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    Notre-Dame de Paris: Oaks and Stone – the Latest News

    February 17, 2021 /

    The day after the fire, President Emmanuel Macron said that Notre-Dame de Paris would be repaired by 2024. That was the easy part. Where do you find trees at least 100-years old to replace Eugène Viollet-le-Duc's spire? Where do you find the stones to replace those from 760 year ago that were damaged by water and fire? Finding trees and stone is the easy part. The race against time is the hard part. The President and the committee in charge of the reconstruction have decided to restore the Notre-Dame de Paris cathedral to its 1865 renovation. The oak trees for the spire (flêche) are located west of Paris in the…

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    Poster of Paris Plages 2014

    Postcard from Paris Plages

    August 7, 2014
    Venice Train Gare de Bercy

    Gare de Bercy Is Not Gare de Lyon

    May 31, 2010
    Two-for-one supplement for Tele7Jours TV guide Foire de Paris

    Always Something New at Foire de Paris

    May 4, 2016
  • Image of Notre Dame after fire and child on swing
    Let's Explore,  Monuments

    One Year Ago-One Month Ago in Paris Notre-Dame’s Fire

    April 15, 2020 /

    One year ago, April 15, the steeple of Eugène Viollet-le-Duc burned and crashed through the roof of Notre-Dame de Paris: architectural flaw? One month ago, March 15, the sun was shining; everyone ignored a lockdown, went to the "beach" and socialised. An invisible agent locked down work on Notre Dame and confined us to one meter apart. One month from now, work on the new scaffolding holding the burnt scaffolding may continue and we may be less confined. In the meantime, the flowers are blooming, the sun is shining and garbage trucks still pass through my Paris street on time.

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    Willy Ronis exhibition Photo album in English and French for sale at exhibition

    Willy Ronis-Views of Belleville Menilmontant in Paris

    October 31, 2018
    Ultramod mercerie, 3 and 4 rue de Choiseul 75002 Paris, France

    Ultramod Mercerie (Buttons, Threads, Ribbons)

    November 2, 2011
    A Snow day in Paris Snowman at the Louvre Carrousel

    A Day in Paris When It Snowed

    January 19, 2021
  • Image of Eiffel Tower, Invalides in background, 130 years
    Eiffel Tower,  Let's Explore

    Madame Eiffel Tower Celebrates 130 Years

    October 11, 2019 /

    In May 2019, the Eiffel Tower turned 130; however, why not celebrate the birthday all year long. To celebrate this event, an interactive Fall Event is underway at the Eiffel Tower until the end of November on the esplanade, under a dome covering about 300 m2, is free and open to everyone. Visitors walk over screens on the ground that reproduce the image of the girders .... which feels likes walking over nothing, experience the monument’s wind resistance and become painters of the Eiffel Tower

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    Poster of Paris Plages 2014

    Postcard from Paris Plages

    August 7, 2014
    Grand Palais interior Staircase

    Revival of the Grand Palais

    October 5, 2011
    Poster Des Jouets et des hommes, RMN/Grand Palais Paris until January 23, 2012

    Any Age Enjoys a Good Toy at the Grand Palais

    October 2, 2011
  • Image shows the Eiffel Tower Green project "OnEI"
    Eiffel Tower,  Let's Explore

    Eiffel Tower-One Big Green Space and Garden

    May 24, 2019 /

    Eiffel Tower, Quai Branley, Iena Bridge, Trocadero, Place Varsovie, Ecole militaries will be joined by one big green space and pedestrian zone between 2021-2024. Around 2024 the area of the Eiffel Tower, including Trocadéro and l’Ecole militaire will add clean air to your lungs according to the Paris Mayor’s office. The area around the Eiffel Tower is going green. Vehicles of any kind will no longer circulate around either the Tower or across the Iena bridge. From the Place Varsovie on the right bank across from Chatillot to the left bank’s Quai Branly, all will be classified for pedestrians only. Work begins 2021 and continues until 2024.

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    Frank Gehry Fondation Louis Vuitton conversation with Jean-Louis Cohen

    A Rare Moment in Paris with Frank Gehry

    October 3, 2019
    Image of book The Food Lover's Guide to Paris for review

    The Food Lover’s Guide to Paris: Tempting!

    December 3, 2019
    Please do not touch the lettuce written on a blackboard

    Paris Food Markets

    November 10, 2011
  • Eiffel Tower,  Life in Paris & France,  Photography-Art,  Videos

    Paris Scenes: Balcony, Street & Snow

    February 8, 2018 /

    These are scenes from a Montmartre balcony over Paris while at a party, walking to the metro near Ledru-Rollin/Bastille to attend a conference, snow scenes along streets in the 11th arrondissement heading to the suburb of Bagnolet for a presentation rehearsal between January 26 and February 7.

