December 31st, 2007
With only a few posts under my belt, it is hard to look back over the year as to what the Paris Traveler has been. Lynn, the previous author, has moved on to fulfill some of her hopes and dreams and I wish her well.
What I can do is look ahead to 2008 with […]
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December 30th, 2007
I know that we still have New Year’s to get through, but I thought I would let you in on the next celebration that the French enjoy every year. Actually, the French need no specific reason to celebrate other than it is a new day but this particular event has a much loved ritual attached […]
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December 28th, 2007
Yesterday’s post took you to lunch on the Champs Elysée. Hopefully that went well for you and now you are ready to walk off some of your delicious lunch and continue taking in the sights.
Today, we are going to walk a few blocks towards Concord (the big ferris wheel should be straight ahead) and […]
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December 27th, 2007
Lunch in a drugstore? In one of the food capitals of the world?
Yes, and it is one of the most fun seats in the house (city) for people watching. Publicis Drugstore is located at the far end of the Champs Elysee near the Arc de Triomphe and on most days there’s plenty of people and bustle […]
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December 26th, 2007
If you are already in Paris (lucky you) or planning a trip and are looking for unique ways to experience it, I have just the thing for you.
Two of the most prestigious hotels in Paris (and in the world for that matter) are offering classes in the fine art of cocktail creation. Colin Field, […]
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December 24th, 2007
Joyeux Noël à tous !Uploaded by mairiedeparis.
For those of you unable to be in the City of Lights when it really lives up to it’s name, specifically, right now, here is a little Christmas present. I want to wish all of you a very Happy Holiday. […]
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December 23rd, 2007
Clearly a master of the universe where cuisine is concerned, Alain Ducasse can add the Eiffel Tower to a long list of locations that bear his stamp of culinary artistry.
On Saturday, he launched the refurbished Jules Verne restaurant, located in the second level of The Eiffel Tower. Long a tradition for both Parisiens and […]
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December 21st, 2007
Staying true to being the world’s fashion capital, the holiday season can’t pass without a little Parisian glamour thrown at it for good measure.
Each Christmas, the fashion and design world’s most creative individuals craft their own version of les sapins de Noël….or as we refer to them, Christmas trees. When you […]
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December 19th, 2007
You will hear much about wine throughout this blog because…. quite simply, I love it. All shapes and sizes, reds, whites, bubbly. Even warm wine or as the French call it–vin chaud.
Two years ago while my youngest daughter and I were living in Paris, we felt the city wasn’t working as hard as […]
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December 18th, 2007
I love coffee–after brewing an 8 cup pot in the morning I will drink at least three-quarters, if not more of it before I am out the door. That is why when I first arrived in France (this applies to all of Europe for that matter) I laughed at the little shooters of […]
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