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Monday, September 6th, 2010
Le flaneur des deux rives
I came upon Le flaneur des deux rives, a charming bookstore near Boulevard St. Michel and Rue de Vaugirard. Beautiful lithographs and hard to find books line the window. How lovely to see a line out of Guillame Apollinaire’s book as a name of a book store…
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Sunday, September 5th, 2010
Restaurant l’Agrume, a real gem
Our friend Juliette and Sean, my husband and I had a perfect, end of summer meal at a gem of a find, Restaurant l’Agrume. The menu degustation, at 37 Euros is a bargain, considering that it is like two full meals. The sweet host warned us that the menu consisted of small portions. Perhaps it [...]
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Monday, August 30th, 2010
K Market/Kafeteria in Paris?!#^&#@?!
Image via Wikipedia Maybe I can live here, now. Perhaps after almost two decades of coming here and traveling elsewhere, I’ve become, as John Berger once said, ‘a patriot of elsewhere.’ I don’t need to live in San Francisco anymore, though I want to have a home there. I can now have a home here, [...]
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Monday, August 23rd, 2010
Jardin du Luxumbourg named one of the 60 greatest places in the world
Image via Wikipedia I’m consistently awestruck every time we visit our ‘Jardin.’ We’re so lucky to have le Jardin du Luxumbourg as our backyard. Even after more than a decade and a half of coming to this lovely city each year, I have always found this park and its gardens magical. Lately, I’ve found myself [...]
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Sunday, May 9th, 2010
Hôtel Drouot is pure theatre
The auction rooms at the Hôtel Drouot in Paris date to 1852. They’ve been modernized since then, but the general atmosphere probably hasn’t changed much. On any day of the week, a throng of characters straight out of a Maupassant novel can be found bidding for dusty treasures straight out of the proverbial Old Curiosity [...]
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Sunday, May 9th, 2010
The very force of globalism has kept French local
Do It Yourself Culture… by Michael Kimmelman
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Sunday, May 9th, 2010
Even the French elite speak English
An interesting rumination on defending the language, in defense of values.. Pardon My French by Michael Kimmelman of NY Times.
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Friday, April 2nd, 2010
Poisson d’Avril
April Fool’s day is said to have French origins. In 1564, France reformed the calendar, changing the beginning of the year from the end of March to January 1st. For those who resisted the new calendar and adhered to the old traditions, paper fish were playfully attached to their backs and they were fondly dubbed [...]
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Wednesday, March 31st, 2010
Paris, via a 19th Century Guide
From the New York Times…
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Wednesday, March 31st, 2010
A Moveable Feast
Newly launched, The Paris Supper Club promises to replace both outdated guidebooks and raves from nostalgic friends when it comes to searching out some of the best and truest places to eat in the French capital. The club is a project of former Gourmet European correspondent Alexander Lobrano, author of a book and blog called [...]
