This week’s get-to-know-Paris challenge is to order a new dish at a French restaurant. I am guilty of always sticking with the same dishes. There is a pretty high probability of me ordering scallops or cod at any given French restaurant. But sometimes it’s good to branch out. You never know what you might like! I mean, who knew that I would end up liking foie gras?
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What new dish did you discover?
I've added something to make winters evenings in Paris just a little bit cozier. Home Sweet Paris Home from Paris Weekender on Vimeo. January and February are lovely times to visit Paris. Average temps are in the 40s so it's perfectly pleasant to walk around and the...
A couple of weeks ago, I moved out of the house I'd been renting the last seven years in Brittany. Moving out of a rental in France, it turns out, is a bit more work than moving out of a rental in the U.S. I spoke of some of the bureaucratic challenges in my earlier...
In France, there are two types of property tax, taxe foncière, which is paid by the property owner, and taxe d'habitation, paid by the resident as of January 1 of that year. View from my front door After seven years, I am moving out of my rental in Brittany. I still...