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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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    Maternal Tenderness (1786) Salon 1787 one of three paintings shown at the salon exulting the joys of motherhood, reflecting the new spirit of the time, fashionable to express sentimentalism.

    Vigée Le Brun Retrospective at Grand Palais

    November 3, 2015

    Paris Snow and Bus 69 at Dusk

    February 12, 2018
    poster for December 31 Jean-Michel Jarre virtual reality at Notre-Dame de paris

    Notre-Dame de Paris and Jean-Michel Jarre

    December 31, 2020
  • Two images of Charlotte Perriand facing the valley and on the "Chaise basculante" Tilting Chair
    Let's Explore,  Museums

    Charlotte Perriand, Architect/Designer/Artist at FLV

    January 30, 2020 /

    Are you interested or curious about the synthesis of architecture, art and design? Two noted artist/architects who fit that description are Charlotte Perriand and Frank Gehry.  Charlotte Perriand "imagined an 'art of living' that broke the codes of the time." The Charlotte Perriand exhibition at the Fondation Louis Vuitton may be closing February 24, 2020 but you have time to download the audio guide! This exhibition and audio guide have a "use-by date" and will not be available once the next exhibit opens April 1. Listen to the stories of her career in interviews and exhibit descriptions. You will find them fascinating. Charlotte Perriand was a member of the Le Corbusier…

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    Manege Enfantin, Pavillon de Bercy, Museum of Fairground Arts, Musée des Arts Forains, Paris, Open Christmas Holidays Dec 26-Jan 6

    The Fair That Stays In Town-Musée des Arts Forains

    July 1, 2016
    La Parisienne, over the entryway to the exposition universelle 1900

    Paris 1900 Exhibit at Petit Palais

    June 2, 2014
    Visitors have the chance to choose the next color of the stairwell walls #l'Institute Suédois

    Hôtel de Marle’s Hidden Rooms at l’Institute Suédois

    September 27, 2019
  • Fondation Louis Vuitton shuttle facing Arc de Triomphe next to metro
    Let's Explore,  Museums,  Practical Info,  Transportation

    Shuttle Arc de Triomphe to Fondation Louis Vuitton

    January 30, 2020 /

    Do you prefer light, airy, electric transportation? Would you like a scenic ride along the fashionable Avenue Foch to and from the Arc de Triomphe? When you plan a visit to the Fondation Louis Vuitton (FLV) you have alternatives: Line 1, Buses 63 or 244 or the FLV shuttle. The requirement to use the shuttle is to have an admission ticket to the museum. Oh my! What if you decide to go to the museum on a whim and have not purchased a ticket!?

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    Olivier Giraud, Theatre de la Main d'Or, Paris

    Comedy Review – Become Parisian In One Hour

    June 29, 2010
    poster for the Cimetière des chiens celebrating 120 year anniversary

    Journées européennes du patrimoine 2019 & cemeteries

    September 4, 2019
    Children Christmas window Printemps

    With Kids In Paris At Christmas

    December 14, 2010
  • Image of book The Food Lover's Guide to Paris for review
    Book Reviews,  Specific Info

    The Food Lover’s Guide to Paris: Tempting!

    December 3, 2019 /

    When is the last time you read a food guide in one sitting? The Food Lovers's Guide to Paris is the first food book I ever read cover to cover in one day. I can personally recommend it and say, "delightfully delicious".  You are introduced to the book with a casual overview of then and now and reassured that French cuisine is here to stay. The guide is simply laid out and begins with a map and arrondissement locations of places mentioned in the guide. In the "How-to-Guide" section Helen Massy-Beresford gives essential courtesy tips. She then moves shows you to your table of dining or specialty shop pleasures with…

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    France 2012 Second Round of Elections Posters of N. Sarkozy and F. Hollande, May 6

    Impressions Of A First-Time French Voter

    May 7, 2012
    Journees du Patrimoine ceiling interior of the bank Societe Generale Boulevard Haussmann

    History of Journées Européennes du Patrimoine

    August 30, 2013
    ham and cheese sandwich the croque monsieur at the grocery store

    How did le Croque-Monsieur get its name?

