Rue des Thermopyles: what an odd name for a street. Situated in a part of Paris that is exempt from any major monuments and museums, the cat-friendly street ... Read more!
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La Cité Florale: A surprising neighbourhood in Paris
La Cité Florale (Floral City) is an idyllic village in the 13th arrondissement of Paris where time stands still. I love strolling along its leafy streets early in ... Read more!
Discover the Cour du Commerce Saint-André
Situated in the 6th arrondissement of Paris, Cour du Commerce Saint-André is a curious little passageway dating from 1776. The old street includes small boutiques and the famous ... Read more!
Where to find the Texas Embassy in Paris?
Did you know that a carving on a façade indicates where the Texas Embassy in Paris used to be? Let me show you the exact location of this ... Read more!
Paris door knockers and handles
Knock knock who’s there? Today I’d like to show you some beautiful and extravagant Paris door knockers and handles. After years strolling through the city of Paris, I have compiled a few ... Read more!
The Secret and Offbeat Paris I want to share with you
When I got some spare time one of my favourite things to do was jump on the RER A from our beautiful suburb of Maisons-Laffitte into central Paris. ... Read more!
The only Breton Lighthouse in Paris is no more
By the train tracks of the Montparnasse station that serves Brittany once stood a Breton lighthouse. The curious structure was well-known by people like me looking for odd ... Read more!
What is this suspended iron bar in rue Rataud about?
Another oddity in the 5th arrondissement in Paris, not far from rue Mouffetard: the suspended iron bar dotted with crooks of rue Rataud. I took my camera and ... Read more!
Impasse de la Santé, Paris’ last dirt track
In our Countryside in Paris series, the impasse de la Santé is an interesting one. Found in the 13th arrondissement, not far from the Val de Grâce, this ... Read more!
Where to find the last vespasienne in Paris
Once Paris totalled over 1,200 vespasiennes. These public urinals were part of the Paris street furniture. First introduced in the mid-19th century, only one of them has kept ... Read more!
Empêche-pipi or how to prevent wild peeing in Paris
Paris is full with little oddities and unusual things to see. One of them are empêche-pipi that can still be seen in many parts of the French capital, ... Read more!
The refrigerator’s ancestor in Paris
Not many people know of the presence of the refrigerator’s ancestor in Paris. Find your way to the quiet rue de Poissy in the 5th arrondissement by the ... Read more!
Where to find the last boot scrapers of Paris?
When visiting Paris you might take notice of tiny remnants of days gone by, wondering what they were used for. One of them are boot scrapers. One hundred ... Read more!
Parisian landmarks with the ABC of Paris
I had fun creating this unique ABC of Paris. This is a great way to learn more about the landmarks of Paris, from monuments to places and districts. ... Read more!
Discover the Unterlinden Museum in Colmar
French journalist and writer André Hallays (1859-1930) once said: “here dwells the relics of which are today the most precious treasure of the [Unterlinden] museum of Colmar, one of ... Read more!
An Enchanting Christmas: a blog carnival
On the first Sunday of Advent our French blog Mon Grand-Est organised a blog carnival on the theme of “An Enchanting Christmas“. To celebrate the most wonderful time of ... Read more!
Christmas 2016 at Galeries Lafayette Haussmann
Christmas 2016 at Galeries Lafayette is just amazing. The department store has done a great work this year with beautiful and creative decoration. The theme chosen for the window display ... Read more!
Discover “Rêve de Couleurs” in Reims
On the occasion of the Holiday season, the façade of Reims cathedral is magically enhanced by a visual and audio scenography: the Rêve de Couleurs light show. Thanks to the ... Read more!
5 Christmas Markets on the Alsace Wine Route
The Alsace Wine Route is a scenic itinerary that criss-crosses the Alsatian vineyards from Marlenheim to Thann. During the Advent period, many villages and towns host Christmas markets ... Read more!
Discover the Basel Christmas Market in Switzerland
The Basel Christmas Market is one of the highlights of my holiday travels, and it’s no surprise that it’s Switzerland’s largest festive market. Nestled on the border with ... Read more!
