Maison Casol Faubourg St Honoré (1st and 2nd Arrondissement) is just northeast of Place de La Concorde and has long been a chic area of Paris. Its streets are the oldest in the city, full of 19th century passageways, elegant architecture, ritzy squares, famous boutiques, and old glass-and-iron market halls. In the 19th century, the […]
Perhaps the best known of Paris’ 20 arrondissements is the 1st arrondissement, located along the Right Bank of the River Seine (it extends onto the western section of the Île de la Cité in the middle of the river). It is home to famous sites like the Louvre, the Jardins des Tuileries, and the Palais-Royal, as […]
…a Lighthouse in Paris Montparnasse is a quarter in the southwest of Paris on the Left Bank of the Seine River. The heart of Montparnasse is at the Boulevard Raspail and the Boulevard de Montparnasse. The quarter is known for being at the heart of artistic and intellectual life in Paris, having bred such artists […]
Bastille Day, the French Fête Nationale (National Celebration) takes place each year on July 14th. This day commemorates the anniversary of the storming of the Bastille, an important event in French history. On July 14, 1789, revolutionaries and Parisian common folk stormed the Bastille fortress/prison in Paris. This event has become symbolic of the formation of […]
When hearing the word “Paris,” most people think of the Eiffel Tower, the Champs-Elysées, La Seine, fine dining…you get the drift. Not this traveler. The first thing that comes to mind for me is always le métro. Perhaps that is because riding on the métro was my first Parisian experience when I visited France at […]
Don’t have time to make it to Paris this year? That’s OK, you can begin to satisfy your wanderlust by renting one of the most enjoyable films to come out of France in the past five years. Not only is “Paris, je t’aime” highly entertaining, it also takes the viewer on a tour of eighteen […]
Paris s’Г©veille The Eiffel Tower is the chief symbol of Paris, located in the city’s 7th Arrondissement just west of Paris’ geographic center. The tower was designed by the French engineer Alexandre Gustave Eiffel for the Paris Universal Exhibition of 1889, which was a World’s Fair held by the city to commemorate the centennial of […]
The Avenue The Arc de Triomphe (8th Arrondissement) is a landmark of Paris located at the end of the Avenue des Champs-Élysées. Situation on Place Charles-de-Gaulle, the 164-foot arch[1] is the second largest triumphal arch in the world. It was commissioned and constructed by Napoléon to pay tribute to his victories in the French Napoléonic […]
Space Invader, Pont de Sully Ile St Louis (4th Arrondissement) is a tiny island on the Seine River situated next to Ile de la Cité. It is named after King Louis IX of France. While the island was originally used for grazing,[1] it has long become an address associated with the rich and famous. The […]
For over 60 years Robert Doisneau was committed to capturing “les petits moments de bonheur de la vie quotidienne” (small moments of happiness in daily life). His subjects were both parisiens (people who live in Paris) and les banlieusards (those who live in the Parisian suburbs). Though his photos are quite different from one another, they […]