February 11th, 2009
No I am not in Paris sitting in a swanky tea house or beautiful chocolate house. However in my mailbox today arrived a copy of Clotilde's Edible Adventures in Paris. For anyone who dreams of fantastic baguettes, chocolate and escargot this is your book. You can search between the different districts i Paris to discover flavourable place or just choose by the type of shop ...
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January 23rd, 2009
Alright this entry really has very little if anything to do with Paris-but it is remotely related. My friend Michelle from Bleeding Espresso just had her blog best European Blog. Bleeding Espresso is about life in Italy-which I realize is not where Paris is located, but Paris Italy-they share the Euro and the love of espresso so let's celebrate and congratulate Michelle.
This is a ...
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January 20th, 2009
Paris has so many wonderful neighborhoods where you can wander through and just lose yourself. One of my favourite is Ile St. Louis, right behind Notre Dame. This exclusive residential is great just to wander through, sit down at a cafe on do some shopping. The island has only one main street with all the shops on it.
A fun store to pop into is ...
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January 11th, 2009
If you are looking for the ultimate romantic moment in the City of Lights search no more. ApotesSurprise will help you arrange the perfect romantic moment never to be forgotten. They can create a variety of experiences including an illuminated message near the Eiffel Tower or a visit to Musee Grevin, a wax museum where one of the figures will come to life, offering ...
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December 28th, 2008
You are probably wondering what are the secrets of the the red lantern/ For me it will always be a wonderful evening spent with my young niece in Canada. I was home for the holidays in the bitter cold of Ottawa. A city that I had grown up in but have no desire to live in. My niece had the suggestion ...
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November 15th, 2008
For those of you who enjoy blogs, chocolate and zucchini is one of my favourite food blogs. It is a culinary adventure written by young Clotilde's that will having you eating out of her palm. She has the life I envy was mine. Writing books about food and cooking. She will be at the WHSmith Bookstore in Paris on Tuesday, November 18, ...
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October 23rd, 2008
As you wander through the streets of Paris you will probably come across plenty of L'Occtaine Stores. The last time I was in Paris, I stopped into one and browsed about-partly because I was staying on Ile St. Louis where there was a store. It was easy to be wandering home in the evenings and stopping into the store. The store has its origins ...
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October 23rd, 2008


It's all about Obama at dorothy's gallery until the 17th of November and if you're an American in Paris or among the many who are interested in the upcoming election, I highly recommend you check out "Barack Obama in Paris". French and American artists contributed to the exhibition and their paintings, installations, and ...
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October 21st, 2008
I was trying to think of something original to suggest for visitors to Paris. If you have seen all the major sites and shopped around a cooking class would be a delightful way to spend a morning, afternoon or evening. It is not so much that you will graduate a great chef as the whole experience. I found this class www.cooknwithclass.com on the internet that ...
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October 18th, 2008
Sarkovy arrived in the province of Quebec yesterday on official visit. While he was visiting he accepted an invitation by the soon to be former President George Bush. Given the current financial global crisis, Bush has invited leaders from around the world to attend a summit and address the global meltdown. Sarkovy will go to Washington to participate in this conference.
Realistically will anything occur-probably not. Do ...
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