    February 19, 2014
  • Fixed Paris taxi fare from right bank plus supplement for reserving day of reservation
    Practical Info,  Transportation

    Fixed Taxi Fare Between Paris and Airports – Strike Tips

    November 9, 2019 /

    Strikes getting the best of you? Book a taxi on the G7 Book a Taxi page in advance to get to the airports. Usually you can either step outside and into a taxi or book the same day. With the strikes, you want to reserve a taxi, with G7 whether going to the airport or into Paris. Taxi stands are outside the airport and do not usually have to be booked in advance. Rates vary between Rossy-Charles de Gaulle (CDG) and Orly (ORY). After an expensive experience pre-fixed rates, I had a rude surprise. Being stuck in traffic to the airport Roissy-Charles de Gaulle one day, an anxious feeling came over…

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    David Downie's latest book comes out September 26, 2017

    David Downie’s Parisian Love Affair with Food

    September 25, 2017
    Les Deux Magots side view with lady in long red scarf

    A Guide to Paris for Lovers of Literature

    December 10, 2013
    Musée des Arts Forains poster for Le Festival du Merveilleux 2013

    Arts Forains Another Marvelous Festival for Christmas 2013

    December 31, 2013
  • Wallace Fountain in front of Shakespeare and Company
    Let's Explore,  Seeing Paris

    Find Wallace Fountains Find Paris

    October 11, 2019 /

    Have you walked around Paris and passed right by a water fountain from 1872 without taking a drink? Did you spend two Euros on a bottle of water instead? The non-profit Society of the Wallace Fountains is working hard to preserve the iconic Wallace fountains. The Paris water department (Eau de Paris) is responsible for their continued functioning. The water source differs throughout Paris. Where I live in the Bastille, ours comes from an aquifer. The fascinating story and a guidebook with maps and 21 self-guided walks is a great way for to hunt for the fountains. As Barbara Lambesis the author and President of the foundation says, “Find the Wallace…

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    Lulu dans ma rue homepage for help at home Saint-Paul, Villiers and Commerces areas

    Lulu Dans Ma Rue On Vacation-Update Success

    July 17, 2017
    Denis Josselin crossing the Seine with Cité des Art et du Design to the right

    A Stroll on a Tightrope Stretched Across the Seine

    April 8, 2014
    Arts & Metiers metro station for transportation post

    Transportation Tips In and Around Paris

    December 1, 2017
  • 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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    Venice Train Buying Tickets Gare de Lyon from the Bercy station

    Buying Train Tickets

    August 9, 2011
    Michelle, Raina and Colleen, the "Winning Witches" finally finding the small, elusive Goya on our THATLou treasure hunt

    THATLou Hunts Treasure at the Louvre

    November 5, 2013
    Rear exterior of Château Champs-sur-Marne

    Day trip to Château Champs-sur-Marne

    April 22, 2017
  • Frank Gehry Fondation Louis Vuitton conversation with Jean-Louis Cohen
    Let's Explore,  Museum exhibitions

    A Rare Moment in Paris with Frank Gehry

    October 3, 2019 /

    Frank Gehry had just left the auditorium in a conversation with Jean-Louis Cohen at the Fondation Louis-Vuitton. After listening to his architectural journey as it relates to the "free and independent" architect Charlotte Perriand, I walked up to him. I thanked him for sharing his thoughts and for his unique design of this Fondation Louis Vuitton museum shaped like a boat, which is the symbol of Paris. He touched my arm and asked if I had seen the Charlotte Perriand exhibit, which had opened the day before.

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    Cheveux Cheris, Musee Quai Branly, exhibit September 18, 2012 to July 14, 2013

    Beloved Hair (Cheveux Cheris) Exhibit at Quai Branly

    April 16, 2013
    Couple with photographer wearing masks

    Fashionable Paris Masks

    May 29, 2020
    Scene from the Marché Aligre Flea Market Sunday with Gramophone with horn

    Flea and Specialized Markets in Paris

    November 10, 2011
  • Metro Poster of 20 years Les Acquisitions du Musée du Quai Branly
    Let's Explore,  Museums

    Musée du Quai Branly – Timely Exhibition Opens

    October 3, 2019 /

    Musée du Quai Branly is free to visitors until October 11 in memory of Jacques Chirac. A timely exhibition of the acquisitions over the past 20 years opened September 24, two days before former President Chirac passed away. In 1990 while still mayor of Paris, Mr. Chirac wanted to highlight the African Arts. When he became president in 1995, the Louvre was his target for the collections from two other Paris museums: Musée de l’Homme and the national museum Musée national des Arts d’Afrique et d’Océanie. Employees of the Musée de l’Homme went on strike in 1999 against the closure. The Musée des Arts d’Afrique et d’Océanie closed in 2003.…

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    Workers in the Canal Saint Martin pumping out the water

    Paris Canal Saint Martin is “unemployed”

    January 17, 2016
    Cover of Que Choisir consumer magazine March 2016

    Que Choisir Tests Beauty Ingredients

    March 10, 2016
    Citroen model car in front of French Driver License permis de conduire

    Driving in France – what kind of driver license is necessary?

    May 8, 2010
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