When one expresses the desire to take a stroll, one might go to the park or along the shore or the busy streets. When one is Edgar Degas you might find yourself loitering behind the stage of the Opera of Paris without anyone stopping you or asking you for your ticket. Starting today, September 24th...Read More

Each year, the City of Lights celebrates La Nuit Blanche, which literally translates to The White Night, but in French really means the sleepless night. La Nuit Blanche is a nocturnal art festival which has been held in Paris annually on the first Saturday of October since 2002. This year, the Nuit Blanche in Paris...Read More

When one visits Paris, they usually have a list of things they simply must do, such as visit the Musée du Louvre, see the Eiffel Tower, climb the steps to the Sacré Coeur–and get a real French croissant from a Parisian bakery. One will never forget their first bite of a true Parisian croissant with...Read More

This fall 2019, starting October 24th, an unprecedented exhibition dedicated to Leonardo da Vinci opens its doors to the public at the famous Louvre Museum. The worldwide-known genius is considered one of the most brilliant artists in history, having expressed his art in many different ways during his life–he worked as a painter, sculptor, writer,...Read More

When thinking of a place and a story to tell about the Marais, I thought of Victor Hugo’s house and museum at first, not too far from the famous Place des Vosges. But then I decided for a lesser-known endroit and chose to tell story of the Beguines’ Convent in Marais. This religious community used...Read More

Each summer in Paris, we usually experience a week or two of La Canicule (a heat wave that is abnormal due to the fact that the temperatures stay elevated even at night). Whilst being in the French capital during these periods of extreme heat can be unpleasant one of the best remedies is, of course,...Read More