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The Marais, Old and New

The Marais, Old and New

For anyone who may have missed it, I am posting a link to Liz Alderman's New York Times Travel piece from February 1st. Place des Vosges, Marais Most of you know that the Marais is chez moi, and I never run out of new corners of the district to explore. Liz lives only...

Book Review: A Gift from Brittany

Book Review: A Gift from Brittany

My first book of 2016 was A Gift from Brittany, by Marjorie Price. It's a true story, the account of the young American's own life in southern Brittany in the early 1960s, back when modernity had not yet reached these rural communities and when there were no other...

Forgotten: The Untold Story…

Forgotten: The Untold Story…

Linda Hervieux, a fellow American living in Paris, journalist and photographer, recently finished her impressive first book, Forgotten: The Untold Story of D Day's Black Heroes, at Home and At War. Not many first-time authors are told their work is "utterly...

La Hermione, Lafayette’s Ship

La Hermione, Lafayette’s Ship

Twenty years ago, a small group dreamed of reconstructing an exact replica of General Lafayette’s 18th-century ship called the Hermione. Today, the majestic vessel is the largest and most authentically built Tall Ship in the last 150 years. The Hermione has set sail...

Bookbub and Murder in the Marais

Bookbub and Murder in the Marais

I've signed up for BookBub, a service that sends you a daily e-mail with deals on Kindle or e-books, delivered to you in any format you like (via Apple, Amazon, Google, etc.) It's actually quite dangerous: the e-books are all $0.99, $1.99, $2.99 or sometimes even...

Book Review: Paris France by Gertrude Stein

Book Review: Paris France by Gertrude Stein

I just finished reading Gertrude Stein's Paris France. I think I learned more about Stein herself than about Paris. Her style is...unique. It's a brand of almost child-like stream of consciousness that allows the reader to almost see her brain jumping from place to...

Fraternité, Solidarité and the Legacy of Charlie Hebdo

Fraternité, Solidarité and the Legacy of Charlie Hebdo

The atrocities of the past week have unleashed a number of questions about the future of freedom of speech, religious sensitivity and tolerance, extremism, national security, racism, diplomacy and national unity. These are all questions that need to be addressed, not...

Step Back in Time… But Just for Lunch

Step Back in Time… But Just for Lunch

In addition to my Paris Weekender blog, I am a contributor to the AngloInfo site for Paris & Île-de-France. If you are not already familiar with AngloInfo, you should be! It's a fantastic resource for expats everywhere. AngloInfo is active in over 100 regions and...

A Hidden Cistercian Cellar

A Hidden Cistercian Cellar

In the heart of the Marais sits a 13th century cellar. I walked by a hundred times and never knew it was there. It's just one of the many hidden treasures Paris reveals, little by little, as you get to know the city. A bit of history... You may already know that the...

Eye Prefer Paris: Touring the Marais with Richard Nahem

Eye Prefer Paris: Touring the Marais with Richard Nahem

A few weeks ago, I had the pleasure of taking an Eye Prefer Paris tour of the Marais with fellow Marais resident Richard Nahem. I had taken Paris Walks' Marais walking tour and I've lived in the Marais for the last two years. So I wasn't expecting to learn a whole lot...

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