Discover the Montparnasse Cemetery in Paris
The Montparnasse Cemetery in the 14th arrondissement of Paris is the second largest operating cemetery of the…
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Amazing places to see on a Paris by night tour
Both in Winter or Summer, the City of lights stays lively all night long. You…
Top 10 Free Things To Do In Paris
Besides London, New York and Tokyo, Paris is considered one of the most expensive cities…
The only Breton Lighthouse in Paris is no more
By the train tracks of the Montparnasse station that serves Brittany once stood a Breton…
Discover the colourful street of rue Crémieux, Paris
The colourful street of rue Crémieux is situated in the 12th arrondissement of Paris, not…
Parisian landmarks with the ABC of Paris
I had fun creating this unique ABC of Paris. This is a great way to…
Discover the Unterlinden Museum in Colmar
French journalist and writer André Hallays (1859-1930) once said: “here dwells the relics of which are…
Christmas 2016 at Galeries Lafayette Haussmann
Christmas 2016 at Galeries Lafayette is just amazing. The department store has done a great work…
Discover “Rêve de Couleurs” in Reims
On the occasion of the Holiday season, the façade of Reims cathedral is magically enhanced…
5 Christmas Markets on the Alsace Wine Route
The Alsace Wine Route is a scenic itinerary that criss-crosses the Alsatian vineyards from Marlenheim…
Discover the Basel Christmas Market in Switzerland
On the border of France, the Swiss city of Basel (or Basle) hosts Switzerland’s largest Christmas…
A Guide to the 20 Arrondissements of Paris
The arrondissements of Paris are administrative districts organised in a spiral pattern. From the 1st…
Where to find the Berlin Wall in Paris
On 9 November, Germany and Europe commemorate the fall of the Berlin Wall. The generation…
Why the Canal Saint-Martin is worth discovering?
Do you remember Amelie skipping stones at the locks of a canal in Jean-Pierre Jeunet’s…
Mon Grand-Est, a new blog for French-speakers
We are now finishing up the Summer holidays here in France and getting ready for school…
The elegance of Place Saint-Georges, Paris
Although small in size, the circular Place Saint-Georges owes its elegant look to the beautiful townhouses…
Horse meat butcher shops in Paris
How selling horse meat was made possible whilst it was considered a taboo food until…
What are guard stones in Paris?
Isn’t it strange that so much art and detail are put into things we do…
Where to find the Statue of Liberty hidden in Paris?
There are a few replicas of the Statue of Liberty that are found across Paris:…
Church of Notre-Dame de la Compassion, Paris
Caught between the Périphérique and the Convention Centre at Porte Maillot, the church of Notre-Dame…
Passage Boudin, Paris
This little lane will surprise you if you are walking in the neighbourhood of Charonne.…
Rue des Cascades, Paris
Lined with low and tall houses, the quiet and green rue des Cascades, Paris is a surprising…
Rue Berton, Paris
There are a number of rural-looking streets to discover in Paris. One of them is…
The Paris Challenge: 100 places to discover in Paris
I’ve been working hard in feeding this website over the past six years. There has been…
2016 Bastille Day parade on the Champs-Élysées
Here are a few facts about the 2016 Bastille Day parade on the Champs-Élysées that…
Conflans-Sainte-Honorine
Last weekend we visited the historic town of Conflans-Sainte-Honorine, 25 kilometres to the north-west of…
Paris before and after the 2016 floods
At the time of writing this article, the water level of the River Seine is…
Walking Tour of Maisons-Laffitte with our friends from Sydney
We have a French saying: “Après la pluie, le beau temps” that means ‘After the…
Dramatic photos of the June 2016 Paris Floods
In May rainfall levels in Paris were the highest since 1873. Torrential rain caused catastrophic…
In the footsteps of Dalida in Montmartre
Who was Dalida? This is the inevitable question people ask me when walking on a…
That day when the glass pyramid of the Louvre disappeared!
How the glass pyramid of the Louvre disappeared? The offender is French street artist JR who…
Jardin des Serres d’Auteuil, Paris
Unknown for most of the Parisians the elegant Jardin des Serres d’Auteuil is a botanical…
Parc de Boulogne Edmond de Rothschild
The vast Parc de Boulogne Edmond de Rothschild is situated between the Bois de Boulogne…
Jardin d’Acclimatation, Paris
The Jardin d’Acclimatation, Paris is the best amusement park for children within the city. The park covers…
When the Jardin d’Acclimatation was a human zoo
At the entrance of the Jardin d’Acclimatation is a commemorative plaque which does not draw…
Berlin Wall Section in Paris
Last week during a walk across the 16th arrondissement I stumbled upon a historic piece…
Statue of Liberty on the Île aux Cygnes, Paris
It is either visible from the top of the Eiffel Tower, from the Front-de-Seine or…
Our Instagram profile has gone berserk!
Last Thursday I walked on the rue Chanoinesse, one of my favourite places on the…
Parc du Dispensaire, Sartrouville
On my previous post I published a few photos of our walk across the River…
Promenade in Sartrouville
On the first day of May I took my little girl with me on a…
April Walking Tour in Montmartre
One part I love about my job is to show people the beautiful parts of Paris.…
Colourful Spring Flowers in Maisons-Laffitte
In between rain showers we decided to venture outside and stroll in the beautiful park…
Our tips to enjoy Paris in the Spring
Millions of visitors visit Paris in the Summer. Little do they know that the French…
Our photos taken during a week spent in Annecy
You would have probably noticed it on our Facebook or Instagram accounts, we went out of…
A sunny InstaMeet in Maisons-Laffitte, Yvelines
Last Sunday we were nine Instagrammers to meet on a sunny morning in our suburb…
What to see when spending April in Nancy
Spring is a beautiful season of the year to start discovering towns and villages around…
Fantastic April Sunrise in Maisons-Laffitte
This morning we enjoyed a fantastic April Sunrise in Maisons-Laffitte and wanted to publish a…
The Canopy of Les Halles
On Tuesday 5 April 2016 took place the inauguration of the new site of Les…
Half-timbered house in the Rue de Braque, Paris
I thought there was only three major half-timbered houses in Paris until this morning when…
Saturday morning on the Place des Vosges
Amongst all the squares of Paris, the Place des Vosges is one of my favourite.…