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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.
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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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The fashion world mourns the death of fashion icon Yves St. Laurent. At 71 years, YSL contributed more to fashion than any other designer. His designs had graced the runways around the world for decades. His greatest contribution to fashion was pants for women-allowing woman to enjoy the comfort of pants while still being a woman.
He will be deeply missed.

Paris without a doubt is the best city in the world for pastries. A visit to the city of lights and delectable desserts would not be complete without sampling all there is to enjoy. One could spend the day, wandering through the city sampling one type of dessert and still find the journey incomplete the following morning.
One of my favoritie pastry shops is Gerald Mulot. The ...

Today is Mother's Day in France. I am not sure where there tradition originated from. Some say it is rumored that it came from Napoleon, but it is not confirmed. I am sure all the French mothers today are enjoying a lovely stroll through a park enjoying their favourite pastry.

Given the high cost of purchasing a euro for Americans and the lack of travel and spending by American, Paris merchants are giving Americans the option of spending American dollars in their shops.  The exchange rate is still being calculated when U.S. dollars are used so I am not sure what the advantage is except you do not have to convert your money.  However the mighty Franklin is being ...

Stephen Clarke writes a funny book about a Brit spending a year in Paris and learning all the intricies of being French.  The book will keep you laughing as you go to work with the author and try to navigate the proper way to be French.  Clake pokes fun at the French stereotypes-where else can you get away with kissing and hugging every beautiful women in the workforce and it ...

Shakespeare and Company is a bookaphiles dream come true.  Thousands of books, old and new and crammed into book shelves.  The store was opened in 1951 by an American, George Whitman, who found himself in Paris after World War 2.  Not wanting to return home he studied at the Sorbonne.  After amassing a  collection of English books he opened the store.

The store is a cozy chaotic mess of books.  Everywhere you ...