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  • 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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    April 13, 2015
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    December 3, 2019
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    Events and Trade Shows,  Going Out

    Notre-Dame de Paris, Swedish Music and Candlelight

    December 7, 2017 /

    To get you into the holiday spirit a special Swedish-style musical event is held in Paris. The event is always held at the Swedish Church (Svenska kyrkan) and most years at a large church in Paris; Paroisse de la Madeleine, Notre-Dame de Paris. The event is a musical Swedish tradition celebrating lightness during the winter darkness.

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    Taxi Strike at the Bastille and taxis had this sign taped on to their windows "L'union fait la forcee..ensemble demain" ("United we are strong....Together tomorrow" Je suis Taxi

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    June 29, 2015
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    Christmas,  Going Out

    Something Different for Christmas in Paris

    November 22, 2016 /

    Looking for something out of the ordinary as you prepare for Christmas in Paris? A reader asked me this question, so here are a couple of ideas: the Swedish Church (Svenska Kyrkan), Affären (the Swedish shop and café) and the AAWE bazaar: Sankta Lucia (Sainte Lucie, Saint Lucia, Santa Lucia, etc.) is a choral presentation and procession filled with candlelight. In the procession, the church choir holds candles and sings; the Lucia wears a crown of candles her head. It is a tradition that I experienced when I lived in Stockholm and one that continues here in Paris. The Swedish Church (Svenska kyrkan) (église suedoise) holds this event every year…

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