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  • 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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    Paris Home Show (Foire de Paris) – Ideas, Food and Inventions

    April 29, 2014
    Taking a break during the photo session Port des Champs Elysées

    Paris Photo Walk at Pont Alexandre III

    September 10, 2015
    Statue of la Republique by the Morice brothers 1883©Colleen Shaughnessy-Larsson 2010

    Why Is There July 14 “Bastille Day”?

    July 14, 2010
  • Giverny town map from Tourist office
    Day Trip,  Giverny,  Let's Explore

    Day Trip to Giverny via Vernon

    July 8, 2017 /

    A day trip to Giverny is easy. The SNCF train from Gare Saint-Lazare takes you to Vernon/Giverny in 45 minutes. Rent a bike across from the train station and take your time pedaling to Giverny. The biggest piece of advice: buy your tickets in advance to Monet's house. Follow the online ticket links at Foundation Claude Monet. Twenty minutes before departure in the direction of Rouen Rive Droite, the departing platform (voie) is posted. While you wait, enjoy the updated three-level shopping mall at Gare Saint-Lazare. If you want to "powder your nose" the "2theloo" spot is open from 6 am to midnight and is constantly being wiped down and…

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    Image in front of Hotel de Ville in hommage to Jacques Chirac

    Notre-Dame Bell, Emmanuel, Rings for Chirac

    September 30, 2019
    Paris, Paris: Journey into the City of Light David Downie

    Book review: “Paris, Paris: Journey into the City of Light”

    April 4, 2011
    Octobre, James Tissot (1877)

    Impressionism and Fashion

    December 12, 2012
  • gif Poster for Musée des Arts Forains English speaking tours Monday and Thursday Pavillons de Bercy, Paris
    Museum exhibitions,  Seeing Paris

    Musée Arts Forains Tours in English

    July 14, 2016 /

    As the poster says, this is "an entertaining museum off the beaten path in Paris!" The Musée des Arts Forains (Museum of Fairground Art and carnival rides) is a large collection of entertainment and fairground art objects. English tours are planned for Monday and Thursday: July 11, 14, 18, 21, 25 and 28; August 1, 4, 8, 11, 15, 18, 22 and 25 (reservations required). Tours at other times are in French. The visit is a real family fun moment. I highly recommend seeing this completely different museum in another beautiful neighborhood in our Ville Lumière......

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    "car rapide" Bonne Mère located now in the Musée de l'Homme

    Le Car Rapide at Musée de l’Homme

    November 24, 2015
    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
    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
  • Manege Enfantin, Pavillon de Bercy, Museum of Fairground Arts, Musée des Arts Forains, Paris, Open Christmas Holidays Dec 26-Jan 6
    Children and Teens,  Going Out

    The Fair That Stays In Town-Musée des Arts Forains

    July 1, 2016 /

    Pavillons de Bercy was one of the stops on the traveling fair circuit. This year, I am going to the fairground that stays still; only the rides themselves move. WATCH THE YOUTUBE VIDEO Fairground Arts Museum, Bercy, Paris Bright lights, scary and beautiful faces, exotic vehicles, dancing animals that pump up and down …. The Paris Musée des Arts Forains (Fairground Arts Museum) opens its doors to the general public between the day after Christmas and the first Sunday in January. Visit the museum without a reservation between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. This is one of two occasions, the other is Journées du Patrimoine. The collection of costumes, Music Hall accessories…

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    Along the promenade of Lake Enghien

    Paris Day Trip to Enghien-les-Bains

    October 2, 2015
    Images exquises-Musee de la Poupee-Paris

    Paris Activities For 11 And 8 Year Old Girls

    December 27, 2011
    Similng Spider (Araigée souriante), 1881, Musée d'Orsay (conserved at the Louvre)

    Paris Museums using “Apps” for Audio Guides

    May 12, 2011
  • Photo of lecturer Edith during Coco Chanel lecture
    History,  Seeing Paris

    Roaring Twenties Paris with Edith

    January 7, 2016 /

    Often it is the Expats who write Paris blogs. Now you can get the true French stories directly from a Parisienne's pen. Her pen name "Edith" comes from Edith Piaf. Both women were born on the same rue de Belleville street, although as Edith says on her Edith's Paris blog, they are not of the same vintage....

