Mon Dieu! Valentine’s Day is a mere 11 days away! Here are two more French-themed Valentine greetings from The Paris Blog’s collaboration with Hipster Cards. Click here to see the entire collection and to send one for FREE to your hearth-throb or girl-crush.
According to Le Figaro, United States President Barack Obama has chosen two French composers from Bordeaux (yes, France!) to write his campaign theme song. The ditty, entitled “What’s More,” was written by Tony Jazz and Mathieu Billon. Raised in the infamous 9-3 (the Seine Saint Denis region just outside Paris), Jazz at 26 had already racked up credits [...]
How cute is this? A fellow named Michael contacted me to show me this Paris Metro Hangman game. Curious how he programmed it? Here’s how.
France is tittering over an advertising blooper committed by one of its largest and most trusted megabrands. In an online ad for kids’ T-shirts posted on the Le Redoute site last week, a nude man appears in the background of a photo of four kids frolicking on the beach. Accident? Or intentional ploy for free [...]
Le Cimetière des Chiens is in Asnières-sur-Seine, a commune in the suburbs just to the northwest of Paris proper. Don’t despair, it’s really not very far; only a 25-minute métro ride (if that) from central Paris — plenty close for you to pay a quick visit during your Parisian vacation! While the cemetery is commonly [...]
Wheeled out two weeks ago, Le Camion Qui Fume (The Smoking Truck) is Paris’ first food truck and the brainchild of California native and Ferrandi-trained chef, Kristin Frederick. In a city where burgers of all forms and quality have become ubiquitous, it was going to take something special to make Kristin’s burgers buzz-worthy in Paris. [...]
What better way to experience the beauty of Paris in the winter than ice skating? Here are some places around the city that offer such fun. The Eiffel Tower’s first-floor skating rink has just opened. Rent or bring skates and cruise on a mini-rink with a fantastic view of Paris. It’s open 10:30-10:30 daily through [...]
American Mom in Paris, one of our esteemed contributors, notes There are no apartment numbers in Paris for reasons I’ll never understand, so you must give visitors turn-by-turn directions from the front door. Sometimes the directions are so convoluted you know you’re never going to make it so you just pick any door and make [...]
This past weekend the exhibition halls at Paris’s Parc Floral turned into a pet lover’s play land when the 2011 Animal Expo rolled in with over 300 dogs, 700 cats, fish, birds, farm animals, reptiles and rodents. When I saw metro billboards displaying advertisements for the expo, I knew I had to go. A chance [...]
Salon de la Photo: This weekend sees the first important photography event of the season, a large-scale exhibition at the Paris Expo in the Porte de Versailles. Divided between art and technology, it covers everything the photography fan could want or need. Clickthis link for a free entrance pass! Animal Expo: Another exhibition, but this [...]
