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    Paris: Marais and the Louvre Concerts Virtually

    November 9, 2020 /

    Feeling like a walk through the Marais, visiting famous Paris restaurants or listening to a concert at the Louvre while staying cozy at home with a glass of French wine? If so, then save these dates: Louvre Concerts November 10 and 12; The Jewish Marais November 18; Famous Parisian Restaurants December 3.

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    Activities With Kids In Paris At Christmas

    December 14, 2010
    A Snow day in Paris Snowman at the Louvre Carrousel

    A Day in Paris When It Snowed

    January 19, 2021
    Paris Needlework Fair Poster Aiguille-en-Fete - English 2012

    Needlework Fair in Paris

    January 26, 2012
  • Chess players near l'Orangerie greenhouse at Luxembourg Gardens
    Guided Walks,  Let's Explore

    Le Jardin du Luxembourg: Live or Virtual Visit

    November 5, 2020 /

    Feeling like taking a walk through a garden today? I have a recommendation. ​On a sunny mid-October morning, I ​visited the Luxembourg Gardens live and virtually while testing a guided tour application. ​ Gary Kraut's Luxembourg Gardens​ ​tour ​began at the kiosk on one side of the Sénat and ended on the other side. The GPS and phone camera helped me stay on the path and Gary’s easy-to- follow instructions and his map guided me physically. Simultaneously following the tour and taking photographs, I needed that GPS, 15-second rewind and camera to get me easily back on track.

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    He Stole My Wallet But Got Caught — The Update

    July 17, 2014
    Shooting a movie in Paris - Place Monge

    New York Film Academy Paris April 24, 2011 – Open House

    April 21, 2011
    Peninsula Hotel, replica of plane, l'Oiseau Blanc

    Between Paris And The Airports

    December 8, 2014
  • Poster for the exhibition Man Ray et la Mode Musée du Luxembourg
    Let's Explore,  Photography-Art

    Man Ray: Fashion Photographer

    October 28, 2020 /

    Before there was Helmut Newton or Richard Avedon, there was Man Ray. From a fashion perspective and as fashion photographer, Musée du Luxembourg explores the body of Man Ray's fashion work. In the display cases, this exhibit follows his Parisian fashion trail with gowns featured in the Harper’s Bazaar magazine. I highly recommend downloading the Musée du Luxembourg audio guide to explore the exhibit virtually. Even after the exhibit closes, the audioguide remains active. Some images from my visit are below the videos. You begin with his early surrealist works and move quickly into his work with, photographer, Lee Miller...keep reading

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    Navigo and Metro Map Plan 2 in Paris

    Use Navigo for Weekend and Holiday Advantages

    April 19, 2013
    Exhibit catalog Paris vu par Hollywood Hôtel de Ville Paris 18 sep to 15 dec 2012

    Paris Vu Par Hollywood or How the Myth Began

    October 15, 2012
    Person walking across new transparent floor Eiffel Tower 57 meters up

    Eiffel Tower Adds New Floor

    March 18, 2015
  • Image of brasserie Le Renard and tabac neons
    Photography-Art,  Seeing Paris

    Bright Colors: Paris Evening Lights

    October 14, 2020 /

    A week after seeing a part of Paris in black and white, it was time to focus on bright colors. Along the way, I recalled other ways to view the evening light in reflections and patterns. I was one of seven photographers who followed a spontaneous route from the Metro Temple along Rue de Turbigo, off and on Rue du Temple, toward Arts et Métiers (museum), rue du Renard (fox) down to l'Hotel de Ville and the Pont d'Arcole. On the bridge....

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    Louis Braille’s Home Is A Museum

    October 12, 2011
    Poster for Caro/Jeunet exhibit at Halle Saint Pierre Montmartre until July 31, 2018

    Caro and Jeunet – Their Art of Creative Movies Exhibit

    January 31, 2018
    Peninsula Hotel, replica of plane, l'Oiseau Blanc

    Between Paris And The Airports

    December 8, 2014
  • Cat in construction area at night
    Let's Explore,  Photography-Art

    Paris Evening, Walking in Black and White

    October 3, 2020 /

    Paris has an aura when the lights dim on a moist evening. With a group of photographers on an evening shoot, the black and white theme had four criteria: reflection, near and far, silhouette and/or en marche (walking, movement). An image could have any or all of these criteria. We began at Place Igor-Stravinsky and walked through the first, second and third districts/arrondissements... click on the title to read more and see the images

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    Image of Nathalie from Bring France Home in her shop rue de Birague

    Bring France Home and Support Small Businesses

    August 21, 2020
    postcard with croissant head Bring France Home

    Quirky Paris Souvenir Ideas

    April 17, 2018
    Brochure drawing of the Chimère Orchestra and l'homme-oiseau parade ©ArtsForainsMuseum/demainonchangetout

    Balade de l’homme-oiseau at Musée des Arts Forains-Spectacular event!

