Pieces of Paris…
Written in collaboration with Mary Davis Heres to hoping we will all get to travel again this Spring… Living in Paris is one of the most beautiful things ever and it is great to explore your neighborhood, especially with so much to see and do in the city. However, it is good to get out…
Today is mother’s day in France. I am so happy to now carry the beautiful title of « mother » and have a special day. I get to spend the day living up to this title and take care of my little Bébé Chéri. He’s the cutest thing and my favorite person in the world, so it…
I’m sure all of the readers of this blog know about the events in Paris that began the morning of January 7th 2015 when terrorist assassins murdered 12 people at the Charlie Hebdo headquarters in the 11th arrondissement. This newspaper publication was the focus of previous attacks because of the cartoons that they published making…
Parisians may grumble about them, but then tourists grumble about Parisians, so it’s only fair! 😉 But I’ll let you in on a little secret… Paris loves its tourists! Really??? you ask? Well, it’s only because they bring an enourmous amount of business to a country that is leaning more and more towards a services…
I have been here in France for more than ten years now….and over that time I have learned a few things about phone calls and courtesy. Often times, foreigners (being one myself I can speak from experience) have a harder time communicating over the phone. Especially understanding the person on the other end of the…
It’s Valentine’s day… ♥ Ever since leaving the United States, I stopped making it a big deal. I didn’t boycott it though, even in my years as a single girl. That would be too drastic. But Valentine’s day has never been a huge commercialized event in France. Well, until now. Most of the shop windows…
Sometimes, I like to be reminded that the French are proud of being French… You know how they are known to be « râleur » as we say in French (loud complainers). So it’s good to see a little French pride once in a while! Often it takes a sports game to brig out that national spirit,…
Planning a wedding in Paris France is full of obstacles. How MANY times have I heard the phrase, « oh we just don’t do that here ». This is from the mentality here that one that offers a product or service for what most « normal » people do or get for their wedding. There seems to be a…
Normally I don’t publish posts about the press releases I get in my email inbox; this is because I want my blog to reflect my vision and my discoveries of Paris. But this one, I felt compelled to communicate on this platform because it speaks to me in so many ways that I felt it…
I like LOVE taking the train. I used to love taking planes, but then we all became terror suspects and it’s now a frustrating experience where your rights, dignity and security always seem at stake. So if I can, I take the train. It’s relaxing, no rush, no panic, no stress, you have space to…