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    Foire de Paris-shopping for home fashion

    May 5, 2018 /

    Making the annual pilgrimage to the Paris Home Show (Foire de Paris) is now mission accomplished. However, we are going back for more.
Last year we made contact with the interior architects and chose the style for the new, smaller sofa bed (canapé lit) and chair.
After numerous vacations and conferences we are about to squeeze in and firm up our renovation plans to upgrade the nearly hundred year old electricity to accommodate the......

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    Carnival in Paris - Carnaval de Paris

    Parades and the International Women’s Day

    March 8, 2011
    Navigo and Metro Map Plan 2 in Paris

    Use Navigo for Weekend and Holiday Advantages

    April 19, 2013

    Eiffel Tower, Batobus and Metamorphosis

    October 8, 2011
  • Images of Paris Plages 2017 posters
    Archive

    Paris Plages 2017 – Villette Update

    August 20, 2017 /

    Update for Paris Plages: Clémence from the Seine-Saint-Denis Office of Tourism contacted me with information in English about the Basin de la Villette section of Paris Plages. Paris Plages takes place in two locations every year: along the Seine (Parc Rives de Seine) and in the Bassin de la Vilette. Bassin de la Villette is the new hoping part of town in the northeastern section of Paris. Paris Plages began July 8 and continues to Sunday September 3. As they say on the Mairie de Paris’ webpage: "What would summer be without Paris Plages". For maps of where to go swimming (baignait) what's happening along the basin and what's to…

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    Couple with photographer wearing masks

    Fashionable Paris Masks

    May 29, 2020
    Vendor outside Place des Vosges selling muguet in a stand

    May 1 and the Muguet

    April 30, 2014
    August 21, no service between La Défense and Nation alternatives available

    Paris RER A Renovating after Forty Years

    July 18, 2016
  • Poster for La Chaise et l'Ecran, du cinéma dans nos rues
    Going Out,  Theater-Cinema-Music

    Paris Cinema Festival from Lost in Frenchlation

    August 10, 2016 /

    This is a summer invitation for the event La Chaise et l’Écran cinema festival “cinéma dans nos rues” (on the Paris streets) from Manon at “Lost in Frenchlation“. Here’s hoping for a warm Friday, August 19, 12 Place Léon Blum, Paris 75011 (metro: Voltaire – line 9). Although walking distance from my apartment, my feet will be walking in Washington DC that night. Lost in Frenchlation screens current French films throughout the year. Here is your chance to enjoy French culture in the open air for free with seating provided; another opportunity to watch French films with English translations. Enjoy! “Bonjour ! Lost in Frenchlation is proud to be working together with La Mairie…

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    Ida Rubinstein and Vaslav Nijinski by George Barbier (1913) for the Diaghilev Russian ballet "Shéhérazade" poster

    The Multi-Cutural Background of “The Arabian Nights”

    January 15, 2013
    RER C Versailles 01 figaro, Photo Recoura Christophe pour la SNCF

    Royal Travel on RER C to Versailles

    May 22, 2012
    Logo for the Paris Jazz Festival

    Jazz Festivals Around Paris

    July 1, 2015
  • poster for There's no place like play by Lilac Yosiphon
    Archive,  Theater-Cinema-Music

    “There’s No Place Like” – West End Theatre Comes to Paris

    January 7, 2016 /

    "There's No Place Like" is a one-hour play (in English) at Café du Theatre Wednesday, January 20 (7:30 pm) and Thursday, January 21 (7:30 pm and 9:30 pm). Reserve your tickets (seven euros): altheatheatre@gmail.com. The play, a hit at the May 2015 Brighton Fringe Festival comes to Paris from London's West End and The Arts Theatre. Lilac Yosiphon's English play is about longing, belonging and immigration. Story: "Hannah was a teacher before she moved to the UK

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    RATP Interactive Map example

    RATP – Metro Interactive Map

    October 27, 2014
    Christie Semmens, Seine River, Saint Augustin, Van Gogh and beer taps

    Christie Semmens’ Three Paris Suggestions

    March 13, 2016
    Navigo and Metro Map Plan 2 in Paris

    Use Navigo for Weekend and Holiday Advantages

    April 19, 2013
  • July 14 Bastille Day Fireworks Paris; photo by Rob Johnstone from a special street; write to me to find out where
    Events and Trade Shows,  Transportation

    Planning for July 14 (14 Juillet) in Paris

    July 15, 2014 /

    When planning your fireworks visit, you can be in the Fan Zone of the Champ-de-Mars or the esplanade of Trocadéro to enjoy front row seats. The bridges offer a side view as we had on Pont d'Alma. On their webpage, the magazine, Vivre Paris, has a map showing alternatives for bridges, parks and rooftops.... Imagine the logistics of moving this many people, which means that numerous metro stations were closed. And entering any nearby and open metro station was impossible due to press of flesh! Our quandary: How to get home to the Bastille from Pont d'Alma .....

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    Manufacture des Gobelins Tour _Tapestry

    Gobelins Tour – Weaving at Warp Speed

    June 15, 2011
    Photo of lecturer Edith during Coco Chanel lecture

    Roaring Twenties Paris with Edith

    January 7, 2016
    Poster for La Chaise et l'Ecran, du cinéma dans nos rues

    Paris Cinema Festival from Lost in Frenchlation

    August 10, 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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    Toys That Speak French and Toy Stores in Paris

    July 5, 2011
    Auvers sur Oise City Hall with matching VanGogh painting

    Travel Between Paris And Auvers-sur-Oise

    May 25, 2011
    Image of Le Figaro newspaper small business owners

    Paris: Shopping for Essentials – Who decides?

    November 17, 2020

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