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...
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The Château de Vincennes isn’t one of the city’s "must see" monuments. It’s usually not even in most visitors’ top 20...
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...
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...
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...
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...
I didn’t really have plans to watch the World Cup final. The idea of being trampled by exuberant crowds sort of put me off the idea. But yesterday...
Looking for medicinal herbs, teas, Dr. Bach’s essences, Sainte-Hildegarde products, dietary supplements or essential oils? There’s a pretty...
14 Place de Clichy, 18th, Tel 01 45 22 53 24, M° Place de Clichy, www.wepler.com. The Place de Clichy is dominated by this historic brasserie which celebrated...
Tonight France plays Italy for the Football (aka Soccer) World Cup. To say the town has "Les Bleues" Fever would be an understatement. And there are...
On November 7, Americans throughout our land will vote in mid-term elections for the House and Senate. I am speaking to you today, as the Honorary Chairman of...
A scene from last week’s open-air screening of Triplettes de Belleville in front of the Hôtel de Ville. They were worried it might rain, thus the...
