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Christmas Windows 2025 Children peering into the windows from a special stand

Paris Christmas Windows 2025 – And the Winner Is…!

by Colleen's Paris December 16, 2025
Life in ParisShopping & Markets & Events written by Colleen's Paris

Each year in Paris, department stores decorate their windows with lively Christmas holiday displays. Each stands out for with their own theme to delight. Le Bon Marché on rue de Sèvres (7th arrondissement) was the first store to decorate its windows, in 1909. The displays are as varied as the …

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Cyril Huet 2023 Grand Paris Pâtisserie Chef Winner

Salon du Chocolat is One Big Candy Store!

by Colleen's Paris October 30, 2023
Life in ParisShopping & Markets & Events written by Colleen's Paris

Welcome to the largest chocolate store in the world! In 2023, the Salon du Chocolat store supplies gigantic chocolate croissants, a 5-meter tall spire topped with a chocolate puppy (LuLu), global and exotic chocolate-producing locations, 250 chocolate and pastry shops, the latest chocolate dresses and capes and competitions like: Who …

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The Grand Staircase was designed by the architect, Georges Wybo, and constructed after the great fire between 1922 and 1924 Printemps Grand Staircase Le Renouveau du Grand Escalier du Printemps

Printemps Haussmann Reopens Their Floating Starcase

by Colleen's Paris June 4, 2023
Life in ParisShopping & Markets & Events written by Colleen's Paris

Opening the daily newspaper, Le Parisien, the photo of a magnificent staircase in Printemps Haussmann met my eyes. After forty years, Printemps Haussmann reopened Le Grand Escalier (the Great Staircase). Get lost in the mirrors that reflect and the balustrades that twist to infinity. A major renovation project is complete. Forty …

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June 4, 2023 0 comments
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Foire de Paris 2023 Concours Lépine Pavillon 1

Inventions and Fun at Foire de Paris 2023

by Colleen's Paris May 2, 2023
Life in ParisShopping & Markets & Events written by Colleen's Paris

Where can you see 400 inventions for 2023 under one roof? My first stop at the Foire de Paris, the Lépine Competition (Concours Lépine, Pavillon 1 Porte de Versailles). My favorite inventions this year involved reading with an LED light and page holder held with your thumb, silicon fabric storage …

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May 2, 2023 0 comments
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Storefront Arts et Lumières with MailDrop, Mr. Bringas and the lamps colleensparis.com

Finding Treasure Around the Corner in the Bastille

A Paris Shop Full of Light
by Colleen's Paris February 13, 2023
Life in ParisShopping & Markets & Events written by Colleen's Paris

Have you ever wanted a specific, stylish item? And you searched until you found it? My search was for finding the hanging lamp treasure that would fit in with my 1890s library ceiling. No flea market was needed. The treasure was literally, around the corner from my apartment in the …

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Detail of no parking handicap and other signs BHV Quincaillerie Hardware department colleensparis.com

Humorous wall and door signs at BHV

by Colleen's Paris December 27, 2022
Life in ParisShopping & Markets & Events written by Colleen's Paris

Are you looking for that very Made in France gift or souvenir with a touch of humor? Have you thought about a French door sign? Yes or no, visit a quincaillerie (hardware store) or BHV (Bazar de l’Hôtel de Ville). The department store, BHV has a hardware department with many …

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Printemps Christmas Window Circus Theme 2022 Colleen's Paris

Printemps and Galeries Lafayette Christmas 2022 Windows in Paris

by Colleen's Paris December 20, 2022
Life in ParisShopping & Markets & Events written by Colleen's Paris

Have you ever felt a bit of pressure to beat the clock? Looking at my photos, I found Boulevard Haussmann’s Printemps and Galeries Lafayette Christmas 2022 window, interior and sunset photos waiting for a story. As I write this, it is New Year’s Eve and 2023 is only hours away!! …

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Line up of Nutcracker Toy Soldiers at Jardin des Tuileries Colleen's Paris

Christmas Magic Begins at Jardin des Tuileries Market

by Colleen's Paris November 20, 2022
Life in ParisShopping & Markets & Events written by Colleen's Paris

What greets you when you enter the Annual Christmas Market at the Tuileries Gardens?  Nutcracker Soldiers. And before the market opens? Where are they? Hidden, waiting to get out in the open. I noticed them while crossing the gardens on November 18. My eyes fell upon rows of black hats. The …

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Bugatti type 35 Jean Luc Decluzeau Salon du Chocolat 2022 colleensparis

The Salon du Chocolat 2022 Offered Fashion and a Chocolate Bugatti

by Colleen's Paris November 1, 2022
Life in ParisShopping & Markets & Events written by Colleen's Paris

What do you do with 400 kilos (881 pounds) of chocolate? You build a Bugatti Grand Prix type 35, of course! The Bugatti was one of the numerous creative chocolate sculptures at the Salon du Chocolat’s 27th edition in Paris at Porte de Versailles.  The event is always scheduled for the last …

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