EXPAT CHRISTMAS IN PARIS, MASS AT NOTRE-DAME, AND A SPECIAL CHAT WITH "JANICE IN FRANCE"

We had a lovely few days in Paris. Starting with our first ever Christmas Mass at the newly reopened Cathedral de Notre-Dame, a walk through the Latin Quarter, in Paris, on Christmas eve and our fun Christmas chat with Janice, from "Janice in France", on KZbin. Join us for this fun and impressive holiday video.
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[@KarenYouncke-hj9xu]

Thank you …. Good video, Notre-Dame turned out so beautiful, loved when you both lite a candle, very touching ❤️

[@diannamoynihan1377]

😊 ❣

[@relocatetoEUROPE]

Great you got to see Notre Dame. Was nice to meet you at the Christmas gathering at Janices

[@loriannmckeever3752]

Loved the mass at Notre Dame - I'm glad you got to go in. (I was worried you were going to get up to the front of the line & not be able to go in).. Great to see you & Janice, Bella & Max (& Jeff too!). Happy New Year everyone!

[@lulu6618]

An you look so darling and festive! Thank you for showing Notre Dame de Paris. The last time I visited was December 2018. It looks so beautiful inside!. Please don't get a fake tree!🤣When we visited every place in France( EXCEPT Nice and Fontainebleau), in 2018, we thought all the towns and streets were beautifully decorated for Christmas. So glad you guys get to experience all the beauties of France.

[@CathyDahut]

A VERY HAPPY AND HEALTHY NEW YEAR TO YOU ALL!!!! I WILL BE JOINING YOU WHEN I MOVE TO PARIS TO JOIN MY PARISIAN FIANCE, AND BEGIN MY NEW LIFE THERE. MAY GOD BLESS YOU ALWAYS, AND LOTS OF PETS FOR BELLA!!!!

[@JaniceInFrance]

God knows what’s in your heart. I always do the same for Steve. This was such a precious moment it made me cry.

[@postcardsfromourgoldenyears]

Thanks for sharing that, Janice. ❤

[@MM-jv8di]

I wish you healthy and happy and prosperous new year for you and your family . 🥳🥳🥳

[@lanngo1086]

This video hits me hard. You drove by Denfert-Rochereau = high school memories. Then, Quartier latin = college years. I do remember that French people are not so much about decorations. As long as they have companies, family, and food, all is good.

[@HeatherWhittington-lw9gc]

Wishing a Happy New Year to my two favorite KZbin ladies! xo (...and Jeff, too :-))

[@candaceclark4427]

Hi guys. I am located between the two of you, in the northern part of the Dordogne. Our towns are decorated with street lights that are somewhat restrained but designed really well. Very very few houses have lights outside. We strung white lights on our terrace the first year we had the house but now only have wreaths on the front door and the chapel tower. My favourite thing is that we now have 2 Christmas trees, a smaller one in the ancienne cuisine (which has balsam fragrance) and a somewhat larger one in the salon. When I was little we always had coloured lights on our tree so even though my DH prefers white, he has agreed to the festiveness (I think I made up that word!) of colored lights. Our grocery stores are only open til 12:30 on Sundays and most stores, including Leclerc, are closed too. Good for you An to light your terrace - you may start a trend in your Nice neighbourhood. Bonne année à vous!

[@JaniceInFrance]

Well why haven’t we been invited lol

[@johnnygo-go]

Dordogne is a mystery for me (a Cdn Anglo with rudimentary French). Is the expat community there large, eclectic and mostly fr the Uk? I ask as I'm going 'feral' again within a year and want to darken as many doors, have an adventure or three - on the way to the Cote d'Azur of course. Merci et bon journee

[@candaceclark4427]

@@johnnygo-goIn the northern part of the department there are lots of English and Dutch. Far more English in the more southern part of the department. Few Americans though, which is my category.

[@johnnygo-go]

@@candaceclark4427 Sounds like a slow/lent travel sort of place pour moi. Thx 4 the fast reply!

[@candaceclark4427]

@@johnnygo-goit's a beautiful area, lots of hills and valleys. Always green!

[@jhlfsc]

It's not that the French don't have the money to light their homes up like a drug store in Brooklyn. It's just that they think it's tacky.🤷‍♂️

[@postcardsfromourgoldenyears]

We don't happen to think our lights are tacky. They are very delicate little white lights, in our plants on the terrace, and tastefully done. In fact, I'm thinking of leaving them up year round.

[@jhlfsc]

@@postcardsfromourgoldenyears Listen....I want to apologize because I think you may have taken my comment in a way I didn't intend you to. I didn't say that I think they're tacky (I happen to love Christmas lights, the big fat colored glass bulb ones as a matter of fact). I meant to say that THEY (the French in general) tend to think they're tacky. I don't doubt that yours are lovely (and frankly more tasteful than what I would've put out), I am just giving my opinion (based on what I have heard many of the French say) on why they do not decorate like other countries do. I personally don't agree with their assessment either so hopefully you will get them on board with a new trend for them! 👍Haha

[@postcardsfromourgoldenyears]

I appreciate the clarification. 😊 Actually, I don't like the big colored light bulbs. Ours are all tiny little white bulbs and seed lights, not big "in your face" bright colored lights. They are more like lights you'd find in a garden year round. We're going to keep them there whether the French people like them or not. 😉

[@jhlfsc]

@@postcardsfromourgoldenyears As you should! Lol😉

[@Didi-ir1gr]

Hi guys

[@alexiblackwell9366]

WHO DOES YOUR THEME SONG? I love that song so much what is the artists name and who sings it?

[@postcardsfromourgoldenyears]

We get all of our music through Epidemic Sound, a music subscription service for KZbin creators and others. It's called "Loving This Moment" by Gamma Skies

[@alexiblackwell9366]

@@postcardsfromourgoldenyears the song is beautiful and suites the two of you so much! Maybe I will see you in France one day. I am a single senior gal and also follow Janice. Love you 😘