    December 31, 2013
  • Temporary Grand Palais with Eiffel Tower view
    Let's Explore,  Museums

    The Temporary Grand Palais

    September 27, 2020 /

    On the radio one day I heard that the Grand Palais was moving to a new location. I went to Place Joffre across from the Ecole Militaire and the Champ-de-Mars--Nothing. Shortly after, I heard on the radio work had begun. I jumped on bus 86 and headed for the Eiffel Tower, missed my stop but saw this looming wood structure jutting out above the trees. The first frames secured on delivery trucks were being pieced together. A few weeks later, I returned to the construction site to check on progress. The Grand Palais Ephémère (temporary) is a wooden dual-framed structure is well underway in its new location with a spectacular…

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    Saying Goodbye to Icons in the Bastille Neighborhood

    January 12, 2018
    French speaking talking bears in a Paris toy store

    Toys That Speak French and Toy Stores in Paris

    July 5, 2011
    The hashtag for Foire de Paris (or in French "mot-dièse)

    Best of Foire de Paris 2015

    May 9, 2015
  • The sign that impressioned Louboutin to work with heels
    Let's Explore,  Museum exhibitions

    Christian Louboutin Exhibition(iste)

    September 13, 2020 /

    For Christian Louboutin, "a shoe has so much more to offer than just to walk". The fashion designer known for his over-the-topThe sign that impressioned Louboutin between 10 and 12 to work with heels footwear with the red soles, Louboutin was inspired to create a line of high heels after a visit to the Museum of African and Oceanian Arts. Here he observed a sign forbidding patrons to wear high heels because of the delicate mosaic tile floor. Inspired by the museum in the 12th arrondissement where he lived, Louboutin used motifs, architecture, color, Indian and Egyptian movies even the iridescent fish in the museum’s aquarium to interpret this multi-cultural neighborhood in his…

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    Logo for Foire d'Automne (Autumn Home Show) in Paris

    Autumn Foire de Paris (Home Show)

    September 13, 2013
    Le Meurice Restaurant scene looking at fireplace, Paris, Yannick Alléno, Chef des Cuisines

    Le Meurice Is A Paris Dining Pleasure

    May 23, 2010
    image of the Boucherie Bruno Marché Bastille

    Paris Markets Wrapped in Plastic

    May 15, 2020
  • Image of Nathalie from Bring France Home in her shop rue de Birague
    Practical Info,  Specialty shops

    Bring France Home and Support Small Businesses

    August 21, 2020 /

    “We’re still here,” said Nathalie as she dusted the Paris dust off the shelves and products. Bring France Home is your Made in France shop on rue de Birague and online. Click on the categories at the bottom of their webpage to fill your shopping basket! The Eiffel Tower jewelry (category “jewels”) is unique to Bring France Home from their neighbor jeweler: Galerie UBU. Nathalie is optimistic for this year, but her shop and others need the international tourists back to survive. Chamber of Commerce (CCI) research in October 2019 showed that 80% of a shop’s revenue came from international tourists...... Click on the title to read more and watch…

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    Apartment Crackdown In Paris

    October 4, 2010

    Paris Snow and Bus 69 at Dusk

    February 12, 2018

    Eiffel Tower, Batobus and Metamorphosis

    October 8, 2011
  • Sunbather looking into Seine Paris Plages 2020
    Life in Paris & France,  Specific Info

    Paris Plages 2020 Includes Covid Testing

    August 13, 2020 /

    Paris Plages is carrying on its tradition in 2020 with sun and fun in this "Eté particulier". Circumstances make this a special summer with daily activities under sanitary conditions. Even Covid testing is included in the activities until August 30. Weekends at the Paris Plages (beach) are very busy. However, visit on a Wednesday and the atmosphere is much calmer. You can even find open deckchairs and parasols! The only line is at for Covid testing between 2 and 6 pm. the average wait time is 30 minutes to 2 hours for two different tests: do you have the antibodies and have you had Covid. Paris Plages is open daily…

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    Paris Photo Walk at Pont Alexandre III

    September 10, 2015
    The hashtag for Foire de Paris (or in French "mot-dièse)

    Best of Foire de Paris 2015

    May 9, 2015
    Galeries Lafayette Christmas decorations customers on the plank

    Noël Voyage in Paris

    December 17, 2020
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