Looking to get out of the city without leaving the city? The Chalet des Îles in the Bois de Boulogne is the perfect mini escape. Not only is […]
The Bois de Boulogne’s Chalet des Îles
Category: Paris attractions
The Richelieu-Louvois Library
The Richelieu-Louvois Library, part of the French National Library, recently reopened to the public after extensive (ongoing) renovations. You can pay for a tour of the library, but […]
Villa Vassilieff
A little while back, I ventured down to the 15th arrondissement, near the Gare Montparnasse, to visit one of Paris’s newest exhibit spaces and cultural centers, the Villa […]
Outdoor Pool Time!
Thursday, at the height of the canicule (heat wave), I thought it was a good time to visit the Joséphine Baker pool in Paris’s 13th arrondissement! There was a bit of […]
Jardin de l’Atlantique
It had been on my list for a while. Last week I finally made it down to Gare Montparnasse without too much luggage to carry so I could explore what’s above the […]
Jardin des Serres d’Auteuil
Last week, I wrote about the Albert Kahn Museum & Gardens in Boulogne-Billancourt. Not so far from there, about a 30 minute’s walk away, is the Jardin des Serres d’Auteuil, a […]
Albert Kahn Museum & Garden
On the edge of the Seine in Boulogne-Billancourt, a suburb of Paris abutting the 16th arrondissement, lies a magical little garden and museum that most tourists never find. The Albert […]
Hiking in Paris 2
Nearly two years ago, I wrote (here) about one of the long distance trails (the grandes randonnées) that transects central Paris (see the Red 1 Trail below). This past […]
An Art Nouveau Walking Tour of Paris’s 16th
While “medieval” and “Hausmannian” may be the first styles that come to mind when we think of Parisian architecture, Paris is also home to an impressive array of […]
Forgotten: The Untold Story…
Linda Hervieux, a fellow American living in Paris, journalist and photographer, recently finished her impressive first book, Forgotten: The Untold Story of D Day’s Black Heroes, at Home and At […]