Spring is always a bit hit and miss when it comes to the weather in Paris. It can be gloriously sunny one day, and then start to hail the next. I remember one particularly memorable day when I entered a store under a brilliant blue sky, and emerged a mere five minutes later to snow …
It’s been over five months since the museums of Paris were last open. There had been hope that they would re-open this past weekend, but instead, a new lockdown was announced on Wednesday. Now, no one knows when they will finally re-open, but it’s not all bad news for art lovers. The Mona Lisa may …
Last week’s story about how Paris got its name was very popular. I received a lot of messages from people saying that they enjoyed learning about the origin of the name Paris. However, I also received a lot of messages with the same follow up question. If the name Paris comes from the Parisii, where …
I started writing weekly articles about Paris back in the fall of 2018. It’s been two and a half years of telling stories about the history of this city and my continuing adventures as an immigrant in Paris. And it occurred to me over the weekend that for all my talk of Paris, I have …
It has been exactly one year since France went into the first COVID-19 lockdown. One year since everything in Paris closed and we were all ordered to stay at home. One year of lockdowns, curfews, and mask mandates. In some ways, Macron’s speech announcing the lockdown feels like yesterday. And in other ways, it feels …