Le Paris de Mitterrand
In the spring of 2019 I was invited to a book-signing in a Paris bookshop, because I had once ordered a book online from the publishing house Editions Alexandrines, so Read More …
Category: France
Jacques B. in the basement
In addition to their main auditorium with eight hundred seats on six different levels, the Théâtre du Gymnase Marie Bell in Paris also has a smaller hall in the basement Read More …
Jacques Offenbach at the Gymnase
The Théâtre du Gymnase Marie Bell is one of the many theaters on the grands boulevards in Paris — and no doubt one of the oldest, having been built in Read More …
Concerts in the Church of Saint-Roch
The church of Saint-Roch on rue Saint-Honoré is one of the oldest and largest churches in Paris. It is also an attractive venue for chamber music concerts. For several years Read More …
Dancing by the Seine
On the left bank of the Seine at Quai Saint-Bernard between the Sully and Austerlitz bridges there is a park named after the Corsican singer and movie star Tino Rossi Read More …
Street Market on Boulevard Edgar-Quinet
“SPAM” does not necessarily mean the same in French as in English. Although French computer-users may know the English word SPAM meaning unwanted junk e-mails, in French the letters S.P.A.M. Read More …
Foire de Paris
The Foire de Paris is a commercial fair that has been held in Paris every year since 1904. It takes place during the last week of April and the first Read More …
Louis XIII at the Place des Vosges
Louis XIII (1601-1643) has not gone down in history as one of France’s outstanding kings. He was not a popular swashbuckler like his father, Henri IV, nor was he an Read More …
Guided walking tour of Île Saint-Louis
In August 2013 I went on another guided walking tour (in French) that I found listed in the back pages of the now-defunct weekly magazine Pariscope. This was mainly a Read More …
Speed limits in Paris
In the spring of 2014 there was a brief flurry of media stories claiming that the new mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo, had ordered a speed limit of 30 km/h Read More …