor and festivities then try to experience the same back in the States, too. I’m pretty sure Christmas in Paris could never live up to my Christmases at home 🇺🇸 with family. ❤️ #fallingoffbicycles #fob_bicycle💚🚲 #fob🚲_christmas Photo taken a year ago today. 💚

// Six years ago I spent three weeks alone in Rome

// Anyone still not have their Christmas tree? 🌲 This Parisian florist has a few if you need one. I grew up decorating the tree the weekend after Thanksgiving but this year I was ready for some Christmas cheer before Halloween. 🙊 I only acted on it through music, though. 😄 Now I’m surrounded by no fewer than five Christmas trees, and to be honest I’m not sure it’s enough. 😆🤣 Anyone else love Christmas trees 🎄 as much as I do? 🙋🏼‍♀️ #fallingoffbicycles #fob_bicycle💚🚲 Also, little fact about this photo... I seem to be a magnet for the rue Montorgueil trash truck 🚛, so naturally when I was here to shoot this it was there taking its sweet time getting down the street. When you’re dining on a café terrace this is super unpleasant, but this particular day it was super helpful as it blocked all the traffic so I could step back and shoot the full façade for a few minutes. #fob🚲_christmas

// The magic of Christmas is alive and well in Par

// The magic of Christmas is alive and well in Paris. ❄️❄️ I’ve been so happy to see the effort still being made this year to decorate and bring some cheer to our lives. Since restaurants are closed most aren’t decorated like they usually would be so these beautiful displays at the department stores are even more appreciated.

// Galerie Vivienne is one of Paris’s best galer

// Galerie Vivienne is one of Paris’s best galeries and is always so well done up at Christmas time. ✨✨✨ If you were around here last year you’ll remember I shot a ton of Christmas photos with the #fob_bicycle💚🚲 and I still have loads I haven’t shared. 🚲🎄✨ I think my bike looks quite festive there in front of those twinkle lights. What do you think? #fallingoffbicycles #fob🚲_christmas

// A little @galerieslafayette magic for you this

// A little @galerieslafayette magic for you this Sunday. 🎄✨ I was lucky enough to go into the store when it was still closed a few weeks ago, so all the employees setting up below (see video) looked like busy elves preparing Santa 🎅🏼 for his big day! 🛷 Not surprisingly, just because the store was closed doesn’t mean there wasn’t a fair amount of activity going on inside to prepare for when it would open again. #LeVoyagedeNoel #GaleriesLafayette ⛸ Have you seen GL’s famous Christmas tree in person in previous years?

// It’s me again. Just disappearing to rest and

// It’s me again. Just disappearing to rest and get some family time in. I have been sifting through a lot of Christmas photos the last couple of weeks and even though I don’t have new festive Parisian-restaurants-at-Christmas photos (they’re all closed), I have LOTS from years passed. 🎄🎄 Currently quite happy with myself and my excessive photo taking over the years. #fob_christmas

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