La CheminГ©e La Défense is the business district on the western edge of Paris. It does not belong to any of the city’s 20 arrondissements. It is the largest office development in Europe, launched in 1957 to create a new home for leading French and foreign companies. The concept of a new modern business district […]
Located on the right bank of the River Seine, the 2nd arrondissement is best known as the location of the Bourse (stock exchange), which makes it France’s financial center. This is also where you will find “les galeries”, covered upscale shopping areas that date back to the 19th century. The arrondissement is also home to […]
In October 2009, Paris celebrated the 120th birthday of the most famous cabaret in the world, The Moulin Rouge (Le Moulin Rouge). It was an occasion for all of us to discover or rediscover the symbol of Parisian chic.
From the first time I saw a picture of the Centre Georges Pompidou in my 6th grade French class, I knew this was a place I absolutely had to visit someday. While my classmates did their cultural projects on the Eiffel Tower and the Arch de Triomph, I fixated on the tubular escalator on the […]
We followed her up to the top floor, this friendly French girl who I had never seen before in my life but knew I could trust. I had contacted her through an international travelers’ network called Hospitality Club, and we had emailed back and forth for a couple of months. She had agreed to have […]
Paris – Au Printemps Grands Boulevards is the term Parisians use to describe the east-west area around the boulevard running from Place de la République to Place Charles de Gaulle. This boulevard changes names six times and sits north, paralleling the Faubourg St Honoré, Quai d’Orsay, and the Marais quarters. In the eastern section of […]
If you have traveled to Europe and experienced the European music scene, you might want to listen again to the sweet, melodic rhythms that you so much enjoyed in the clubs and hot entertainment venues of Europe. Putumayo World Music has been a leader in compiling CDs that celebrate the rich and varied music of the world’s cultures. […]
I love the small museums of Paris; the Orangerie, located in the Tuilleries, has two fantastic oval rooms with Monet’s Water Lily canvases surrounding you. Another favorite small Paris museum is the Marmottan, a former estate that now houses a treasure trove of impressionist paintings, including Monet’s painting that gave Impressionism its name: Impression Sunrise. […]