It is May 1, the sky is blue and it is supposed to rain at 3 p.m. You would never know it; not a cloud in the sky. This is a holiday and all is quiet. A food store in our neighborhood is open, the local cafés are closed. A …
A second snow day hit Paris (January 7), windier and more than the first day . It snowed in November and now we have our first snowfall for two days. Christmas missed out this time around.
After watching the Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony on Friday night on television, I wondered what all the decorations looked like in person. I wanted to see Lady Gaga’s stage and wondered if Marie Antoinette was still standing in the Conciergerie windows holding her head. Wandering from the Bastille to the …
Traversing French territory (hexagon, metropole and overseas), it reaches Paris for Bastille Day, July 14. The route covers all 20 arrodissements/districts.
A new list of Paris 2024 Olympics shopping has been added to this post… Asking myself simple questions about the Paris Olympics 2024 mascot gradually began a quest and became my obsession. Does the Olympics 2024 mascot have a gender?
I captured December views in Paris in a short video, featuring, Christmas windows, choirs, exhibitions, and street scenes. Wishing you happy holidays and a safe 2024! Watch the video here: https://youtu.be/TwPSRhM82WU.
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 …
Paris neighbourhoods have gone through gentrification significantly in the 2000s. Along Rue du Faubourg Saint-Antoine n the Bastille is no exception. The furniture manufactures and sales offices have given way to clothing and sports stores. There is hope, however, because La Maison Tassin Cuir (leather) continues an upholstery tradition. Their …
One day walking through the Bastille plaza, I saw the Christmas trees being set up around the green July column. By the next evening, purple was once again the sparkling color lighting up the Bastille July column. For the Christmas holiday, Pere Noël was riding the merry-go-round and another day …