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    French speaking talking bears in a Paris toy store

    Study French in Paris

    February 1, 2015
    July 14 Bastille Day Fireworks Paris; photo by Rob Johnstone from a special street; write to me to find out where

    July Activities in Paris

    June 26, 2013
    Sunbather looking into Seine Paris Plages 2020

    Paris Plages 2020 Includes Covid Testing

    August 13, 2020
  • Pont Alexandre III west side
    Life in Paris & France,  Photography-Art

    Photography Tour Ideas in Paris

    September 15, 2015 /

    A reader asked about photo tours in Paris with instructions after reading my article “Paris Photo Walk at Pont Alexandre III” Here are some of the companies in Paris. I also recommend checking TripAdvisor and MeetUp. Better Travel Photos (tours in Paris and London), 32 Avenue de Suffren, 75015 Paris, France Phone Number: +33 6 74 04 21 84 Paris Photography Tours, 25 Rue de Cotte, 75012 Paris, France Phone Number: +33 6 17 08 54 45 Photo Tours in Paris (various cities), 7 rue Valentin Hauy, 75015 Paris, France Phone Number: +33 6 40 14 84 49 Pictours, 5 Rue Joseph Granier, 75007 Paris, France Phone Number: +33 6…

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    Cover of Que Choisir consumer magazine March 2016

    Que Choisir Tests Beauty Ingredients

    March 10, 2016
    Image of Parisian sunset and Pont Notre-Dame

    Paris: 5 Bridges and the Sun Set

    May 18, 2020
    Pont Louis Philippe looking back at Ile de la Cité

    A February Saturday in Paris

    February 28, 2011
  • Woman looking at a map in the Louvre on ThatLou tour for the Paris le nez en l'air story
    Guided Walks,  Let's Explore

    Wandering around Paris “Le Nez en l’Air”

    April 16, 2014 /

    Wandering around Paris with your nose in the air is the idea behind a website of self-guided walks. Although it might mean you have no particular goal or end in sight, wandering and gazing around, the website with the same name gives a beginning and ending point with lots in between. Paris has plenty of great, guided and personalized walking tours. Many are listed on my Paris Walking Tours page with more ideas on my Tours, Guides, Walks and Wheels .

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    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
    Plaque to victims of 2015 attacks Republique Monument in Paris with posters, notices, lost child, candles and flowers in Paris France

    Paris Attack’s Discreet Memorial

    January 14, 2016
    image for Titon et l'Aurore Opéra Comique

    Life-Size Marionettes at Paris’s Opéra Comique

    January 23, 2021
  • Lunch with a view at 58 Tour Eiffel
    Archive

    Lightness of being at the 58 Tour Eiffel restaurant

    July 27, 2010 /

    This story has been archived. Some of the information may have changed since first published. A restaurant with distinct styling Go to one of the Eiffel tower’s restaurants, 58 Tour Eiffel, to see the style and design of a well known Parisian designer. Buy your ticket on line and save yourself a possible one and a half hours waiting in line. On this second visit to the restaurant 58 Tour Eiffel, I want to feel the ambiance of Patrick Jouin‘s design and style as well as enjoy the restaurant’s picnic-in-a-basket lunch. Around Paris, you see the works of Mr. Jouin either on the street with the Velib’ bicycles or the…

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    Image of Man taking selfie at Louvre Pyramid

    Springtime Silence in Paris for 55 Days

    December 31, 2020
    Statue of la Republique by the Morice brothers 1883©Colleen Shaughnessy-Larsson 2010

    Why Is There July 14 “Bastille Day”?

    July 14, 2010
    Workers in the Canal Saint Martin pumping out the water

    Paris Canal Saint Martin is “unemployed”

    January 17, 2016
  • l'Officiel des spectacles - Paris weekly entertainment magazine
    Books & Guides & Writing

    l’Officiel des spectacles – Your Weekly Guide About Paris

    April 23, 2010 /

    What is going on in Paris? What time does it start? How long does the exhibit last? Where can I listen to a concert? Where can I find a flea market? Is there a flea market or antique show near my hotel? These types of questions can be easily answered with up-to-date responses as soon as you step off the plane in Paris. For 35 cents stop at a “Relay” in the airport and pick up a copy of l’Officiel des spectacles, which is published every Wednesday. Or, before you leave, visit the l’Officiel des spectacles website.  The website includes exhibitions outside and within Paris. If you would like help…

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    RATP – Metro Interactive Map

    October 27, 2014

    Brassaï Photography Exhibit

    January 16, 2014
    Say I love you in Cinderella's carriage - Porpose in Paris

    Proposals and Love in Paris

    May 25, 2011

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