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    Let's Explore,  Seeing Paris

    Blue Velvet Christmas in Paris

    December 25, 2020 /

    Three Paris monuments are wearing Blue Velvet this year. La Ville de Paris theme this year is “Paris Scintille” (Paris sparkles). Until January 3, Paris sparkles with white drops of light dripping down the façade of the Hôtel de Ville (City hall) and the Luxor Obelisk on Place de la Concorde. The Bastille Colonne de Juillet (July column) has no white drops but was my first dramatic glimpse of the blue velvet. What You Will See The Hôtel de Ville plaza is an illuminated, enchanted, fairy-tale forest with two free merry-go-rounds, including a double-decker. There are wood chalet kiosks with various treats. One kiosk is selling spiced wine, pretzels, waffles,…

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    August 1, 2013
    Barefoot college, Tilonia, India, man sitting next to Merry Xmas/Happy New Year banner

    Happy New Year 2015 from Paris!

    January 7, 2015
    Along the promenade of Lake Enghien

    Paris Day Trip to Enghien-les-Bains

    October 2, 2015
  • View of Champs Elysees with cyclists-May 8 is first Sunday pedestrian opening
    Events and Trade Shows,  Life in Paris & France

    Paris Begins Another Fresh Air Tradition

    May 5, 2016 /

    Currently, Paris closes particular neighborhood streets on Sundays. The Paris City Council has now added a famous avenue to the list. Below you will find links to maps of those neighborhoods, information on new neighborhoods being added this summer and details about the Champs-Elysées. The exclusive Avenue des Champs-Elysées receives a breath of fresh air when certain dignitaries visit or during a special event. Beginning May 8.....

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    Paris Spring Knows No Calendar-January Flowers

    January 16, 2011
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    December 27, 2011
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    Eiffel Tower Adds New Floor

    March 18, 2015
  • Friday, November 20, a week after the Paris attacks. The Eiffel Tower is specially lit in red, white and blue until November 25
    Events and Trade Shows,  Life in Paris & France,  Photography-Art

    Paris Scenes – A Rainy November Night

    November 24, 2015 /

    A week after the Paris attacks I went out to see if anyone else was out. Along the Champs-Elysées the cars were moving along as usual, the Ferris wheel was turning. They switched on the lights along the avenue a day later than planned. Not many wandered the the Village de Noël Christmas market lanes and sidewalks. Walking toward the Seine, Dior along the Avenue Montaigne had the most spectacular decoration among illuminated trees. Catching the bus from Alma-Marceau to Trocadéro, the Eiffel Tower ...

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    Use Navigo for Weekend and Holiday Advantages

    April 19, 2013
    cheesecake from Schwartz's Deli with Philadelphia Cream Cheese

    My Coiffeuse Wants A Cheesecake Recipe

    March 9, 2011
    Paris Needlework Fair Poster Aiguille-en-Fete - English 2012

    Needlework Fair in Paris

    January 26, 2012
  • Gignol-Theatre de Guignol on the Champs-Elysees-puppet show
    Children and Teens,  Children French Activities,  Videos

    Puppets And Marionettes In Paris

    February 19, 2014 /

    Children may not understand French, but visual art is multi-lingual. Below is a list of ideas for Marionnettes, Guignols, Theatre, Magic and Circus. Some theaters close for the winter. For additional information on these entertainment venues, buy either of two weekly, small-format magazines at any newsstand: l’Officiel des spectacles or Pariscope. I recommend th l’Officiel (website). Pariscope is available on Twitter @Pariscope. Under the heading “pour les jeunes” in l’Officiel des spectacles, the categories are: -classic plays -other spectacles (theatre) -talks and workshops -marionnettes/guignols -circus -zoos/aquariums -theme parks Use Google Translate for translations into English of the following Web sites. The Paris mayor’s office has a few guignol/marionette/puppet shows listed…

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    Updated Ideas for December Activities

    December 6, 2013
    Say I love you in Cinderella's carriage - Porpose in Paris

    Proposals and Love in Paris

    May 25, 2011
    Taste of Paris 2016 poster

    A Satisfying Taste of Paris

    February 13, 2016
  • Ferris Wheel at Place de la Concorde in Christmas holidays Champs Elysees
    Archive

    Champs-Elysées Lights Up

    November 26, 2010 /

    The plans for the actress Melanié Laurent to light up the Champs-Elysées at 6 p.m., November 22, 2010, was on “French Time”. They threw the switch at 6:20 p.m. After rushing out of the metro stop, Clemenceau, thinking that I had missed it all, in a blink of an eye, the dark trees began dripping their energy-efficient drops of light through the leaves. The lights cost about one million euros and are financed by the merchants, commercial sponsors and the city of Paris. The city, having its own financial difficulties, reduced its share this year. The Holiday lights on the Champs-Elysées are lighting the 2.2 kilometer avenue and 415 trees.…

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    Santa’s Workshop Is Open For Business

    November 18, 2011
    La Parisienne, over the entryway to the exposition universelle 1900

    Paris 1900 Exhibit at Petit Palais

    June 2, 2014
    Pâtisserie Viennoise 8 Rue de l'École de Médecine, 75006 Paris

    Paris Hot Chocolate Tastings

    January 2, 2013
  • Looking at the Champs-Elysees garden in Paris- Gad Weil and Laurence Medioni
    Museum exhibitions,  Videos

    Champs-Elysées-One Big Garden

    May 21, 2010 /

    The Champs-Elysées will be transformed into one big garden on May 23 and 24, 2010 for an event called Nature Capitale. It is to celebrate World Biodiversity year (2010) and World Biodiversity Day (May 22). Nature Capitale is “a jubilatory creation, a sensitive and popular artwork…” – Gad Weil, street artist (Créateur d’art de rue) Watch the video (adjust settings to 480p) on YouTube during the set up and activities May 22, 23 and 24. The photo is from the hydraulic lift looking toward the Arc de Triomphe. The Jeunes Agriculteurs (Young Farmers Association) and the inter-professional organization France Bois Foret will do the “planting”. With the aid of contributions…

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    April 15, 2020
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    January 31, 2011
    Along the promenade of Lake Enghien

    Paris Day Trip to Enghien-les-Bains

    October 2, 2015

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