A mini-film of the rain outside my window. The sky is bizarrely clear blue with puffy white clouds (the rain clouds are directly above). My camera washed it...
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IN THIS ISSUE: * Ride-share in France * English Hairdresser * French Shoes in Large Sizes * Get a Loan on Collateral from My Aunt * Gourmet Haven on the...
OGM ? A little cartoon in French showing what happens when an industrialist tries to maximize production and minimize costs by cloning genetically-modified...
France and the US may have a lot more in common these days, but there are still a few sights we're used to in America that you'd never see in Paris...at least...
On a French flag hanging in a café near the Marché de l'Aligre, Equipe à vendre (peu servi).
"Team for sale (hardly used)."
Around Paris this month… The Fête des Tuileries The north tower (left) of St-Sulpice revealed after extensive restoration work. One of the newly re...
The Breakfast of Champions? Not quite...
The Garde Républicaine is the modern incarnation of the historic military corps that have, since the earliest kings of France, protected the city of Paris, its...
Yes, those are indeed small children being nursed by a wolf. Pay attention when you stroll through the gardens of Paris or you'll miss all of the interesting...
A first-hand report from last weekend's Solidays Music Festival by Secrets of Paris correspondent Camille Malmquist.
Told they're going to retire at age 62 instead of 60, French transport unions call for a nationawide general strike on Thursday, June 24. But don't worry, most...
Orange turnips? Nope, these are actually carrots.


