I’m currenty working on the Sightseeing section of the Resource Guide, slowly entering the info for museums (I’m up to "C"…just getting the structure set up took a whole day). Monuments and neighborhoods will follow, hopefully by...
Author - Heather Stimmler
American-born travel journalist and non-profit media specialist living in Paris since 1995.
For the third summer in a row, the leaves of the city’s horse chestnut trees are covered in brown spots and turning brown. In another few weeks they’ll shrivel up, die, and fall prematurely. According to one source, this is caused by the larvae of...
Some of my tour clients asked if they could have their photos taken with the Gendarmes. They seemed more than happy to oblige!
Photo taken outside the Palais de Justice (on the Place Dauphine side).
My Lu Petit Ecoliers totally melted!
(Still tasted good, though!)
IN THIS ISSUE: * Heather’s News * Entertainment: Cité de la Musique Free Shuttle * Accommodation: Hotels Under 50 Euros * Sightseeing: Visit the Crown of Thorns * Nightlife: Dancing at the Caveau de la Huchette * Sightseeing & Entertainment: Relive the Belle...
While the main courtyard at Versailles is under construction (they’re re-installing the original wrought-iron gates that were removed), the Domaine de Marie-Antoinette officially re-opened in July after extensive renovations. The Petit Trianon was open...
Last week I went to Les Invalides to see the Arms and Armor collection at the Musée de l’Armée. I had already seen Napoléon’s tomb under the Dôme. I had walked through the very thorough World War II — Order de la...
The Château de Vincennes isn’t one of the city’s "must see" monuments. It’s usually not even in most visitors’ top 20. But as soon as the renovations are complete (supposedly by January 2007), I have a feeling that will...
The Sept Lézards closed in early 2008…hang in there while they look for a new location! There’s never much in the way of advertising for the Sept Lézards, a little jazz club and restaurant on the Rue de Rosiers. But it’s...
Who knew Steven Seagal, butt kickin’ action hero of American cinema, is also a blues singer? Well, maybe I’m just out of the loop…good thing I saw this poster pasted up on the wall of my local city council building…anyone ever...
The cobblestoning of the Rue des Rosiers is continuing, slowly. This week when I walked through it was looking very Third World with the uneven dirt roads and wooden boards serving as ramps into the shops. There’s no way a site like this would be...
Author’s note: Actual helpful info at the end of this rant. Yeah, it’s hot in Paris. Very hot. And before you try and tell me that it’s hot in Houston, too, remember that it’s hot everywhere in Paris, not just outside. It’s hot...
