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A close up of fur coats on display

Shopping in Le Marais – Vintage Fashion

March 3, 2013

We’ve hit those winter weeks when the ceaseless cold has us both frustrated and bored by repeating the same “closet staple†warm sweater. How to spruce up the wardrobe to survive through March? Head to the Marais for fabulous vintage fur. Chanel’s…

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A cathedral with stained glass windows and gold colored arches.

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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A large courtyard with many black and white striped columns.

Jardins du Palais Royal

September 11, 2011

I managed to spend almost a year hearing and reading about the seemingly mythical Jardins du Palais Royal. Yet I was continually unable to find an entrance. Every time I walked down to the Place Colette, I was faced by…

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A man walking down the street next to a map.

Sundays in Paris: ‘Paris Respire’

July 14, 2011

In Paris, Sunday is a day when the office is left behind and family is the main focus. After the habitual grasse matinée, or ‘fat morning’ in English, the city has little to offer in terms of activities, seeing as France…

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A green awning is on the side of a building.

La Ferme

April 26, 2010

If the expression “You are what you eat†was to be taken literally then I would currently resemble a giant French pastry. For this reason I was eager to try an organic eatery that my co-worker told me about called…

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A restaurant with people walking on the sidewalk.

Le Fumoir

April 21, 2010

So you decide to take a trip to the Louvre Museum for the day.  You go, you see the Mona Lisa, Venus de Milo, Apollo Belvedere, Bathsheba at her Bath, and all the other worldly fortunes, but by the end of the day you…

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