My son André Alexandre loved well made dark chocolate from the best artisanal chocolatiers here. I always enjoyed bringing him some from the finest chocolate makers in Paris each time I flew across the pond to visit him. He also enjoyed going with me to these salons when he was a culinary student at Ferrandi. …
The Moulin Rouge just celebrated their 130 year anniversary of the French Cancan! It was October 6, 1889, when they first opened their doors in Montmartre. To celebrate this anniversary, the Moulin Rouge put on a spectacular Sound and Light show Sunday, complete with their famous Cancan dancers where I braved the crowds in front …
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La Petite Ceinture has regained some its glory and a new life, with a recent celebration, including an amusing Drag Queen Pétanque event! The French value restoring most old buildings and entities of merit, rather than tearing them down. This includes an abandoned old railway, La Petite Ceinture that once circled Paris. Deep trenches were …
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Ahhh, Paris and lovers. Two inseparable words that comprise the soul of this beautiful city on the Seine. This is a love story that will put a smile in your heart. If you want a feel-good sort of feeling; then read on. Paris is synonymous with lovers intertwined on the banks of the Seine, lovers …
Come June and July, casual conversation with neighbors seems to be proliferated with the big V question. That is preciously, “where are you going on vacation?”. “Je vais rester ici. Août c’est mon mois préféré à Paris!”. My matter of fact announcement that I am staying put and that August is my favourite month in …
No, It is not my imagination, Paris is getting hotter with more heatwaves each summer! That is not necessarily a terrible thing, but it is becoming really difficult without air conditioning! Heatwaves here are called a “canicule”, which has its roots in the Latin word for a dog, canis. As Sirius the brightest star in …
Paris is Notre Dame and Notre Dame is Paris. There can’t be one without the other. Beloved and fusional with the heart and soul of Paris, Notre Dame still stands and will be rebuilt! Her heaven reaching spiral tower toppled and was swallowed in flames yesterday. Her priceless and irreplaceable ancient wood-beamed roof likewise went …
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Atelier du Temps Passé is a fabulous workshop and most unusual school! Let me take you inside to see the incredible work these students are training to master a rare craft and little known career; art restorers!! Knowledge of ancient techniques and modern science are the tools of the trade for restorers of art. Students there learn to …
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Les Galettes des Rois are one of the most sumptuous and delicious of all French pastries that I can’t resist. The sweet aroma of this multilayered orgy of cream filled crunch and flakiness fills the air of every pastry shop in France to the degree that I can smell it baking walking in the streets. …
Seeking refuge from a difficult world, I find the extraordinary beautiful Saint Lucia procession is like being uplifted to an ethereal cloud of song and beauty. Saint Lucia day is a very popular Christmas celebration in Sweden, recreated by the Swedish church of Paris and by Swedish students here. The approaching Christmas season carries …
I had decided last Saturday to take photos of the Gilets Jaunes during their manifestation on the Champs Élysée. I am glad my plans changed! I had even thought of wearing my own gilet jaune as a token of my sympathy. I, along with 72% of the French people, at that time, was initially supportive of their movement …
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Paris would never be Paris without the Seine. Paris was birthed in the middle of it, on Ile de la Cité, one of the most prominent islands that dot along the whole river. The banks of the Seine, called quais in French, have now officially returned back to Parisians, who were deprived many years of …
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