English Books Paris at Bill & Rosa’s Book Room
Each week in the Book Room online, we recommend newly published English books we love. We also present some in French or bilingual, for kids or adults, fiction or non.…
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Why is it called? Part 1: Pastries and desserts
Why is it called … Part 1: PASTRIES and DESSERTS Have you ever asked yourself why something is called by a particular name? Why are croissants, pain aux raisins and…
The quintessential Paris museum: Musée Jacquemart André
Where in Paris can you take in some Dutch masters including Rembrandt, ceilings by Tiepolo, medieval Venitian and Florentine works (Uccello, Botticelli), a Vigié-Lebrun portrait and watercolors and oils by…
Les Maréchaux?
Why are the boulevards on the edge of Paris (where the Tramway and PC bus run) referred to as “Les maréchaux“? This ring of roads, which totals 33 kilometres and…
Moving to Paris or France
Moving to Paris So you are moving to the city of light! Good news! However, Paris and the French organization in general can be painful for the unprepared. Several Japanese…
Break in?! Pickpocketed? Emergency?! Bike stolen?!
Break in?! Pickpocketed? Emergency?! Bike stolen?! Was your apartment or vehicle broken into? Your bag or car stolen? Your home tagged with grafitti? We certainly hope not, but sometimes it…