It was a beautiful day in Paris, sunny and almost warm. At lunch I went for a run around the neighborhood and couldn’t help but notice half of the city seemed out for a run as well, since it’s one of the few activities allowed outside the home these days.
Author - Heather Stimmler
American-born travel journalist and non-profit media specialist living in Paris since 1995.
Yesterday the police were just giving people verbal warnings if they were caught walking or driving around without the required attestation. Now they’re starting to fine everyone -- €135 -- who doesn’t have it. They stopped over 10k people in Paris in the...
Last night President Macron announced new measures to combat the spread of Coronavirus by ordering everyone to stay in their homes for 15 days (minimum). This morning the government described how this would be enforced.
So after the government closed all of the non-essential businesses and cafés, movie theatres and restaurants on Saturday at midnight, the French decided to simply go for picnics with their friends and family in the parks and along the canals. #Restezchezvous...
Yesterday I was walking around my neighborhood in the 13th to get a bit of fresh air, and was quite surprised to still see all of the shops, cafés and cinemas full (even if the latter announced a limit of 99 seats in each screening). There was even another...
In this Issue: * Coronavirus Issues * Land & Monkeys Boulangerie in East Paris * Upcoming Culture Secrets Events * Recommended Reading: Drinking French * Sense Eat: Healthy Italian Dining in St Germain des Prés * Le Grand Quartier near Canal St Martin *...
Due to the spread of the Coronavirus, France is on lockdown through June 1st. ALL public events in Paris have been cancelled until further notice.
Inside this Issue: * Feminist Paris Tours in the Butte aux Cailles * The Surprising MundoLingua Museum * Café Joyeux in Passage Choiseul * Chinese New Year Food Market in Belleville * St-Germain-des-Prés Church Renovation * Sinner Hotel for a Naughty Evening...
As the symbol of Paris, the Eiffel Tower offers a visit to one of the most recognized architectural monuments in the world since its construction for the 1889 World's Fair.
It's not exactly a secret, but you'll never see an advertisement for Eurostar Snap, the special site managed by Eurostar that sells heavily-discounted, last-minute train tickets between London and Paris.
Special deals on tickets to the Paris Opera.
Everything you ever wanted to know about running in Paris, from where to do it, how to enter a race, where to buy running gear, or even how to find local groups to run with.
