Events and seasons
Festivals, holidays and what changes through the year.
Christmas in Paris: Traditions & Tourism
While the idea of Christmas for some people can only mean going home and surrounding oneself with family and friends, for other people Christmas is the ideal time to get out of town and travel.
Working holiday: Au pair in Paris
Many of us want to explore the world but since it’s impossible to do it without money, looking for jobs while you travel is very normal.
What to do for New Year’s Eve in Paris
In a recent survey, Paris ranked 5th in the Top Ten Spots to spend New Year's Eve .
Guide to the Annual Sale Periods in Paris
Can you visit Paris without admiring the fashionable locals, or casting a longing eye on the racks of chic clothing hanging in shop windows? If you can, you're a stronger person than I am.
Happy New Year, 2009!
New Year, New Directions There’s no better time of year to count one’s blessings than the 1st of January.
The Most Beautiful Christmas Creche in France
A major part of Christmas tradition is the 'Christmas creche ' or Christmas manger. Creche is the French word for cradle, but can also mean a place to shelter infants and toddlers.
French Christmas Dinner: Coquilles St. Jacques
Yesterday JP drove all the way to the Norman seashore to pick up fresh scallops - known as 'Coquilles St. Jacques' which he'll bring back home and freeze until Christmas day.
Paris Tips for Keeping off the Pounds/Kilos during the Holidays
How do Parisians manage to stay so slim - especially during the Christmas holidays? Wherever you look, you see calories and more calories. One of the favorite holiday treats here is 'foie gras'.
Paris Photo: Autumn
Autumn in Paris This photograph was taken a couple of years ago, apparently, but it seemed timely to post it now. The colors of Paris in Autumn are simply stunning, as this picture shows.
Saying Goodbye to Summer
Paris Plage is closed (once again, I arrived too early and too late). The Tuileries Gardens ferris wheel (La Grande Roue ) will be packed up until next summer.
October in Paris: Holiday for Car Buffs
Paris is the place to be this October if you're crazy for cars. The biannual car show Le Mondial Automobile starts October 4 through October 19, 2008 featuring the latest trends in European cars,…
Bastille Day in Paris
Bastille Day is arguably the biggest French holiday on the calendar, as it's the country's national holiday.
Summer Salads in Paris
Salads have come a long ways in Paris. Not so many years ago, you could walk into a restaurant, order ‘just a salad’ and the waiter would give you a look of contempt.
Bastille Day in Paris: More Free Fun!
Eiffel Tower Webcam I promised you that there'd be more free fun on Bastille Day which is celebrated in Paris on July 14th.
Summer Sales in Paris
Put on your combat boots if you decide to join the foray of frenzied shoppers at Passage du Havre, Metro: St. Lazare.
Chinese New Years Celebrations in Paris
Paris is gearing up for the annual Chinese New Year's celebration. 2008 will be the Year of the Rat.
New Year's Resolution: Visit Paris's Smaller Museums
If you only have a few days in Paris, you might only have the opportunity to visit one or two museums at the most.
Why New year's Eve is called St. Sylvestre
Even though, the New Year's Eve celebration is a tradition that goes back to Roman times, in France, New Year's Eve is also called the Saint Sylvester's Eve.
Christmas Dinner in France
If you're lucky enough to be in France during the month of December, be sure to stop in to some of the local grocery stores to check out the holiday goodies.
Have yourself a Dizzy, Disney Christmas!
Fifteen years! Is it possible that Eurodisney has been in business for fifteen years? When Disneyland Paris first came to France, some of us wondered why France?
Christmas in Paris: Christmas 2007 Happenings
Crown of thorns relic - at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris (December 7th, 3 pm 2007) Paris is a great place to spend the Christmas holidays or ring in the new year.
Summer Blues for Paris Shopkeepers
Le Figaro reports today that your normally uncheery shopkeepers have enough more reason to grumble. Bad weather has had an impact on summer sales which normally begin in early July.
Festivals in Paris: Solidays
Solidays is an AIDS-benefit festival which begins in Paris Friday, July 6, 7 and 8th.
Africa via Paris: Wipe out those Winter Blues
(c) 2006 Chris Card Fuller You might be saying - Paris in the winter? Why would I want to go to gray and rainy Paris when I could go to someplace warmer - with palm trees - like the Caribbean for…
NewYear's Day in a Tent?
Craig Smith reports in today's International Herald Tribune (1 Jan 07) on the plight of Paris's homeless.
Bringing in the New Year with Foie Gras
According to Le Figaro newspaper, 3/4 of the foie gras sold in France is sold to celebrate New Years. It is the traditional holiday offering.
It's almost Springtime in Paris - Time to deWorm.
We were sitting around the luncheon table after a lovely meal - and how did we get on the subject of worms anyhow? "Your body is filled with worms," Jean Pierre assured me.
Visiting Paris in the Spring?
So you're wondering with reports of tear gas at the Sorbonne and kidnapping reports, do you still want to visit Paris in the spring?