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When I can’t get to Paris but need a French fix, my destination of choice is a charming little shop on State Street of Chicago called P.O.S.H. It’s a treasure trove of French Flea Market finds, a jumble of lovingly arranged vintage and new table top and home accessories. Makes me feel like I am...
Yesterday I wrote about my favorite things to do in Paris and asked for readers to respond with ideas of their own. Well, I got lucky. John Brosky, formerly of Grand Rapids, Mi shared his thoughts and generously agreed to let me post them here. He is a free lance writer living in Paris with...
A young film editor from Chicago asked me recently if there are any things that I always do when I go to Paris. We were sitting next to each other at a Hidden Kitchen dinner in Paris discussing the fact it was her first trip to Paris and my tenth. The question has intrigued me […]
We did a rather odd thing in a way in Paris last week. We attended a private dinner party hosted by two young ex-pats in their grand old Right Bank apartment where we didn’t know our hosts or the other guests. The guests were mostly American and we paid to attend this dinner. Kinda odd...
A couple of years ago some friends of ours visited Paris, enjoying a long weekend with some friends of theirs who were living in the City of Light and attending the Cordon Bleu. They returned with tales of taking a canal ride in Paris. Hmmm. This had me a intriqued. Yes, I think of...
The 7th Arrondissement is a place that everyone visits when they go to Paris. It’s the home of the Eiffel Tower, that amazing iconic structure that was built for a World’s Fair and become the symbol for this City of Light. The grounds around the Tower pulsate with tourists from all...
Last night we attended a concert in the amazing chapel built in the mid-13th century–Sainte Chapelle. It is a beautiful destination in Paris and worthy of seeing because of its phenomenal stain glass windows. But what many tourists don’t know is that the visual feast of...
Our first day in Paris is raining, gray and cold. A dense felt fabric pulled low on the horizon. It’s not the image conjured up by the famous song, “I love Paris in the spring time.” But no matter. I love Paris, any time, any weather. One of the reasons is the amusing and interesting […]
Lots of tourists don’t go to the Marais in Paris, which is a shame. And, in fact, when I have recommended my favorite hotel in Paris to friends, which is located on Place des Vosges in the Marais, their travel agents have pooh-poohed it as being “too far off the beaten track.” Well, maybe...
THE BATOBUS When I am in Paris I love to ride the Batobus. While it sounds like some funky invention for the latest Bat Man movie, it isn’t. It is a flat bottom, glass domed boat that travels in a big loop up and down the Seine, picking up and dropping off tourists. It’s a […]