Category Archives: France
Destinations
Finally some more of my writing is up on the Bonjour Paris site, for those who are interested. None of the other longer articles have been uploaded yet, but I have some short one-paragraph “destinations” pieces that have been put … Continue reading
Vive la France!
My most recent lesson on life à la française: Parisians really know how to party. The Bastille Day celebrations began here on Monday night, with the bals des pompiers (firefighters’ balls). In just about every neighborhood, a firestation was open starting … Continue reading
Something Old, Something New
This morning we woke to a dismal forecast, so Clara and I decided to change our original plans to go to Versailles and spend the day in Paris instead. We said goodbye to Whitney in the morning (she’s headed back … Continue reading
First Article
Click here to check out my first published article for Bonjour Paris, which is about my 4th of July activities. A lot of it I already wrote about on here, but enjoy!
Landmarks
Life in Paris has been a little slower these days. I’ve been working on my internship articles a lot (although they haven’t been posted to the website yet, since I just finished the editing process), and hanging out with Clara … Continue reading
Let Them Eat Cake…and Tarts, and…
Just a short post to honor some of the delicious food that Paris has to offer, which I’ve been highly enjoying. Below a tarte aux frambroises, which tasted even better than it looks. Whitney and I also ducked out of … Continue reading
Paris Mosque and an Unexpected Guest
Yesterday, we visited the Paris mosque, which is the largest in France and was built in the 1920’s to honor North Africans who served for France in WWI. The parts of the interior that were open to the public (basically … Continue reading
Thought-Provoking
The first Sunday of each month, all the museums of Paris are free, so Clara and I decided to take advantage of the savings to check out some of the museums we’d never seen, the Centre Pompidou and Rodin Museum. … Continue reading
An American in Paris
Happy 4th of July to all! Paris was packed with festivities yesterday…completely unrelated to the American independence day. In the morning was an annual “Chasse aux Tresors,” or scavenger hunt, in many of the arrondissements around the city. Clara and … Continue reading
Of Snails and Cemeteries
Last night I met up with Melissa, my trip leader from the Experiment in International Living trip I took three years ago, the first time I went to Paris. She’s leading another trip this year, and took me to dinner … Continue reading