As you may or may not have heard, France is back in full lockdown. Measures to control COVID-19 had been growing increasingly strict since the end of the summer, but with the cases rising, a lockdown seemed inevitable. Everyone was eager to avoid it, but the dreaded second wave is truly upon us. Apparently 2020 …

This past weekend I attended the European Heritage Days, known as Journées Européennes du Patrimoine in France. This annual tradition began in 1984 with what was then called the Day of the Open Doors. Cultural institutions, monuments, and buildings all over France that were normally closed to the public opened their doors and welcomed visitors …

Last Friday, I decided I needed to get out of the city for the day. After months spent inside my apartment, it was time to get back into nature. And get back into nature I did. I ended up hiking over 20km through the Fontainebleau forest, and I adored every minute of it. At the …

Last weekend, I found myself on the Pont Neuf in the centre of Paris. It was around 10AM on a Saturday morning in June. Normally, this area would be packed with people. People taking pictures of the river. People waiting to begin a walking tour of the Île de la Cité. This weekend, however, the …

My last post was published on March 10th. It talked about the new exhibitions that I was excited to see during the spring museum season in Paris. Less than a week later, France was in full lockdown and everything was closed. It’s been 12 weeks since my last post, and it’s extraordinary how much has …