Category: My Life in Paris

I love to run races. Notice that I didn’t say I love to run. I like running well enough, but I love the energy and

This past Sunday was a big day in France. For the second time this month, French people headed to the polls to elect the next

Paris is home to some of the most famous artwork in the world. The Mona Lisa by Da Vinci. The Thinker by Rodin. Water Lilies

Longtime readers of Story of a City will probably be very confused by the title of this post. I love museums, and I’ve said this

In August of 2020 I issued myself a challenge. International borders were still closed, so I decided it was time to explore more of France.

Once again, I find myself at the end of the year, wondering how to best summarize the past 12 months. 2021 has been an odd

Earlier this month I celebrated two anniversaries. First, September 6th marked seven years since I first arrived in Paris. Seven years! I had only planned

It’s been two months since Paris re-opened. Two months of being able to eat at restaurants. Two months of cinemas being open and live performances

Last October, I had the opportunity to have a staycation in Paris. I had never taken a staycation before, as I usually prefer to actually

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