Everyone who comes to Paris wants to hit the Louvre, the Musee d’Orsay, and the Pompidou. After that, there are still lots more choices (150 in all, I’m told) but just what qualifies as numbers 4 through 10 is a pretty subjective business. Still I’m willing to bet that of all the smaller museums in [...]

When Wendy Lyn moved to Paris twenty years ago she found herself living out a foodie version of the book series, Eloise. Instead of the Plaza hotel, she had the famous Paris bakery Poilâne as her delectable dominion. With the luscious scent of buttery pastries as her alarm clock, she’d run down from her chambre de bonne on the top floor of [...]

Call me crazy but I went to Champagne on Saturday and didn’t drink any. In our last ditch effort to have grownup fun while the kids were at camp, my husband and I took a day trip to Reims, the heart of Champagne, but we had other things in mind. And to tell you the [...]

 
I hardly dare write about this place. Is it just a (very expensive and effective) tourist trap or is it still the real deal? Like all landmark cafés, its present day worth is hotly disputed. The famous literary hangout with trees on the roof is still a place of pilgrimage for tourists wanting to catch a whiff of old-school [...]

Yes, I know, it’s a classic, but I know you like the bridges of Paris! This photo is interesting because of the “Bateau Mouche,” the flat boat you can see on the left passing under the bridge. You have to get on one of those if you come to Paris; it may be a little [...]