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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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    Ida Rubinstein and Vaslav Nijinski by George Barbier (1913) for the Diaghilev Russian ballet "Shéhérazade" poster

    The Multi-Cutural Background of “The Arabian Nights”

    January 15, 2013
    Willy Ronis exhibition Photo album in English and French for sale at exhibition

    Willy Ronis-Views of Belleville Menilmontant in Paris

    October 31, 2018
    Musée des Arts Forains poster for Le Festival du Merveilleux 2013

    Arts Forains Another Marvelous Festival for Christmas 2013

    December 31, 2013
  • Couple with photographer wearing masks
    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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    Anthony and his father Antonio, Credit : Mairie de Paris

    2014 Best Paris Baguette

    March 24, 2014
    Auvers sur Oise City Hall with matching VanGogh painting

    Travel Between Paris And Auvers-sur-Oise

    May 25, 2011

    Pierre Cardin’s Permanent Paris Museum

    October 19, 2015
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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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    Soldes Paris Sales Printemps

    General July Activities In Paris

    June 28, 2010
    Baby'tems baby equipment rental in Paris

    Baby’tems – Equipment For Vacation

    May 20, 2010
    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 Amelot entrance Repaire de Cartouche
    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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    Printemps Christmas Store

    Department Store Tips

    October 5, 2011
    Poster (affiche) for exhibition l'Histoire en Costumes de la Belle Époque aux années folles 1890-1930 at Château Champs-sur-Marne

    Expo: l’Histoire en Costumes 1890-1930

    April 23, 2017
    Printemps Christmas Tree 2013 Joyeuses Fetes Happy Holidays

    Updated Ideas for December Activities

    December 6, 2013
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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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    Hopper - Impressionism & Fashion, two Paris exhibits

    Impressionist Influences on Hopper and on Fashion

    December 7, 2012
    The safe at Societe Generale on Boulevard Haussmann

    Your Money in Paris

    November 10, 2011
    Horse pulling cart with workers at Guédelon

    Guédelon is About Building a Fortified Castle

    August 16, 2014

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