Small Is Good: Les Petits Plaisirs
by Harriet Welty Rochefort A minuscule espresso, a petit piece of chocolate, a morsel of sharp cheese, a half-filled glass of wine: the French prefer tasting and sipping to gorging…
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ExpoJean – The Jeans Exhibition at the Cité des Sciences or online!
Jeans are the most widely worn article of clothing on the planet. 73 pairs are sold every second!As legend would have it, jeans first appeared in California, worn by hawkers…
Paris Opera Quiz
Just for fun, test yourself on your knowledge of the Paris Opera Garnier… 1. The Paris Opera Garnier has 1900 seatsA. trueB. false 2. The crystal chandelier weighsA. 4 tonsB.…
Discover or Rediscover the secrets of Montmartre
By Patricia Killeen Discover or Rediscover the secrets of Montmartre on the tour even Paris Expatriate “Lifers” and real Parisians take! Eileen Grison has been living in Paris for two…
International Bookstores in Paris
The most recently opened of bookstores in Paris is our own Bill & Rosa’s Book Room is composed mainly of used English books (about 2500). We also have a certain…
A Passion for Complication
A slightly adapted excerpt from Demystifying the French: How to Love Them and Make them Love You, published by Winged Words Publishing, 2019. Copyright Janet Hulstrand, all rights reserved. It’s…