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Fermeture Annuelle: photos 6 Aug 2013 | 06:33 am
We all know by now, don't we, that Paris more or less shuts down in August. Some of us revel in the peacefulness of a quiet Paris. Others are challenged by the many, many boutique and local-shopkeep...
Les Liaisons Dangereuses, signed Malkovich 10 Jul 2013 | 09:23 am
Wow. Tonight was opening night of Les Liaisons Dangereuses, directed by John Malkovich, part of the Lincoln Center Festival. Actors warming up on stage before the play begins Wow. I was all wound...
Post Cards from Paris: a Thought and a Kiss 30 Jun 2013 | 11:55 pm
Vintage post cards of Paris (or anywhere, for that matter) are delightful, and are easy and unique souvenirs to bring home. This is a sweet one -- Une pensée de Paris, a play on words since pensée me...
A lorgnette from Paris 29 Jun 2013 | 09:30 pm
My most chic acquisition during my Paris visit was a lorgnette. Wandering the stalls of the Marche aux Puces at Vanves, I was enthralled at all the offerings but tiring of needing to take my reading ...
A few iconic views of Paris 15 Jun 2013 | 06:46 am
Most of this recent visit to Paris, I just wasn't interested in taking photos. It seemed too clicheed, too... I don't know what to call it. Everybody and their brother are taking photos of everythin...
Aperitifs and nibblies 10 Jun 2013 | 07:29 am
One thing I always appreciate about ordering an aperitif at a cafe in France: no drinking on an empty stomach! Invariably, one is served a dish of olives or peanuts, or if you're even luckier, so...
French cafe furniture for all! 3 Jun 2013 | 01:05 am
When the raindrops stop and there is time for meandering around Paris, life just doesn't get any better. On boulevard Beaumarchais, I was heading over to a jewellery vente privee (trunk show) when I ...
Do You Love Paris Street Signs? 31 May 2013 | 10:24 pm
Tell me. Do you really love Paris street signs and French metal signs in general? If you are like me and adore all of them -- not just the classic plaques émaillées with the street names, but also t...
Menu translation du jour 30 May 2013 | 06:26 pm
Lunch today at l'Entracte de l'Opera, a pleasant and bustling café and brasserie. As I was finishing my delicious poulet fermier, a kindly older British couple was seated near me at a corner table. G...
Old French post cards 29 May 2013 | 11:36 pm
A favorite Paris pastime is browsing through the Marché aux timbres on avenue Gabriel. In my mind, it is one of the best shopping places for authentic bits of France that are almost impossible to fin...
