Photos from the July 14th Fête Nationale (aka Bastille Day) as well as some extra pics from around town, including the empty mustard shelves at the grocery store, mon dieu!
Author - Heather Stimmler
American-born travel journalist and non-profit media specialist living in Paris since 1995.
This week’s update includes what to wear in a heatwave in Paris, more airport news, and news reports on why the French get over a month of paid vacation and are banned from eating at their desk.
Inside this Issue: * Covid Rears Its Ugly Head Again * Travel Chaos at Roissy-Charles-de-Gaulle Airport * Bastille Day in Paris * The Latest Notre Dame Cathedral News * Louvre Opened Nights Again + Free on Bastille Day * Tour St Jacques Reopened for the...
In the heart of the Latin Quarter, this national museum -- reopened in 2022 after extensive renovations -- holds a rich collection of art from the Middle Ages within a medieval mansion once belonging to the Cluny Abbey, itself built up against ruins of Gallo...
The Promenade Plantée, also known as the Coulée Verte René-Dumont, is an elevated green pathway in the Bastille district of Paris's 12th arrondissement. It was once part of the former Vincennes railway line, which was decommissioned in the 1960s, and...
La Fête Nationale celebrating the 1789 French Revolution is one of the biggest holidays in France, with a popular military parade and flyover on the Champs-Elysées and an evening of fireworks and music at the Eiffel Tower. But there many more events taking...
My Minnesota trip, a vintage Paris board game, the scourge of “Love Locks”, the latest travel issues to keep an eye on, Notre Dame Cathedral news, and how Heather still gets it wrong after all these years. 😉
As of June 30th, 2023, the French Government has put the Tous Anti Covid app on "pause" and -- although people are still catching and dying from Covid -- it's not currently considered a serious public health risk. There are no travel restrictions, passes, or...
This week’s update includes the latest travel, weather and election news in Paris, and strolls through Butte aux Cailles and the Marché aux Puces flea market in St Ouen.
In this belated update (désolé, taxes are due this week), Heather gives one tour and goes on another (check out the video!), tries the local street food with Fred, and manages two meetups in one day (one with biscuits, one with thunder and lightning).
Inside this Issue: * Cluny Medieval Museum Finally Reopens * Escape the Crowds: Zadkine Museum * Free Concerts in Parisian Parks * Free Photography Exhibit at Luxembourg Gardens * A Unique Gift: Roger-Viollet Prints * Jazz at the Barbizon * Where the Poets...
The latest events and expositions in Paris this June.
