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The Paris Traveler

May 14th, 2008

Chez Julien

 This is Rue des Barres, a cobble stoned pedestrian street in the 4th arrondisement that backs up to Eglise Saint Gervais, one of the oldest churches in Paris, being mentioned as far back as the 4th century.  It was formerly seat to the powerful brotherhood of wine merchants–yeah for those wine merchants.  The street is […]

By Kim -- 3 comments

February 24th, 2008

Confit de Canard and Uncle Frank

Île Saint-Louis is an oasis in the middle, literally, of the hustle and bustle of Paris.  It is one of two natural islands dividing the Seine and is an example of some of the first attempts at urban planning as it was mapped out from end to end which is apparent when you see it.  Compared […]

By Kim -- 3 comments

January 17th, 2008

A World Far, Far Away!

Today I was doing some research regarding Paris and came across some amazing photos of the city taken during the “Exposition Universelle de 1900″. I wasn’t really thinking that there was more to this world-wide gathering besides what still exists, namely Le Grand Palais and Le Petit Palais. But, oh my gosh, to have simply […]

By Kim -- 0 comments

January 4th, 2008

Quiz Time

 When I took over this blog, I brainstormed ways in which I could keep up with daily entries and give you new and interesting things to read about.   As a result, I decided to launch a weekly feature to see how much you know about some of the sights, customs and history regarding Paris […]

By Kim -- 1 comment

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