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Spring Flowers in Paris II
Blog: I Prefer Paris - 8 April 2011
Today is a bonus posting because I couldn't resist sharing with you all the spring flowers and trees blossoming so abundantly all over Paris. I was at the outdoor market on Ave. President Wilson last Saturday and snapped the flower...
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La Parisienne at Galeries Lafayette & La Fete du Printemps at Printemps
Blog: I Prefer Paris - 7 April 2011
Who better than French style icon Ines de la Fressange to be the ambassador for La Parisienne, the event at Galeries Lafayette promoting the stylish, urban women of Paris? Former top model and muse to Karl Lagerfeld, Fressange has also...
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Europe Rail Pass: value for money?
Blog: 501 Places - 6 April 2011
Later this month we will be travelling overland from Lisbon back to London. From the point where we reach the Spanish city of Merida, a little east of the Portuguese border, our journey will be made exclusively by train. Seeing that we will be crossing two large countries and spending three days making lengthy train [...]Europe Rail Pass: value for money? is a post from: 501 Places
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Jean Michel Othoniel: My Way
Blog: I Prefer Paris - 6 April 2011
I have always loved the Palais Royal metro kiosk with its colored glass and brushed aluminum globes designed by artist Jean Michel Othoniel. I was introduced to him socially a few years ago by a mutual friend and he is...
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Annecy, France: Annual Venetian Carnival, 2011
Blog: Video Diary of an American in France - 5 April 2011
Every year during Carnival time, Annecy has a Venetian costume and mask Festival. In previous years the weather was so terrible I chose not to go. This year too was wet and gloomy but not so rainy so Bernard and I attended for a few hours.
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Trees in Trouville
Blog: I Prefer Paris - 5 April 2011
I was enjoying the splendor of Trouville almost exactly a year ago during the early spring just when the sleepy town was preparing for the summer influx. I was going through my photos and remembered how striking the bare trees...
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April Eye Need to Do's: Manet, Sweeney Todd, Mme. Grés, Stanley Kubrick, and Richard Prince
Blog: I Prefer Paris - 4 April 2011
Madame Grés, Couture at Work One of the great couturiers of all time, Madame Grés is finally having her first well-deserved retrospective. Trained as a sculptor, it shows in her elegantly draped designs which her couture house was known for,...
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France on Friday: Paris Walks
Blog: A Traveler's Library - 31 March 2011
NOTICE: I will give this collection (which is priced at $45.00) to one reader chosen at random from those who comment on this post. American Resident, Over 18. (By Friday April Destination: Paris, France Book: Paris from the Heart: Ultimate Walking Tours to Fun, Fashion and Freedom (November 2010) by Jan Dolphin This [...]This content is a post from: A Traveler's Library To comment on this post or search for related information, click on the link to A Traveler's Library.
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Spring has Sprung in Paris
Blog: ParisienSalon.com - 31 March 2011
The days are longer, the air warms up and, every now and then, the clouds take a day off – or at least a few hours. Such are the telltale signs that spring has arrived in Paris. After what feels like an indeterminately endless winter, Parisians live for the moment when they can shed the layers and once again begin to linger in the great outdoors of the French capital.
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Yelp France
Blog: I Prefer Paris - 31 March 2011
Yelp, the hugely popular U.S. site for local services, has recently launched in France. Much like its U.S. counterpart, it's a great resource for restaurants, shopping, nightlife, entertainment, and cultural events with up to the minute reviews written by real...
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Lunch with Lynn/Under 20 Eats- L'Osteria
Blog: I Prefer Paris - 30 March 2011
Lynn has written Lunch with Lynn/Under 20 Eats this month. The chef is Neopolitano, the manager is Sicilian, the food is Venetian. You can’t get more Italian than this. L’Osteria, a favorite of connoisseurs in Paris, is tucked away on...
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The Top 10 Wildest Electro-House Music Festivals
Blog: Backpacking on the Cheap - 29 March 2011
Looking for an insanely wild party? Looking for a few? Want some stories you’ll brag about to your friends for years to come? Don’t miss out on the Top 10 Wildest Electro-House Music Festivals on Earth. 10. Monegros, Spain (July 2011) Around 40,000 people inundate this place from all over the world to party hard to [...]
