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The Paris Traveler

November 14th, 2008

Bateaux Parisiens Sightseeing & Dinner Cruises

This is a guest post from Mary Jo Manzanares, Travel & Culture Channel Editor and blogger at Flyaway Cafe
 
Bateaux Parisiens is a cruise company that conducts sightseeing, lunch, and dinner cruises on the Seine, along with operating a river-boat shuttle called Batobus.
I opted for an evening sightseeing cruise, and for an hour we cruised […]

By Mary Jo -- 0 comments

September 18th, 2007

This Is Paris To Me

I recently sent one of my poems (not this one) to be included in the Jack Kerouac exhibit that will be taking place on the 23rd of September in Paris at the Cabaret Pirate in front of the BNF (Bibliothèque Nationale de France), which got me to thinking….  How could I have not seen that […]

By Lynn -- 0 comments

September 5th, 2007

Les Bouquinistes de Paris

 
September with a hint of autumn in the air. I love strolling along the Seine stopping every now and again to see if I can find a rare gem among the used books being sold by those ever present booksellers in Paris called les bouquinistes.
After hundreds of years of controversy, they finally became a permanent […]

By Lynn -- 9 comments

July 16th, 2007

The Best Of Paris

The Travel Channel at b5media has another theme day. Our mission:  write your best article on, or about, the best of something.  Well when you’re talking about Paris, trying to pick the best of anything is like asking a parent, “Which child do you love best?”
Impossible to answer, right?! As any well-adjusted parent will tell you, they “love […]

By Lynn -- 17 comments

July 2nd, 2007

A Kiss

 
Paris, as I’ve said before, is full of special moments. Yet, what makes this city so electric, so palpable with romantic energy? Is it the Seine flowing through the heart of Paris? Is it the Eiffel Tower sparkling like a diamond against the evening sky? Is it the food, the wine, the music, the art, that […]

By Lynn -- 4 comments