Parisians with Pups, Leash Up! New Dog-Walking Rules April to June 2025. Bonjour, dog lovers of Paris! To protect the French wildlife, from 15 April to 30 June 2025, your dog must stay on a leash in woods and forests — unless you strictly walk on designated paths and trail. That means no off-road walkies through the underbrush without a leash. The new dog-walking rule is to protectContinue reading “Parisians with Pups, Leash Up! New Dog-Walking Rules from April to June 2025”
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Portable record player – the Oscar goes to Teppaz
Portable record player – the Oscar goes to Teppaz. For only one day in my life, 50 years ago, I saw, touched, and heard the most incredible music machine of my life. I saw it for the second time yesterday, in April 2025, and I was just as mesmerized. But it was behind a glassContinue reading “Portable record player – the Oscar goes to Teppaz”
Left Bank in Song: Parisian history through lyrics and music
Left Bank in Song: Parisian history through lyrics and music. La rive gauche en chansons – The Left Bank in Song – was an evocative exhibition held in Paris from 10-28 April 2025. It offered a visual and artistic journey through the districts of the Left Bank – the Luxembourg Gardens, Montparnasse, Saint-Sulpice, Saint-Germain-des-Prés, and more. Each neighbourhood wasContinue reading “Left Bank in Song: Parisian history through lyrics and music”
Ozanam Square in spring: small, serene, and so Parisian
Ozanam Square in spring: small, serene, and so Parisian. Small, serene, and so Parisian is an apt description of the Ozanam Square garden in the 6th arrondissement of Paris. Ozanam Square (Place Ozanam) is named after Frédéric Ozanam, a 19th-century French scholar and social reformer who co-founded the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul, a charitable organization still active today. The garden spaceContinue reading “Ozanam Square in spring: small, serene, and so Parisian”
Museum about the French mail – Le Musée de La Poste
Museum about the French mail – Le Musée de La Poste. This is my love letter to you hoo hoo … Far from the Eiffel Tower and Notre-Dame, is one of Paris’s most surprisingly engaging museums: Le Musée de La Poste – a museum about the French mail. France’s postal history started in the 15th century with Louis XI (1423-1483) – “Louis the Prudent” – establishing a royal postal serviceContinue reading “Museum about the French mail – Le Musée de La Poste”
New Sidewalks of Paris: smoother, safer, and more accessible
New Sidewalks of Paris: smoother, safer, and more accessible. Have you noticed the sidewalks in Paris getting … better? You’re not imagining it. Across the city, sidewalks are being widened, flattened, and beautified and it’s one of the most pedestrian-friendly urban updates happening quietly, yet profoundly, across the French capital. Paris has long been known for its charming (butContinue reading “New Sidewalks of Paris: smoother, safer, and more accessible”
PARIS BOOK IN 2025: BOOK TITLE – IS IT BAD GRAMMAR?– Blog 36
PARIS BOOK IN 2025: BOOK TITLE – IS IT BAD GRAMMAR? – Blog # 36. My Paris book – If Paris Were My Lover – was released last month, in March 2025, with encouraging reviews, and one big question. First – the reviews. Here is one posted on Amazon: 5 out of 5 stars: A Poetic Love Affair withContinue reading “PARIS BOOK IN 2025: BOOK TITLE – IS IT BAD GRAMMAR?– Blog 36”
Sailing Dreams: Toy Yachts of the Paris Luxembourg Garden
Sailing Dreams: Toy Yachts of the Paris Luxembourg Garden. In the Paris Jardin du Luxembourg – the Luxembourg Garden – is a simple spectacle that has delighted children for generations — toy yachts in the water of the park’s historic pond. This man-made pond, known as the Grand Bassin, is more than just a water feature; itContinue reading “Sailing Dreams: Toy Yachts of the Paris Luxembourg Garden”
Portraits of booksellers by Alain Cornu, Paris
Portraits of booksellers by Alain Cornu, Paris. French photographer Alain Cornu photographed nearly 170 booksellers in Paris between 2021 and 2024 – mostly the bouquinistes along the river Seine and their distinctive green boxes. The Paris Booksellers’ Cultural Association is holding an exhibition of the first photographs of their guild, taken by photographer Alain Cornu.Continue reading “Portraits of booksellers by Alain Cornu, Paris”
Place de l’Odéon: A Cultural Gem in Paris
Place de l’Odéon: A Cultural Gem in Paris. Nestled in the heart of the 6th arrondissement, just steps from the Luxembourg Gardens, Place de l’Odéon (Odeon Square) and Le Théâtre de l’Odéon (Odeon Theatre) form one of the most historic and charming corners of Paris. Marie-Antoinette commissioned the Odeon Theatre in 1779. Architects Charles De Wailly and Marie-Joseph Peyre designed it, completing it in 1782.Continue reading “Place de l’Odéon: A Cultural Gem in Paris”