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The Paris Blog: Group Blog about Paris, France
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Swim in the Seine

Dreaming of swimming in the Seine River? If you hurry and sign up now, you can join in the Traversée de Paris à la Nage on September 2nd. Inscriptions are being accepted (but almost full!) to swim ei...

13 h ago

Summer Swap Meets

Parisians treasure heritage and objects built to last (and last beautifully), and the city boasts a wide and stunning variety of oddities and worldly gems. The Paris antiques at vide-greniers and bro...

3 days ago

Sponsored Post: Best Bistros for Traditional Parisian Cuisine

There are many things that draw people to Paris, from its historic architecture to its romantic atmosphere. But something that definitely attracts holidaymakers to the French capital year in, year ou...

4 days ago

FREE Bed Frame and Dresser

Free to the first person to make an appointment and come get them: Bed frame from Ikea, like new, blond wood, for a full bed (French dimensions of the mattress that would go on it are 140 x 200 cm). ...

4 days ago

Jewelry Classes in Paris

I had thought it would be easy to find courses in basic jewelry design in Paris. After all, the city is the world capital of fashion. There are independent jewelry stores all over the place. But no. ...

6 days ago

Weekend Moving Sale

Moving sale in the 11th arrondissement now through May 30. Click here to email for address and directions. Bed frame: 50 euros Dresser: 15 euros Coffee table: 20 euros Side table: 20 euros Intex blow...

26 may 12

Versailles IN the RER

Until the end of 2014, RER C travelers have a one in four chance to travel royally. You don’t know when, but at any moment, RER C travelers might be sitting in either the Gallery of Mirrors, the libr...

25 may 12

Primitive Attraction

Former French President Georges Pompidou was an art lover. He pushed hard to launch the establishment of a museum dedicated to modern art in the center of Paris. This is how Centre Georges Pompidou, ...

24 may 12

A Passion for Polos

Due to a pleasant experience in a Monoprix recently, I love the French chain for everything from baguettes to bagues. My love grew stronger today when I discovered that the company’s cotton piq...

23 may 12

Where to Play Poker in Paris

Recommended by the guys over at Pokerlistings.com. For those of you who are going to Paris you will have a plethora of options in terms of what to do and where to go. There are the must-see attractio...

22 may 12

Atget’s Paris of the Early 20th Century

If you are unable to get to the amazing show of Eugene Atget’s early 20th century photography of Paris (at the Musee Carnavalet), make sure to peep this trailer (scroll down) for a film by Swim...

22 may 12

Hear Me Roar

This bronze sculpture has taken a striking patina and sits on the west side of Hôtel de Ville, what I would call the “back door” of this historical building on Rue de Lobau. This majestic...

21 may 12

City of Streetlights

Opinion is divided on whether the name “City of Light” refers to the brilliant minds of the city’s 18th-century philosophers, or to the brightly illuminated streets of the capital. There are argument...

21 may 12

A Very French Amusement Park

Like Paris Disneyland, Astérix is a huge theme park less than an hour from Paris. It has crowds and long lines and attractions and shows. But if you would go to Disney, why not try something différen...

21 may 12

Sponsored Post: Moving Sale 75011

Fiull-size bed frame, 2 mattresses, large mirror, dresser, map posted of Paris in wood frame, coffee table, side table, these three stackable book shelves, books in English, hair straightening iron, ...

20 may 12

Free Jazz Concerts Start Today

Lovers of jazz, soul and blues are in for a treat as Saint-Germain-des-Pres hosts its twelfth edition of Festival Jazz À Saint Germain from this Sunday, May 20th-June 3rd. Though some of the concerts...

20 may 12 1 person likes this

Best. Baguette. of 2012.

The city of Paris organizes an annual competition to choose the best Parisian baguette. For the eighteenth contest, Sébastien Mauvieux of Boulangerie Mauvieux has produced a baguette that measures be...

20 may 12

Hello, Sunday

Last week an afternoon stroll brought me to the Musée Rodin where, for the price of one euro, I entered to flâner in the garden. For a little while, I enjoyed the sunshine, statues, and peonies. >...

20 may 12

Neon Art at Maison Rouge

Light speaks. And its voice is perhaps never as strong and clear as in the City of Light. La Maison Rouge, the exquisite art space and foundation in the Bastille quarter of Paris, is proving it with ...

18 may 12

The Lounge Life

When a friend recently called for a restaurant recommendation that was new and cool and trendy and busy and good (in other words: buzzy), I immediately thought of the latest venture from the duo behi...

17 may 12

A New Kind of Seine Cruise

There are several cliches about visiting Paris that never get old for me. A Nutella crepe in the Jardin de Luxembourg. Reading a book on the stone steps circling the Roman arena. And taking a leisure...

16 may 12

Sponsored Post: The Paris Collection by Hexagon Accessories

Handbags and pendants made from vintage elements found in Paris flea markets. Price range: $29 – $55. Click here to see the collection and shop online.

10 may 12

A Wordless Short Story

Paris as you have never seen it before. Three minutes of drop-dead beauty.

10 may 12

Paris in 2 Minutes

Need to fall in love with Paris all over again? (After more than 2 weeks straight of rain, most Parisians do.) This video, made by teo couch-surfing American travelers, should do it. (Thanks to Land ...

08 may 12

Where Globalism Stops

Globalization has made it harder and harder to bring unique gifts from France to friends and family. Laduree macarons? Available in the US now. Mariage Freres tea? High-end gourmet shops carry it. Di...

08 may 12

Campaign Humor

“Casse-toi, pauvre con” (Throwing Nicolas Sarkozy’s famous expression—”Get lost, loser”— back at him.) “Carla Bruni just changed her Facebook relationship status t...

07 may 12

Et Hup! It’s Hollande

Here’s a sampling of online front pages from 8:30 the night of the election (Sunday May 6). Liberation has the best headline, riffing on a lyric from the French national anthem. Sarkozy’s...

06 may 12

A Rare Case of Post Office Courtesy

On a morning last week, I dropped a receipt that had a package tracking number on it. This was inside the post office on rue des Boulets in the 11th. Returning in the afternoon, I asked if anyone had...

05 may 12

Helmut Newton Fun Facts

The small but powerful Helmut Newton exhibition at the Grand Palais is a eye-opener, and not just because of his favorite subject matter, bodacious naked ladies. The show includes portraits of the fa...

04 may 12

Enough Already

Anyone else feeling it? With 2 weeks straight of rain, and no end in sight, this umbrella could be the next fashion trend in the French capital. [via Dangerous Minds]

02 may 12

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