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Finding the spirit of Christmas at the Trocadero Christmas Market and Ice...
Ice skating rink at TrocadéroFor the past couple of weeks, I've been feeling really stressed. What with trying to work out the logistics of gathering our scattered family under one roof, preferably in...
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Château de Vaux le Vicomte celebrates Christmas!
Christmas decorations at Château de Vaux le VicomteDear Santa's helpers, If you're still looking for some last minute stocking stuffers, please consider purchasing an annual membership to a local...
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Ringing in the New Year in Nantes (Part 1 - The Radisson Blu Hotel and La...
The Radisson Blu in Nantes, FranceA unique place to sleep:Nantes, the sixth largest city in France, wasn't really on my radar of places to visit until Stéphane and I made a last minute decision to...
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King Cake (Galette des Rois) and the meaning of "Maladie Orpheline"
A pastry chef selling King Cakes (Galette des Rois).In spite of having been married to a native French speaker for many years, I'm not fluent in French. But since we raised our children in a bilingual...
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Yves Saint Laurent - the biopic about the French designer starring Pierre...
If I could use only one adjective to describe the French biopic Yves Saint Laurent starring Pierre Niney and Guillaume Gallienne, it would be disturbing. During the first part of the film, Saint...
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The Great Elephant and Marine Worlds Carousel at Les Machines de l'Île :...
The Great Elephant at Les Machines de l'Île in Nantes"I didn't know that you wanted to go for a ride on the elephant," Stéphane said before consoling me with a spin on the carousel. Lest you think that...
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Don't miss "The Calendar Story", the MaGMA Collection at Sotheby's France
Collector Guillaume Lévy-Lambert in front of a reproduction of the Roy Lichtenstein painting that changed his life.Maybe a painting can save a life. One changed mine.-MaGMAAbove all else, The Calendar...
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Le Café des Chats: Paris's first cat cafe is the purrfect spot to spend a...
Nap time at Le Café des Chats in ParisParis, the culinary capital of France, has approximately 16,255 restaurants. But, there's currently only one café where you can cuddle a cat while savoring a slice...
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"There's a place in France where the ladies (and men) wear no pants" - No...
Metro line 1 is notorious for pickpockets. Every couple of stops, there's a public announcement in at least four different languages warning passengers to keep a close eye on their belongings. If you...
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Who wants a cardboard crown when you can have a diamond tiara? "Cartier:...
Laurel Tiara. Cartier London, circa 1930. Platinum, diamonds, aquamarinesIt's January in France, which means that people are devouring slice after slice of galette des rois (King Cake) hoping to find...
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"Elegance and fabrics at the time of The Great Gatsby" - Exhibition at Prelle...
Photo credit: Prelle et CieLike any lady, the city of Paris harbors her secrets. One of them, known almost exclusively by museum curators and interior designers, is the address of the legendary Prelle...
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To our martyred King Louis XVI - Remembrance and Forgiveness 221 Years After...
"A notre Roi martyr - Souvenir et Pardon"(To our martyred King - Remembrance and Forgiveness)Heavy dark clouds hung over the Place de la Concorde giving it an ominous air on Tuesday afternoon. With the...
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Up in smoke: My dreams of sitting next to a roaring fireplace in Paris
Ballon de Paris - Atmospheric Observatory at Parc André Citroën Oddly enough, considering the fact that we've never used them, the working fireplaces in our living room and bedroom played a major role...
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Nuit de Chine (Night of China) extravaganza at Grand Palais kicks off year of...
Nuit de Chine (Night of China)A few days before the official start of the Chinese New Year, celebrations for the "Year of the Horse" got off to a gallop at the Grand Palais in Paris on Monday night. In...
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Fine dining with a discount - Le First, restaurant boudoir Paris (The Westin...
Dieppe scallops with diced pumpkin/Chinese artichoke and garlic cream with beetrootIt has been almost three years since Stéphane and I moved to Paris. Time enough, you would think, to visit all of the...
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Discovering the hidden face of Paris with Paris Face Cachée - Musée de...
"Marriage of Louis XV and Marie Leczinska" French fan (1760-70). Fan Museum in Paris.Last weekend was full of adventure as Stéphane and I discovered the "hidden face of Paris": a fan museum, Gustave...
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A Sexy, Sophisticated Soirée at the Chamber, a Private Popup and Cocktail...
Photo credit: The ChamberAs an expat who's only passing through Paris, it's always exciting to learn about the projects of other expats who have made the city their home. One that's creating a lot of...
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Emblematic Italian Design at Sotheby's France - Gaetano Pesce
Gaetano Pesce, Italian designer, architect and artist, with his iconic UP chair at Sotheby's FranceFor the first time since the Centre Georges Pompidou honored Gaetano Pesce with a comprehensive career...
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Blown Away: Visiting Gustave Eiffel's Wind Tunnel
Part of Eiffel's wind tunnelMy desk is a mess. It's cluttered with notebooks full of scribblings hastily written during tours, interviews and my meanderings around the city. On one of the tattered...
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Gustave Eiffel Merry-Go-Round in Dijon, France
Carrousel Gustave Eiffel in Dijon, FranceAfter yesterday's post about Gustave Eiffel's passion for aerodynamics at the end of his life, let's go for a spin on the merry-go-round honoring the French...
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