This week's get-to-know-Paris challenge is to visit a new museum. According to the official website, there are 544 museums in Paris. Is that even possible? So even if you have lived in Paris your whole life, I don't think you have seen them all! And then of course...
We all complain about traffic jams and lack of parking in Paris. Everyone has their preferred method of transportation: metro, bus... my favorite Parisian mode of transport is my own two feet (despite the fact that I now have a French driver's license!!!) But...
For those of you who have followed my series of posts on Buying Property in Paris, you know that it has been a long process - the search, purchase and renovations. I moved into the apartment in late October, but I was living out of a suitcase and in a cloud of dust...
This week's get-to-know-Paris challenge is to learn the Paris bus routes, or at least one of them. The metro is easy and (usually) efficient. I admit that waiting for a bus late at night is not fun. But when you are not in such a rush, try the bus instead. It's much...
The last weekend of November, some friends and I headed out to our house in the Morbihan, in Brittany, for our own little Thanksgiving celebration... and Christmas! November brought amazingly beautiful weather this year in Brittany. We had several days with clear,...
Many people come to Paris with lists of things they want to see. Why not plan your next trip around things you want to do? My article, Five things you may not yet have done in Paris, has been published on Ma Vie Française's website. Read it for ideas on making the...
This week's get-to-know-Paris challenge is to visit the Christmas market. Whether you are shopping for holiday gifts or not, surely you can find some winter cheer at this festival of lights on the Champs-Élysées, or at the very least, some vin chaud (hot mulled wine)!...
The northern part of Burgundy is often over-looked for the southern part for the region with its more world-famous wines. But I prefer northern Burgundy. At two to two-and-a-half hours from Paris, it makes for an easy weekend or even one-night trip. The landscape is...
Every month, I post a list of some of my favorite or just the most eye-catching articles, recipes, blogs and other links I have come across in the past month. Some relate to Paris and European travels and some have nothing at all to do with the themes of Paris...
This week's get-to-know-Paris challenge is to memorize a French-language poem. We anglophones do not do as much memorizing as the French. Usually, I think that is a good thing. But a little memorization once in a while is also a good exercise for the brain - and...
