The other day I went to Sceaux, just south of Paris, where a dozen or more vendors were selling santons, the terracotta figures native to Provence, that are special to the Christmas season. The essential santons are the actors in the nativity scene. But why stop with just Jesus, Mary, and Joseph, a cow, a [...]
It never stops to amaze me how photographic rivers are. Even if they are dirty and brown, there is always something beautiful about the bridges and the banks that surround them.. La Seine is such a lovely spot for strolls in Paris. It is always pretty in the morning light, to sit by during the day for [...]
Summertime in Paris is the perfect time use a Velib’ to get to your destination within the city because one can avoid the stinky, crowded and too hot metros. Summer weekends are perfect as well because the streets of Paris are even more tranquil than usual with so many jetting out of town for the [...]
Don’t ask me how, but last week I found myself in Larry Flynt’s Hustler Club. Yes, there’s one in Paris, off the Champs Elysées (naturally), directly across the street from the Columbian embassy. It was the last place I wanted to be—the least Parisian boite I could imagine. But damn if there wasn’t something classically [...]
Paris is not the City of Seven Hills. Although there is a rumour that it is, like Rome, built on seven hills. Nevertheless, Paris has its hilly sides. Most obvious, of course, is Montmartre. But also in the 16th arrondissement, Paris has a hilly streak. Especially at metro station Passy this becomes very obvious. This [...]
These gorgeous black and white wedding invitations by Sugalily caught my eye at the Designer Wedding Show in London last week. Wouldn’t they be perfect for a Moulin Rouge or Paris-themed wedding? Sugalily is an oh, so British luxury stationery company that specializes in vintage-inspired designs. All of their products feature a signature vintage embellishment, from funky flea-market buttons [...]
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Should I just be happy with the fact that this isn’t pink PQ (papier cul / toilet paper) that we usually see stocked along the aisles in French supermarkets? Sorry, no. Some marketing executive okayed the copy on this toilet paper packaging, and I have issues with it, namely, that it’s called “Just 1″ because “1 piece is [...]
Last week I posted a page about trying to help my 7-year-old Francophile niece, who lives in Kentucky, to come visit me in Paris.
In a word: Wow. Lucy’s mother and I conspired to start the “Send Lucy to Paris” fund just to facilitate small donations from our extended clan. To our surprise and [...]
