Tossing boules on dusty courts in parks, along canals, or on street corners appears to be the newest thing for bobos and is of…
The life and times of critically acclaimed author David Downie in Paris and Rome, France and Italy.
Category: Paris
Paris in love, a photography gift book with dozens of color images of the City of Love: lovers, graffiti, romantic places, quirky, amusing views of the City of Light. By Alison Harris
As a European correspondent for the new travel website Travora dot Com I'm contributing articles from Paris and Rome. Here's my latest, a paean…
(Image: the Hotel de Sens, one of the sites we visit in the Marais) The wise, kind and generous Mr. D. Clark of California read…
My first piece for the new travel website created by Travora.com is up. A few of my own photos are posted here for your delectation.…
One of my favorite wanders in Paris is from the Seine out to La Villette following the Canal Saint Martin up to the Bassin de…
The great news is, the work is finished on the Right Bank section of the Seine sidewalk. Traffic appears to be flowing, and pedestrians are…
Former French president Georges Pompidou — think end-1960s to early 1970s — did plenty to make Paris wonderful: he built most of the eyesores everyone…
The title of my post refers to the book by Christopher Hitchens–sometimes described as the “poster boy” of atheism, a description he loathed–and the former…
Why are the French so strange? They still haven’t recovered from the defeat of valiant Vercingetorix, the warrior, by Julius Caesar… granted, that was recent…
It’s been a while: traveling for a month in the USA did wonders to my schedule, which is why this blog has been asleep. Also,…
Talk about serendipity: we went out for an innocent morning walk and guess what happened? Fog, mist, wind… gorgeous Chicago scenery… We found our way…
It started with the morning coffee at a roasting establishment and cafe called La Colombe, not 100 yards from where we were staying… Real French…