Suddenly it hit me without warning. My filet knife was carving out the last filets of the sole I had bought for New Years eve dinner, when I suddenly felt very light-headed, weak, and slightly queasy of stomach. Since I had not eaten much at lunch, only a few nibbles here and there, I knew …
Yesterday I headed out to see the Christmas lights and decorations before they are put away for another year. Little did I know that thousands of others, be it tourists or locals had the very same idea! First stop was to the Tour Eiffel seen from the bridge, which I find is the most romantic …
I ended up having this insatiable craving to have dressing this past weekend, despite the fact that I had not planned on having a traditional Thanksgiving meal. For me, the feast is not totally translatable here, without the rest of my family, and besides I was busy with the ultimate wine salon. But by …
Frankly, its been a long time since I took courses at the Sorbonne. I was a just a mere naive little 20-year-old, overwhelmed with excitement and joy to be in Paris for the first time in my life. Back then I took Cours de la Civilisation Francaise de la Sorbonne, which still exists today. I …
Last Sunday, by some synchronistic event, I found myself immersed again in Russian culture, except this time, it was in Paris! I had been lamenting that I couldn’t stay in Saint Petersburg longer than 72 hours, because I entered Russia visa free on the Russian ferry line, which however is a good thing, …
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There has been a street expo electronically plastered throughout Paris , extended to September the 3rd, offering images capturing the everyday lives of those living in Paris. All were exquisitely illustrated by the very gifted Japanese artist Kanako Kuno, who came here in 2005, became love struck like me, and started sketching Parisians for My …
Paris Plage is the largest sand box in the center of Paris, that just happens to have the choicest site of all, running along of the Seine from the quai du Louvre to past Pont Marie overlooking Ile de La Cité and Ile Saint Louis. For the last 12 years, it has been a …
Hôtel Dieu has been in existence since 651, making it the oldest hospital in the city and one of the oldest in Europe. Recently there has been threats to close down the emergency room and hospital wards and turn it into a day surgical center, which has provoked a tremendous opposition from the medical community …
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Every once in a while I head out on a Sunday to one of the oldest markets in Paris, Le Marché aux Oiseaux, that come rain or shine, takes place on Sundays on Ile de La Cité, next to the oldest hospital of Paris called Hopital Dieu, which by the way is a monumental historical building …
Even if you have totally forgotten what day it is, you are quickly reminded by pretty little bouquets of lily of the valley flowers. They are for sale on every corner and every few feet all over Paris. It is the first of May! Tradition has it that King Charles IX in 1561 initiated the …
This Louisiana girl has never lived in any other large city, except Paris, so perhaps this phenomena is universal. We have had a delayed spring, with many cool gray days, and mostly rainy, except a few days last week. All it takes is one warm day, and the population of Paris seems to literally explode …
Last Sunday was free museum day and as usual I head to whatever enclave of beauty and art that calls to me. Most often like a homing pigeon, I find myself back at the Louvre, because the whole place is so immensely complex and full of nooks and crannies, that you can go …