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After 500 Years, Tour Saint-Jacques Temporarily Opens to the Public
While Stéphane and I were sipping glasses of Perrier menthe and rosé on the terrace of Café Nemours on Friday evening, my ears perked up when I overheard an American couple at the table behind us...
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Pink Flamingo pizza delivered to your picnic at the Canal Saint-Martin
If you happened to notice a ravenous looking man with a bright pink balloon sitting next to the Canal Saint-Martin yesterday, there's a good chance that it was Stéphane. But it may have also been...
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Paris as seen in Washington DC, Cleveland, China and Las Vegas!
©"Paris on the Potomac" - A Photo Safari in Washington, D.C."Paris on the Potomac"(Via Travel and Leisure News) The brainchild of Paris-trained architectural photographer E. David Luria, this photo...
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Talking with Alexandre de Vogüé, co-manager of Château de Vaux le Vicomte
"Ah, it feels good to be home." That's what Stéphane invariably says whenever we pass through the arched gate into the enchanting gardens of Château de Vaux le Vicomte. There's something so welcoming...
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Sunday's Picture and a Song: "Coucher du Soleil" by Yves Duteil
Sunset and a splash. Mykonos, Greece.Like the setting sun, my vacation has come to an end.Like the rising sun, I feel rejuvenated.After being disconnected from social media for an unprecedented amount...
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Searching for mustard in Dijon, France
Maille Mustard boutique in Dijon.Mustard, Crème de cassis and wine - that's what popped into my mind when we finally decided that Dijon would be a good place to spend the night on our way home from...
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Is Cruising Right for Me?
"Home" for 11 days. The Noordam in Mykonos.I'm not going to lie. Readjusting to life in Paris hasn't been easy after our 11 day "Ancient Mysteries Voyage" aboard Holland America's Noordam. I keep...
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Chatting with chanteuse Caroline Nin of the globally acclaimed show, "Hymne à...
After hearing Caroline Nin's spine-tingling renditions of some Edith Piaf and Marlene Dietrich songs at a gathering hosted by My French Life, I was determined to go to "Hymne à Piaf" last season. When...
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"La Parisienne" in Crete
Just in case you're thinking that I've started referring to myself as "La Parisienne", I haven't. But living in Paris has equipped me with a certain aggressiveness that came in handy while visiting...
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A man or a woman? Who should be the next person admitted to the Panthéon in...
AUX GRANDS HOMMES LA PATRIE RECONNAISSANTE ("For great men the grateful Nation")If you think that the admissions officers of elite universities have a tough job deciding which applicants to admit to...
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Talking with L'Espalier's Louis Risoli, one of the first certified cheese...
L'Espalier's cheese expert Louis Risoli cutting a piece of cheese for me to taste.Thanks to Joseph Goins, Ann Marie Fretts, Bridget Wall and Karen Chin for posting their questions for Louis Risoli of...
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Talking with L'Espalier's Louis Risoli, one of the first cheese experts in...
Louis Risoli at L'EspalierEver since Penny of BostonZest first showed me the impressive cheese cart at L'Espalier, I've been hoping to have the opportunity to talk with maître d' and fromager Louis...
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Sunday's video: The Seafood Market in Trouville, Normandy
During the reign of Napoleon III, it was said that boulevardiers (men about town) housed their wives in Deauville and stashed their mistresses across the river in Trouville-sur-Mer. I must be a...
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"Joie de Vivre" and "Ooh La La!" - What can we learn from the French way of...
Joie de Vivre by Harriet Welty Rochefort and Ooh La La! by Jamie Cat CallanAfter days of eating chocolate chip cookies, scouring Marshall's for bargains and speaking English, it's always a cultural...
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Girls' Guide to Paris Magazine Launch and Charity Benefit: Giving Thanks
Girls' Guide to Paris founder Doni Belau and writer Sylvia SabesAn expat friend recently made the mistake of asking me how I felt when I first moved to Paris at the beginning of 2011. I say "mistake"...
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Sunday's Video: Join me for a visit to the National Flea Market and Ham Fair...
Foire Nationale Antiquités Brocantes et Jambons à ChatouWe're up early this morning waiting for a Sunday delivery of an antique secretary desk. It's not that we absolutely needed another desk, but...
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Something sweet for Monday - La Maison du Chou
Choux à la crème at La Maison du ChouWhether it's an unexpected glimpse of the Eiffel Tower as you round a corner or a chance encounter with a beloved friend in a bistro on the Île Saint-Louis, the...
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Turn Paris Pink with "Dailey Donate Week" and Tommy Hilfiger
"Turn Paris Pink"! Kelly Dailey at the barre wearing a pair of pink exercise socks. All proceeds from the sale of the socks go to Breast Health International's "Fund for Living".As I headed towards the...
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How long would you wait in line? "Tour Paris 13", the largest street art...
Living in Paris has forced me to confront some difficult questions, ones that I haven't had to ask myself in other places. Questions such as "How long am I willing to stand in line for a falafel, a...
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Searching for "La Vie en Rose" - the 50th anniversary of Edith Piaf's death
Je vois ... "La Vie en Rose" (I see ... "La Vie en Rose") As a preface to this post, I should explain that most of my formative years were spent in Memphis, Tennessee. Aside from being the "Home of the...
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