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    Billet d'Humeur/At a Glance,  Life in Paris & France

    New Real Estate for Paris Sidewalk Cafés

    June 2, 2020 /

    It is June 2. Parisians are in front of a café drinking their coffee, chatting with a table mate under a red awning and a bright blue sky. This sounds so normal. But it is another memorable day in history. The restaurants have gone from strictly take away to serving sit-down customers. Location, location. If the restaurant is lucky enough to front a wide space or a wide sidewalk, tables may legally extend way beyond their normal space for now. Outside dining is de rigueur until Prime Minister Eduoard Philippe's next status announcement  or until it rains.... (Click on the title to read more.)

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    Foire de Paris Finding Tickets

    May 2, 2017
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    “Le Dernier Metro” Lost in Frenchlation Outdoors

    August 17, 2017
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    Billet d'Humeur/At a Glance,  Life in Paris & France

    Fashionable Paris Masks

    May 29, 2020 /

    I am no longer desperate to find just any kind of face mask. Finding a mask has transitioned into its fashionable period in Paris. Face masks are no longer hard to find. They come in various shapes, prices and patterns. One day I saw a mask that coordinated with the skirt a girl was wearing. What would you think of fashionable Italian designed masks? The Italian-designed face masks are sold at the Casino grocery store on Rue Chemin du Vert. Piled together in a cardboard box without any fanfare, they sell for 3,50 Euros. They are comfortable, lightweight, washable, perfect for summer. The Italian-designed and imported to France masks include…

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    BHV and Other July Changes in Paris

    July 3, 2016
    Colleen earning an extra 50 points imitating the sculpture, although backwards

    Treasure Hunt at Musée d’Orsay

    April 13, 2015
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    Paris Plages 2020 Includes Covid Testing

    August 13, 2020
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    Billet d'Humeur/At a Glance,  Life in Paris & France

    Paris Markets Wrapped in Plastic

    May 15, 2020 /

    Life at the Parisian market has taken on a new form. The market is wrapped in plastic wrap. I could only look on. The scene was very surrealistic. On May 13 the markets reopened with new sanitary guidelines. The last time I visited the Bastille Market at Boulevard Richard Lenoir was March 22. Plastic crates separated the shoppers to provide distance. On March 23, the Mayor's office closed all outdoor and indoor markets. The ban did not include the grocery stores. Who needs a straw shopping basket ("panier") to carry around anymore? Market shopping is now available online for home delivery. The delivery order goes through Mayor's Office website, takes…

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    Chinese New Year along rue Sedaine in Paris

    February 8, 2011
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    Apartment Crackdown In Paris

    October 4, 2010
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    Scoop!!! The Best Parisian “Galette des rois” In My Backyard!

    January 6, 2011
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    Billet d'Humeur/At a Glance,  Life in Paris & France

    Le Doggy Bag Concept Expands in Paris

    May 13, 2020 /

    Paris has a new dining style in 2020: Take Away or in French "emporter" in le "doggy bag". All closed for health reasons, some cafés and restaurants are creatively staying in business. At the entry door is a table, display case of food, posted menus and sometimes flowers welcome walk-up guests to place their order. Using a paper bag to carry out your lunch or dinner in France, got its start in 2010. Le loi Grenelle 2 required restaurants to reduce their biodegradable garbage whence came le doggy bag or "sac à toutou". Home delivery from chocolate to sushi to pizza is catching on with riders on motor scooters and…

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    Le Jardin du Luxembourg: Live or Virtual Visit

    November 5, 2020
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    Catch The Montmartre Electric Bus (Montmartrobus)

    December 3, 2010
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    David Downie’s Parisian Love Affair with Food

    September 25, 2017
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    Billet d'Humeur/At a Glance,  Life in Paris & France

    Stopped by the Gendarmes

    April 10, 2020 /

    It is Covid-19 time and I am out for a beautiful, blue-sky morning walk with my camera. The delivery men on bicycles are collecting bags of chocolate for Easter from the chocolate shop on La rue du Pas-de-la-Mule. Walking past Places des Vosges, I passed a cinematographer and a director/producer filming for the gendarmery television network. Two mounted gendarmes were being filmed while questioning and chatting with locals about the document...

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    December 31, 2013
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    One Year Ago-One Month Ago in Paris

    April 15, 2020

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