Wandering Paris in September
September 2025 There is so much of Paris that just pops up while wandering. These are some of the moments…
September 2025
A Stroll through The 1st Arrondissement
September 2025 The First Arrondissement is also called The Louvre The Cauldron Two years after the Paris 2024 Games, the…
Strolling in the Second and Third Arrondissement
September 2025 The 2nd – The Bourse The Bourse refers to the Palais Brongniart, the seat of the Paris stock…
Exploring the 4th Arrondissement
September 2025 The 4th is called Hôtel-de-Ville. It refers to the city hall at the corner of rue de Rivoli…
A Slow Stroll in the 5th Arrondissement
September 2025 The 5th is called Panthéon. The name comes from the grand monument on the hill built for Louis…
A Gorgeous Day in the 6th
September 27, 2025 The 6th is called Luxembourg. It takes its name from the palace built by Marie de Médicis…
Eclectic Mix of Things in the 7th and 8th and 9th Arrondissements
September 2025 The 7th The 7th is an interesting Arrondissement. It is called Palais-Bourbon in reference to the seat of…
Exploring the 10th and 11th Arrondissement
September 2025 The 10th The 10th is called Entrepôt. The arrondissement once contained the central customs warehouse on rue Léon-Jouhaux.…
Vineyards of Paris
August 2025 Paris has five vineyards within the city limits. This trip, I made it a goal to see all…
Ambling the 13th Arrondissement
September 2025 The 13th is called Gobelins after the Gobelin family, whose factory is described below. I got off the…
Small Neighborhoods in the 14th
September 2025 The 14th is called Observatoire. It refers to the Paris Observatory Plaisance The little area of Plaisance contains…
Villa Seurat in the 14th Arrondissement
September 2025 In 2021, I took a walking tour with Flo through some artistic areas in both the 15th and…
Two Gardens of the 15th Arrondissement
September 2025 The 15th is called Vaugirard, a commune annexed in 1860. Parc Andre Citroen In 1915, Citroën built its…
Balzac and a Chambre de Bonne with a Killer View in the 16th Arrondissement
September 2024 Called Passy, the 16th was once a spa village known for mineral springs and countryside retreats; it was…
Touring WWII Sites in Paris
September 2025 I once again had the pleasure of taking a walking tour of Paris with Flo. It was a…
Parc de Bercy and Frank Gehry
September 2025 I went to Parc de Bercy to find its vineyard and found oh so much more. Parc de…
Céleste Boursier-Mougenot at the Bourse
September 2025 I try to visit The Bourse de Commerce if for no other reason than the exhibitions that they…
Musee Des Arts Forains
September 2025 This is one of the more magical places you will step into. Unfortunately, like so many magical places,…
A Day in Reims – Champagne
September 2025 The cathedral was dedicated to the Virgin Mary and was the traditional location for the coronation of the…
Versailles Gardens
September 8, 2025 This will have been my third visit to Versailles. I seem to put between 2o and 30…
Visiting Friends Outside Paris – Herblay-Sur-Seine
September 6, 2025 I have met so many lovely expats on this trip. Peter and François invited a group of…
The Gardens of the 17th Arrondissement
September 2, 2025 Parc Monceau is one of my favorite parks in Paris. I had written about it when I…
The 17th Arrondissement
September 2, 2025 The 17th is known as the Batignolles-Moncea, a mouthful for sure. The 17th is anchored by the…
18th Arrondissement
August 2025 The 18th is called Buttes-Montmartre. The name refers to the hilly terrain shaped by gypsum quarries long before…
Montmartre Cemetery
August 30, 2025 I had been to Montmartre Cemetery many years ago, so it was a pleasure to return and…