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If you happen to be heading over to Paris this month, be warned that you are going to see an amazing amount of signs similar to this one, telling patrons that yes, indeed, it is August, we are French and by God, we are going on vacation for the entire month!! That’s it. Shops and […]
Starting July 21 and running until August 21 the banks of the Seine will become a sandy beach oasis inviting all to soak up some of that elusive summer sun that shines down on Paris. Entering its seventh year, Paris Plage, once again suggests you grab a beach chair and work on that tan, get […]
Bastille Day or “quatorze juillet”–July 14th, much like our Independence Day, is France’s most important national holiday. It is celebrated in honor of the storming of the high security prison by the same name, Bastille, holding political prisoners whose views and subsequent writings angered the monarchy. While the historic moment freed only 7 prisoners and […]
As you may or may not know, us bloggers have our wily ways of discovering certain things about our blogs: readership for the day, popular posts, where in the world some of our readers come from and which bloggers have linked to one of our posts in order to make a point or add extra […]
More than three centuries after being torn down by revolutionaries, wanting their king’s head, the gates at Versailles have been recreated in all their original splendor.
This past Monday, officials unveiled these beautiful golden gates that have been painstakingly replicated over the past two years, bringing back to life the Barouque artistry originally created by Jules […]
Actually, we are starting with Argentina in New York. This is Enrique Muthuan, a native Argentinian which explains his wonderful accent, now living in New York. I met him at the corner of Green and Wooster in Soho which sounds a bit bad but really was all quite good. Enrique was just setting up a […]
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The Paris Traveler, that would be me, Kim, finds herself in New York. That is always a good thing, not as good as being in Paris, but I have decided that since I need to be here I am going to seek out all things French: restaurants, cafés and shopping and report my findings so […]
The City of Light is planning on turning down the wattage a bit in an attempt to save energy (more greening of Paris) and address the disturbances it is causing to nature and astronomers. This light pollution issue is felt throughout Europe and is causing migratory birds to lose their bearings, vegetables are behaving badly […]
The Eiffel Tower workers are at it night and day getting ready for their new lighting arrangement. This view was taken at 1:45am. At last check, only 5 of the 27 stars were up.
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Written by Kim Poulin [email] for b5media.
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