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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 WiFi Hotspots

    June 30, 2010
    Lydie Solomon Eldorado Album Cover

    Small Concerts = Big Sounds

    November 3, 2011
    Chantilly Gallery of Paintings

    Castles (Châteaux) Around Paris

    June 10, 2011
  • 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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    l'Officiel des spectacles - Paris weekly entertainment magazine

    l’Officiel des spectacles – Your Weekly Guide About Paris

    April 23, 2010
    Image from Foire de Paris 2018 website with dates

    Jounaliste, Influenceur or Pigiste for Foire de Paris

    March 30, 2018

    Life Is Adventure

    April 23, 2017
  • 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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    Lyuba the woolly mammoth, Mammuthus primigenius, is 85cm tall and 130cm long, about the size of a large dog Photo credit: NHM London

    2-for-1 Museum Tickets with Eurostar Ticket

    June 4, 2014
    l'Oeil, comme un ballon bizarre se dirige vers L'INFINI, 1882, BNF

    Odilon Redon at the Grand Palais

    May 12, 2011
    The Flammarion publishers have a lending library reading area during Paris-Plages 2010

    Les Vacances – The “Aoûtiens” Have Left Paris

    August 1, 2010
  • 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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    Mont Saint Michel PAS #3 photo from the air - also found on Tourist Office Web site for Mont Saint Michel www.ot-montsaintmichel.com

    Mont Saint-Michel

    May 25, 2011
    Image of Eiffel Tower, Invalides in background, 130 years

    Madame Eiffel Tower Celebrates 130 Years

    October 11, 2019
    Paris to the Pyrenees book on my library shelf with Paris, Paris Journey to the City of Lights in the background by David Downie

    Book Review: Paris to the Pyrenées, A Skeptic Pilgrim Walks the Way of Saint James

    December 26, 2013
  • 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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    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

    Why Strikes are Called “Faire Grève”

    June 29, 2015
    Soldes Paris Sales Printemps

    General July Activities In Paris

    June 28, 2010
    Plates in a dish rack at a bric-a-brac/brocantes/flea market in Mézilles, France in August

    Flea Markets and Brocantes in France

    August 12, 2014
  • 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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    Chantilly Chateau

    Day Trip To Domaine de Chantilly

    July 29, 2010
    Interactive game Shambles at Versailles "Help Louis XIV to build his Palace

    Experience Versailles in 3D from Home

    June 17, 2012
    Cover of PJ Adams' latest book "Intoxicating Southern France".

    Book review: PJ Adams-Intoxicating Southern France

    May 11, 2015
  • 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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    Official poster for the Paris Treasure Hunt 2010

    Paris Treasure Hunt or La Chasse aux trésors 2010

    June 23, 2010
    Paris snow December 9, 2010, Genie of liberty, Bastille

    December Snow Storm In Paris

    December 12, 2010
    Hotel Soubise, Chambre du Prince

    The World Of Young, Talented Musicians At Hôtel de Soubise

    January 12, 2011
  • 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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    The hashtag for Foire de Paris (or in French "mot-dièse)

    Best of Foire de Paris 2015

    May 9, 2015
    Photo of lecturer Edith during Coco Chanel lecture

    Roaring Twenties Paris with Edith

    January 7, 2016
    David Downie's latest book comes out September 26, 2017

    David Downie’s Parisian Love Affair with Food

    September 25, 2017

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