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    facade view of Hôtel de Mayenne Rue de Rivoli and a Philippe Starck history marker

    Paris History One Translate App Away

    September 3, 2019
    Magazine Vivre Paris Kids special edition

    Paris Summer Activities with Kids

    July 19, 2016

    Walk and Roll Event-100 Trains for Ataxia

    March 23, 2016
  • Des Mots et Des Arts manages ticket sales base of tower Tour Saint Jacques Châtelet Paris
    Monuments,  Seeing Paris

    How to Visit the Tour Saint-Jacques – Châtelet

    July 21, 2014 /

    If you want to begin your pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela, begin at the Tour Saint-Jacques in Paris/Châtelet. Or skip the pilgrimage and reserve on line for the panoramic view from the top of the tower. Reservations open on line every Monday morning for one of seventeen available spots.

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    Christmas decorations at Tissus Reine

    Cute Christmas Decorations In Montmartre

    December 2, 2010
    Le Meurice Restaurant scene looking at fireplace, Paris, Yannick Alléno, Chef des Cuisines

    Le Meurice Is A Paris Dining Pleasure

    May 23, 2010
    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
  • Interactive game Shambles at Versailles "Help Louis XIV to build his Palace
    Monuments

    Experience Versailles in 3D from Home

    June 17, 2012 /

    While preparing a visit to Versailles, I ended up helping build Versailles. The building task involves matching three levels of  architecture to please Mr. Mansard and the King. Playing the game, I heard myself giggling out loud (as did the rest of the household). Once completed, I earned a medal and the approval of the Louis XIV. “Shambles at Versailles”  is one of the new interactive games to help Jules Hardouin-Mansard (architecture), Jean-Baptiste Colbert (menagerie) and André le Nôtre (gardens) finish building Versailles. And by the way, did Versailles always look this way, gigantic and full of gardens? Surely, there must have been something on the grounds before: A forest? a house? a…

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    Publicity photo for Moliere's The Miser or the Scrooge (l'Avare), Ranelagh Theatre, Paris

    French in English-Theatre in Paris

    October 26, 2018
    Manufacture des Gobelins Tour _Tapestry

    Gobelins Tour – Weaving at Warp Speed

    June 15, 2011
    Take a train to Champagne sur Seine and bike to Moret sur Loing http://www.ville-moret-sur-loing.fr

    Sightseeing Using Trains in Île-de-France

    June 28, 2016
  • Grand Palais interior Staircase
    Monuments

    Revival of the Grand Palais

    October 5, 2011 /

    The falling rivet that saved the Grand Palais Watch out! A falling rivet in 1993 was the wake up call that things were not exactly right within and beneath the Grand Palais. What happened during the past 12 years while the Grand Palais was closed to the public and why for the next year it will be shrouded and framed by scaffolding is a continuing story. But there is hope because it is no longer sliding into the banks of the Seine river. Panel translations inside the Grand Palais When you enter this edifice during the coming two years for varied events you will most likely see several panels (in French)…

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    Salon du Chocolat Junior new addition to the 2016 Paris edition

    Salon du Chocolat Junior is New Addition

    October 31, 2016
    Galette des Rois with crown

    Scoop!!! The Best Parisian “Galette des rois” In My Backyard!

    January 6, 2011
    Theatre in Paris_Logo

    French Theatre in Paris & English Surtitles

    July 12, 2016
  • Pantheon Colonnades with Eiffel Tower in the distance
    Monuments,  Seeing Paris

    Pantheon Has the Best Panoramic View of Paris

    July 8, 2011 /

    It is close to take off. The anticipation mounts. For those at the end of the line, the hope is to be within the fifty chosen ones. The climb to the top of the Pantheon (les colonnades) includes about 276 steps. It is not a straight climb up. Your visit to the top in no way resembles your descent. It is an easy walk that combines flat and sloping surfaces. This is not one steep climb up the same stairs, but broken up into sections. That’s why it is not an exhaustive walk. The waiting area is close to the entrance in a cordoned-off area in a niche in the…

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    View of Champs Elysees with cyclists-May 8 is first Sunday pedestrian opening

    Paris Begins Another Fresh Air Tradition

    May 5, 2016
    l'Officiel des spectacles - Paris weekly entertainment magazine

    l’Officiel des spectacles – Your Weekly Guide About Paris

    April 23, 2010
    Paris Needlework Fair Poster Aiguille-en-Fete - English 2012

    Needlework Fair in Paris

    January 26, 2012
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