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The Best Burgers in Paris
Blog: ParisienSalon.com - 29 March 2011
The French love to joke that the American diet consists of cheeseburgers, bacon cheeseburgers and diet soda. I find this to be one of the more amusing stereotypes because I've actually eaten more burgers in Paris than I ever have on American soil. Despite all their teasing, the French (or at least Parisians) go nuts for a big juicy patty with a side of "American Sauce." In Paris, if burgers are on the menu, it's likely to be the most ordered item.
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Parisian of the Month: John Agee
Blog: I Prefer Paris - 29 March 2011
My friend John Agee is a very talented jewelry designer, a proper southern gentleman, and all around nice guy. Did I mention he is tall and good looking also ? Enjoy this delightful interview. Where were you born and where...
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Crap travel diaries: a naive teenager in Paris
Blog: 501 Places - 28 March 2011
I’d had a bad day. And to top it off, here I was in a pastel pink Parisian hotel room, complete with a frilly lamp and that textured wallpaper that a previous generation had considered the height of interior design chic. There was no TV and no view from the dirty window. I was only [...]Crap travel diaries: a naive teenager in Paris is a post from: 501 Places
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Taillardat- Collection d' Auteurs
Blog: I Prefer Paris - 28 March 2011
Taillardat is a manufacturer specializing in luxurious high-quality reproductions of 18th century furniture including Marie Antoinette, Louis XV, Louis XVI, Empire, and Directoire styles. They recently invited five key figures in the design and fashion worlds to create pieces of...
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A Visit to Lake Thuile near Chambery, France
Blog: Video Diary of an American in France - 26 March 2011
Lake Thuile is a small lake in the foothills surrounding Chambery. We take regular rides to the Lake for walks when the weather is good. This walk was from late Autumn. Enjoy the beauty of the area.
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Agapé
Blog: ParisienSalon.com - 25 March 2011
Our food critic offers his opinion on this French restaurant in the 17th arrondissement.
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Meredith Mullins: Carnaval Circumspection
Blog: I Prefer Paris - 25 March 2011
Just when you think a carnaval can’t get any better … it does. The Gambetta Mardi Gras festival raises the bar every year. (I guess it’s really a Dimanche Gras , since it’s on a Sunday … doesn’t quite have...
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Elizabeth Taylor- The Last Time I Saw Paris
Blog: I Prefer Paris - 24 March 2011
I shed a tear yesterday for the passing of Elizabeth Taylor. Hollywood royalty, child star, Oscar winning actress, ravishing beauty, style icon, and great humanitarian, Elizabeth Taylor was just as famous off camera as she was on. The public couldn't...
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A Little Bit Italian at La Cuisine Paris
Blog: ParisienSalon.com - 23 March 2011
More than a year has passed since my first attempt in baking French macarons. I signed my husband and I up for a class at La Cuisine Paris over Valentine’s Day weekend last year as a way for us to do something together that would involve our love for eating. The options were limitless, really, but given the unwavering fascination with macarons (and my growing interest in baking) I thought it would be a good idea to give them a shot.
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Door of the Month: Under Pont Alexander
Blog: I Prefer Paris - 23 March 2011
When I was shooting the photos of Pont Alexander I posted a few weeks ago, on the quai below I found these white iron doors with a seashell motif. The red carpet leads to the massive Showcase nightclub and disco...
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Outdoor Market of Thones, France: Villages of the French Alps
Blog: Video Diary of an American in France - 22 March 2011
One of the big cultural differences between America and France is the French Market. Almost everyone heads out once a week to the fresh outdoor market in their town (no matter how small the town) to buy their fresh products - from cheese, meat, to vegetables, fruit and wines.
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Spring Flowers in Paris
Blog: I Prefer Paris - 22 March 2011
Walking to the Luxembourg Gardens yesterday I passed this flower shop on rue Vavin overflowing with spring flowers. It was a perfect way to kickoff the official start of spring along with the sunny skies and temperature in the high...
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Going Local in Paris
Blog: ParisienSalon.com - 21 March 2011
It used to be that the only places to find produce produced in Paris was in the city’s gourmet food stores, like Lafayette Gourmet or the Grande Épicerie at Bon Marché, or in the stalls of the local street markets, like those on the rue Cler in the 7th, rue ds Lévis in the 17th and the rue Mouffetard in the 5th. But the Slow Food movement has brought about a desire for more locally farmed products, from produce to meat to grains.
