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    Paris: Marais and the Louvre Concerts Virtually

    November 9, 2020 /

    Feeling like a walk through the Marais, visiting famous Paris restaurants or listening to a concert at the Louvre while staying cozy at home with a glass of French wine? If so, then save these dates: Louvre Concerts November 10 and 12; The Jewish Marais November 18; Famous Parisian Restaurants December 3.

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    Notre-Dame de Paris and Jean-Michel Jarre

    December 31, 2020
    Image in front of Hotel de Ville in hommage to Jacques Chirac

    Notre-Dame Bell, Emmanuel, Rings for Chirac

    September 30, 2019
    Beauford Delaney exhibition in Paris - groupings of some of his works. Exhibit in 2016 Wells International Foundation

    Artist, Beauford Delaney Exhibit in Paris

    January 27, 2016
  • Visitors have the chance to choose the next color of the stairwell walls #l'Institute Suédois
    Let's Explore,  Seeing Paris

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

    September 27, 2019 /

    Take a guided visit until October 13, of residential apartments in the Hôtel de Marle in the Marais (l'Institute Suédois). The tours are usually given in French. If you wish another language, like English, show up an hour before. Tours are Wednesday to Friday, Saturday and Sunday at 4pm. Go to reception at 3 pm and request an English tour. The Swedish Institute will arrange a guide for the exhibition “Hem fois 6” (Feel at home in 6 different apartments).

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    Jounaliste, Influenceur or Pigiste for Foire de Paris

    March 30, 2018
    Interior Courtyard of Petit Palais, Paris, France, dining on the terrace

    Free Things in Paris – A Partial List

    June 24, 2017
    l'Officiel des spectacles - Paris weekly entertainment magazine

    l’Officiel des spectacles – Your Weekly Guide About Paris

    April 23, 2010
  • Let's Explore,  Specialty shops

    Bring France Home with Designer Souvenirs

    August 31, 2017 /

    Bring Home France on rue de Birague in the Marais offers unique Paris and French souvenirs designed by a street artist, graphic designers, fashion and home designers. Some products are made by long-standing French firms in Gien, Limoges, by Duralex and Laulhère-France. In the store and for shopping online they have a wide selection of products ranging from gastronomy and jewels to fashion, decoration and toys. Nathalie Crouzet tells you some stories and legends behind some of the souvenirs in my first video story.

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    Musée de la Marine, Arts et Metiers, Paris, diving suit, scaphandre, Carmagnolle

    Art of Graphic Novels at Arts et Métiers

    February 13, 2017
    Willie's Cacao Salon du Chocolat 2015

    Global Chocolate at Paris Salon du Chocolat

    October 31, 2015
    Printemps Christmas Store

    Department Store Tips

    October 5, 2011
  • 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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    View from Eiffel Tower overlooking Quai Branly museum

    Paris Seen From Above

    July 30, 2010
    Willie's Cacao Salon du Chocolat 2015

    Global Chocolate at Paris Salon du Chocolat

    October 31, 2015
    Taking a break during the photo session Port des Champs Elysées

    Paris Photo Walk at Pont Alexandre III

    September 10, 2015
  • Place des Vosges, Paris, France, fountain icicle
    Let's Explore,  Seeing Paris

    December 1 – It Is Snowing In Paris

    December 1, 2010 /

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    The Flammarion publishers have a lending library reading area during Paris-Plages 2010

    Les Vacances – The “Aoûtiens” Have Left Paris

    August 1, 2010
    iPhone find your IMEI number in case of theft

    What To Do BEFORE Your Cell Phone Is Stolen

    January 21, 2013
    Two euro book of short stories by Guy de Maupassant

    Paris Fashion – Read a Book

    October 1, 2015
  • Leaves changing inside the Hotel Sully garden
    Let's Explore,  Seeing Paris

    A Paris Indian Summer

    November 8, 2010 /

    It is warm, it is beautiful. Hard to stay inside and not enjoy the wildly bright colors. The annual glory of color shines inside the courtyard of Hotel Sully, the Marais, when the leaves are changing. Take a visit through the Paris Indian Summer video to see more of Hôtel de Béthune-Sully in the Marais, Jardin des Tuileries, Jardin des Plantes and the “Serres” (greenhouses). Hotel Sully is undergoing renovations and will open to the public in the future. This building is “in the heart of the Marais, one of the finest Louis XIII buildings in Paris and the residence of the family of Maximillien de Béthune, Duke of Sully,…

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    Pont Louis Philippe looking back at Ile de la Cité

    A February Saturday in Paris

    February 28, 2011
    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
    Horse pulling cart with workers at Guédelon

    Guédelon is About Building a Fortified Castle

    August 16, 2014
  • Sapeur Pompier demonstrating helmet on future rescuer recruit
    Events and Trade Shows,  Neighborhoods

    Journées du Patrimoine-My Paris Fire Station

    September 20, 2010 /

    One of the advantages of the  Journées du patrimoine, the annual heritage weekend, is that doors normally closed are open to the public.  Most Parisian courtyards are hard to peek into nowadays unless you happen to be around when someone enters or exits. The magnetic key used is necessary to ensure security. On this special weekend you may find courtyards of other buildings accessible. The sapeurs pompiers (the fire brigade) for our area opens its doors every September. They are also known for their July 14 (Bastille Day) fireman’s ball. Since 1812, our caserne des pompiers, 7 & 9 rue de Sévigné, is housed in a former prince’s domaine. The…

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    Mozart Place des Vosges Fete de la Musique

    Fête de la Musique: Bastille and Marais

    June 22, 2010
    Patrouille de France (Alpha Jet)

    Visiting the Paris Air Show – Le Bourget

    June 23, 2015
    Girl selling flowers at her stand in a pavilion 1968

    Doisneau Photos Show Old Les Halles

    February 22, 2012
  • Mozart Place des Vosges Fete de la Musique
    Archive,  Events and Trade Shows,  Going Out

    Fête de la Musique: Bastille and Marais

    June 22, 2010 /

    The first day of summer in Paris changed in 1982. The Fête de la Musique was born. After 29 years, the event does not show a wrinkle; it gets better with time. June 21 is a Monday in 2010. The streets are not as packed as when the date falls on a weekend. Rue Saint-Sabin, however, is jamming with a DJ and we are forced to reach Boulevard Richard-Lenoir via rue Sedaine. Any of our detours are not a problem because music is on practically every street in the neighborhood. When you visit Paris on June 21, you can try to get into the events at Palais-Royal, Musée d’Orsay or…

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    Book review: PJ Adams-Intoxicating Southern France

    May 11, 2015
    View from Eiffel Tower overlooking Quai Branly museum

    Paris Seen From Above

    July 30, 2010
    La Poste page - write to Santa, send to a friend, choose a game or find lots of fun in the bonus section Christmas

    Write to Santa (Père Noël) and Play Games

    December 4, 2015

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