La Perla
One of the great charms of Parisian bars is that, a lot of the time, they really do live up to the stereotype; red and white checked tablecloths, wizened old barmen full of character, cosy nooks...
View ArticleLa Nuit des Musées (May 15th)
This Saturday – Pay a Nocturnal Visit to Paris’s Museums…For Free! Entering the Louvre at night without paying would normally result in a visit to the Commissariat de Police, but this Saturday the...
View ArticleMarie Antoinette
The name alone conjures up images of grandeur and opulence the likes of which will never be seen again. Whatever historians may say to the contrary, she will always be remembered as the royal for whom...
View ArticleMondrian Exhibition – Centre Pompidou
What to do in Paris when end-of-season sales are finished and weather is not nice? Apart from eating, of course, one of the remaining options is visiting an exhibition. The Centre Pompidou aka Notre...
View ArticleLe Marais
A man with a flowing beard, wearing a black fedora, with strings (tziztit) running down the side of his pants carries a black siddur (prayer book) in his hand as he leaves shul (synagogue). A bar with...
View ArticleBenoit
Alain Ducasse has done it again – this time distinguishing himself as own the only brasserie in Paris that has a Michelin star. Benoit is surprisingly small for such a big reputation –there are only a...
View ArticleShopping in Le Marais – Vintage Fashion
We’ve hit those winter weeks when the ceaseless cold has us both frustrated and bored by repeating the same “closet staple” warm sweater. How to spruce up the wardrobe to survive through March? Head to...
View ArticleRue des Rosiers — Je Suis Charlie — Je Suis Juif
Rue des Rosiers, the heart of Le Marais, the old Jewish ghetto of Paris, is as busy as ever. The wait for lunch on a Sunday at L’As du Falafel, the venerable kosher restaurant that Israelis fly into...
View ArticleBastille Day (July 14th)
Celebrations for Le Quartorze de Juillet (14th of July), also commonly known as Bastille Day or La Fête Nationale, mark one of the major party events in Paris for the year. It commemorates the...
View ArticleSummer Sales In Paris
Paris Summer sales just started, and significant mark-downs are already occurring in stores throughout the city. A great time to shop in some fantastic venues, including on Rue des Francs-Bourgois in...
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