The sun is finally shining and just in the nick of time, because today is the last day of Les Saints de Glace.
According to tradition, Les Saints de Glace: Saint Mamert, Saint Pancrace and Saint Servais (May 11th, 12th, and 13th, respectively) represent the cold and frost of ...
Paris Pratique – Taxis in Paris
Finding a Taxi
A friend of mine, who recently visited Paris, was about ready to wring my neck upon his return. I had given him several travel tips, but I failed to tell him that he would NOT be able to “hail” a taxi. Instead, he would have to go to a taxi station and wait for one to arrive, much ...
Rainy, but romantic
It's been overcast and mostly raining since Sunday evening.
While gazing out my window early this morning, I saw a man with an umbrella walking toward the Metro. Suddenly, he stopped, turned and began blowing kisses in the air. I looked in the direction of his gestures and saw a woman with an ...
Evening Promenade
Very often, I am asked, “What is it about Paris?” I don’t know exactly how to respond. There is just something about this city: the language, the people, the culture, the architecture, the cuisine. The list goes on and on. These qualities blend together and produce magic. In Paris, the mundane ...
La Tour Eiffel
I arrived in Paris early this morning. Despite a quiet and easy flight, I didn’t sleep a wink. This lead to an afternoon nap and a later than usual start to my evening.
As I emerged from the Metro station at my destination, I couldn’t help but notice how beautiful the Eifffel Tower is at dusk. ...
Quiche Lorraine
Quiche is one of the most basic French recipes to master. It's extremely versatile in that you can fill the tart or pastry dough with any vegetable ingredients that suit you. When I lived with a French family, Francine made quiche nearly every weekend using freshly ripened ingredients from her ...
