French provincial atmosphere and African scenery in Paris? Despite its grand Haussmannian buildings, its neo-classical royal squares and superb parks and gardens, the French capital can also be a ... Read more!
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Top 10 Busiest Métro Stations in Paris
The Paris métro, operated by RATP (Régie Autonome des Transports Parisiens), is the second-busiest subway network in Europe after Moscow with 1.541 billion passengers in 2012. It is ... Read more!
Fête du Pain 2015 in Paris
From the 7th-17 May 2015, the Paris Bread Festival (Fête du Pain) has been celebrating its 20th anniversary on the forecourt of the Notre-Dame cathedral in Paris. We stumbled ... Read more!
Top 50 Most Famous Monuments of France
It could be challenging to set a list of the top 10 most famous monuments of France. The truth is that such a list is highly subjective… unless ... Read more!
Ascent to the forecourt of Sacré-Cœur in Montmartre
One of the favourite gates sightseers use on their way to the old district of Montmartre in the 18th arrondissement is the métro station Anvers (line 2). A short ... Read more!
Luxembourg Garden in the Spring
On this sunny Sunday afternoon we decided to go to Paris and have a picnic in the Luxembourg Garden. During the season of Spring, every green shade lights up beautifully the ... Read more!
Top 10 Most Beautiful Bridges of Paris
No less than 37 bridges span the Seine, the river that separates the Left and Right banks of Paris. The river banks have been listed by Unesco as a World Heritage ... Read more!
Discover Ferrette in the Spring
On our last day in Alsace, we drove South of the region to the picturesque site of Ferrette in the spring. This area is known as the Sundgau and ... Read more!
Kaysersberg in the Spring
Several cities and villages along the Alsace Wine Route have since become famous and attract a very large crowd of visitors during the summer months and Christmas. For us, the historic ... Read more!
Top 10 Facts about the Sacré-Cœur, Paris
You can hardly miss it when visiting Paris. The basilica of Sacré-Cœur (18th arrondissement) attracts high numbers of visitors. They come to admire the view from the parvis, to ... Read more!
Back home at the market
In January we moved back to Maisons-Laffitte – a beautiful little town North-West of Paris. It is close enough to Paris that you can jump on the RER ... Read more!
Paris to move the Eiffel Tower to the Champs-Élysées!
This was the big news announced last week… did you hear about it too? Paris is to move the Eiffel Tower to the Champs-Élysées! If you haven’t heard, ... Read more!
In search of Spring in Paris: at the Eiffel Tower
Today, we reached central Paris in search of Spring. We thought the best spot to experience the first signs of springtime would be at the Eiffel Tower, more precisely ... Read more!
A morning visit inside the chateau of Maisons-Laffitte
The château of Maisons-Laffitte, West of Paris, is a fine example of French classicism completed in 1651. At that time, neither the chateaux of Vaux-le-Vicomte nor Versailles existed ... Read more!
The towers of Notre-Dame Cathedral, Paris
Climbing on the towers of Notre-Dame cathedral is a must-to-do thing when visiting monuments in Paris. At the heart of Paris on the Île de la Cité, the majestic ... Read more!
A walk from the Eiffel Tower to the Louvre, Paris
On a Sunday morning in February, I caught the RER A from Maisons-Laffitte to Paris. The previous day, I had planned an itinerary from the Eiffel Tower to the ... Read more!
French boulangeries
Just a few words about French boulangeries which are found in on vitally every corner of cities, and in many villages and country towns throughout France. The Boulangerie-Pâtisserie ... Read more!
A walk from Montparnasse to the Ecole Militaire, Paris
Although cold, winter in Paris is still stunning with lots of beautiful things to discover. Last Sunday, the weather kept switching between clouds and sunshine so we decided ... Read more!
Top 10 biggest rallies in Paris
Paris, the city of love and the city of light, has also been known for being a showroom for protestation since the French Revolution. Traditionally, the French have ... Read more!
Fact of the Day: there are 200 religious buildings in Paris
Guess how many religious buildings are found in Paris… 200: this is the number of religious buildings in Paris. About half of them belong to the City of ... Read more!
