Posts by Robert.L.Shaver

On the 18th of August Merry and I celebrated the 35th anniversary of our nuptials. Only three short years ago while visiting my mother we celebrated our thirty-second anniversary in a French restaurant in San Francisco, little knowing that our destiny would take us to the very heart of France, Paris, so soon after. We had…

The place where we are staying has a great view to the west so the sunsets have been spectacular on several evenings. It's a perfect place for me to practice making short timelapse movies. As this video demonstrates, I've got a lot to learn. Still, I thought you might enjoy it anyway. https://youtu.be/NgwrsoP-EVY We are unlikely…

On Sunday we took the metro to the Eiffel Tower district of Paris. We attended the 13H30 (we would say 1:30 PM) commentary service at The American Church in Paris. After that we walked around the district, got a coffee and desert and then went back to The American Church in Paris for a choral show…

We've been in Paris for the past five days with the temperature often 100 degrees Fahrenheit (about 38 C). Today we got a little rain and some lower temperatures. What a relief. I've been experimenting with my camera doing some time-laps and a spectacular shot of the Eiffel Tower with it's aircraft warning beacon lite up…

Big fish and Friends Big Fish and FriendsWe left Austin on Friday the 19th for Atlanta, Georgia. Then we spent the whole next day at the Georgia Aquarium. What a wonderful place to visit. The whale sharks were amazing. On Sunday the 21st we caught our flight to Paris and now we are settling into our…

Some of you may have heard, but here's the full skinny. We are doing a home exchange with a family living in Paris, France. I know, kind'a crazy, right? Anyway, I'm posting this for those who might want to keep up with us. To make that easy, I've created a new web site I call Shavers.page…