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Quartier d’Été–Paris Summer Celebrations

August 6, 2014

For four weeks during the summer (from July 14 through August 15), the streets of Paris, especially in the Latin Quarter, are transformed into huge, artistic performing areas. With most local Parisians away on vacation, visitors get to reap the…

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Angelina’s — Best Place for Hot Chocolate and Tea in Paris

January 20, 2014

Angelina’s is one of my absolute favourite places in Paris. I can’t remember how many times I have been, but every time I go, I feel completely at home. For me, Angelina’s is the essence of vieux Paris. The Belle Epoque…

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Tribeca

July 8, 2013

This bustling restaurant on Rue Cler offers one of the best dining values in Paris, as nearly all the dishes are less than an unbelievably low 10 Euros (including tax and tip). Best in summer time when Paris remains light until nearly 11:00…

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Rue Cler

March 13, 2013

One of the best gourmet shopping markets (marchés) in Paris is on Rue Cler, the same area Julia Child shopped when she lived in Paris in the early 1950s. What is interesting about Rue Cler is that many of the same shops…

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La Sainte-Chapelle

February 22, 2013

La Sainte-Chapelle is a veritable treasure box just waiting to be discovered. Its charm is hidden within the walls of the Conciergerie, the former palace and prison on ÃŽle de la Cité. Although more modern buildings now dominate the Parisian skyline, the chapel’s…

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Drouant — Elegance in Paris

July 10, 2012

Situated in a quiet pocket of the Second Arrondissement in Place Gaillon, a voiturier greets you to the door at Drouant — one of the more elegant dining spots in Paris. Antoine Westermann has made a splash with his cuisine that is built…

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Piscine Joséphine Baker

June 4, 2012

While swimming in the Seine may sound rather unappealing to most, for kids the idea may be supercool. The floating Pool Joséphine Baker offers such an experience as an innovative, modern use of precious little Parisian space. The entire facility…

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Le Stella Brasserie

Le Stella Brasserie — Traditional But Chic

May 29, 2012

This Tony establishment, in the bourgeois 16th off of Avenue Victor Hugo and Rue de la Pompe, is on a corner with tables for outdoor seating three seasons of the year and oysters shuckers with their fisherman caps outside busily…

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Le Stella Brasserie — Traditional But Chic

May 29, 2012

By DAVID DADOUN This Tony establishment, in the bourgeois 16th off of Avenue Victor Hugo and Rue de la Pompe, is on a corner with tables for outdoor seating three seasons of the year and oysters shuckers with their fisherman…

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Rue Cler — Antique Show and More (Gourmet)

May 9, 2012

Searching for silver, fine china, goblets of Baccarat, antique necklaces, old framed art pieces and other fine brocante pieces? The next fabulous antique and brocante show will be on Rue Cler in the upper-crust 7th Arrondissement of Paris, on May…

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