La Chambre aux Confitures Delights the Tastebuds
Step into La Chambre aux Confitures in Paris and prepare to be overwhelmed by the selection of confitures, honeys and spreads. Small jars of artisinal jams and jellies abound here and you can taste test each and every one of them. Sometimes the best things you experience are not planned. This wonderful little shop was ...
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Senlis France Day Tripping from Paris to Get Lost for the Day
Read my story in French » Even in our sleep deprived condition from the overseas flight it was so easy to get to Senlis France from Charles de Gaulle Airport. We rented a car and in less than 30 minutes we were in the Picardy Region literally halfway between Chantilly and Senlis. Half-way is really walking distance as it ...
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Climbing the Tower John without Fear
Climbing the Tower John without Fear (Tour Jean sans Peur) in Paris was one of my more interesting "museum experiences". No, there is nothing "fearful" about climbing the tower despite the title of the post. The staircase is winding but not difficult and each level of the tower yields a bit of history, thus making each ...
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Best Baguettes in Paris 2014
This is the 20th year that Paris has ranked its bakers (boulangers) (Grand Prix de la Baguette de Tradition Française de la Ville de Paris). I wanted to map the best baguettes in Paris 2014 so that we can try some of these wonderful breads . Wouldn’t I love to have the job of evaluating all those baguettes! Of ...
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The Drunken Boat – Le Bateau Ivre, Paris
Read my story in French » Near Saint Sulpice Church in Paris there’s a Drunken Boat or Bateau Ivre on the wall! Yes, Le Bateau Ivre by Arthur Rimbaud has been immortalized for all who pass by to see. The first time I had ever seen “wall poems” was in Leiden, Netherlands and they seemed to be everywhere ...
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Paris Botanical Gardens
The Paris Botanical Gardens, Jardin des Plantes, is almost 375 years old. I have to just stand in awe of it because of its age alone. I do well to get my lavender to live from one year to the next. However, plants in the Paris Botanical Gardens have been around for centuries. I came in search of Jardin des Plantes ...
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Saint-Sulpice – Paris’ Second Largest Church
Read my story in French » It was the Fontaine des Quatre Évêques (Four Bishops Fountain) that drew me in search of the Church of Saint-Sulpice. Located in the Latin Quarter of the 6th arrondissement, it was the lions that intrigued me. The photo of the fountain I had seen with its four lions languidly draped over the ...
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