Buildings and Architecture, History
Amongst the free eye candy visible to anyone strolling the streets of Paris are doors of astounding beauty and history. No need to stand in a long museum line or shell out a fistful of euros to view this spectacle. The only requirement: slow down and look around!...
Fairs, Fêtes and Salons, Food, Drink, Pastry
The Salon du Chocolat is a yearly fête looked forward to by Parisians and visitors to Paris alike. It’s held in the Fall over Halloween and the Toussaint holiday and for chocolate lovers, it’s the signature event of the season. Go early to avoid the...
Buildings and Architecture
A Paris arts community Tucked away on a tiny crook of a tiny rue near the Montmartre cemetery you’ll find an iron gate announcing “Villa des Arts”. If you peer through the wrought iron gaps, you can see a grassy courtyard but not the amazing arts scene housed here for...
Caryatids, Parks, Fountains, and Statues
Wallace Fountains meld so beautifully into their surroundings that you aren’t consciously aware of them. But once they are pointed out, you begin noticing them with delight all over Paris. Sir Richard Wallace was an Englishman enamored with his adopted city of Paris....
