New Arrivals at Bill & Rosa’s Book Room – English Books Paris
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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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…
To Mask or not to Mask that is the question
We used to wear masks over our eyes for theatre, play, to sleep or perfidity, now we’ve got them on our mouths and noses for… protection. Whether the throw-away kind…
The Saints on the map of Paris
Whether you walk across Paris or look at the metro or street map, you often see places named after a Saint. Such familiar names as St Genevieve, St Denis, St…
Villepreux a microcosm of French history
During the confinement we had a lot of time to walk around our town, Villepreux, 11,000 people situated in the Yvelines department west of Paris. A usually quiet, non-descript town,…
14th of July in Paris: La Marseillaise and where to watch the fireworks
Did you know the French call their national holiday, the 14th of July, NOT Bastille Day? La Cérémonie The year’s ceremony that will take place at Concorde in lieu of…