Posted in Paris Delices Picks on Apr 24th, 2007 No Comments »
The Butte aux Cailles
Located in the heart of Paris’s 13th arrondisement, Butte aux Cailles is a neighborhood that rejects modernization and influential
trends. Picturesque and undeniably quaint, its inhabitants never seem to be pressed for time and the waiters who work in its neighborhood cafés will easily strike up a conversation of pleasantries and then shout […]
Posted in Home, Arts & Entertainment on Apr 23rd, 2007 No Comments »
The 7th edition of Opéras en Plein Air will feature director Julia Migenes’s version of The Barber of Seville. Migene, an American soprano opera singer who has worked with Leonard Bernstein, Francesco Rosi, and Maurice Béja, rose quickly to international fame after her dazzling performances on Broadway, in operas, and film.
16 performances will be […]
Posted in Home, Arts & Entertainment on Apr 23rd, 2007 No Comments »
Until May 13th
Peintres de la Lumière - John Singer Sargent and Joaquin Sorolla
A not-to-be missed exhibition featuring Sargent and Sorolla, two masters in the effect of light and color. The exhibit showcases the two artists and their work through the second half of the 19th century. The Petit Palais with its Beaux-Arts atmosphere […]
Posted in Sports & Leisure on Apr 22nd, 2007 No Comments »
The Tour Auto Lissac, a major international motoring event, is the world’s oldest automobile racing competition. Bringing together more than two hundred classic cars from the four corners of the world - Aston Martin, Alfa Romeo, Porsche, Jaguar, and Ferrari - the tour is “the event” for classic car enthusiasts.
Posted in Sports & Leisure on Apr 17th, 2007 No Comments »
Sunday April 15th - Marathon de Paris
Where:
The Champs Elysees, 8:45 am.
For more information please consult the Marathon’s website.
May 27 to June 10 - Roland Garros - French Tennis Open
Where:
Stade Roland-Garros
2, avenue Gordon Bennett
75016 Paris France
Ticket information:
+33 (0)1 47 43 52 52 (ticket reservation is closed)
For more information please consult the FFT website.
Posted in Travel Basics on Apr 16th, 2007 No Comments »
It is quite simple to get from the Charles-de-Gaulle Airport to your Paris accommodation by bus, train, metro, shuttle, or taxi. Factors such as convenience and cost will determine your preferred mode of transportation into the city center.
Posted in Home, Food & Drink on Apr 4th, 2007 No Comments »
Susan Loomis
Week Long Cooking Class in Paris at Patricia Wells’s Left Bank Cooking Studio
April 30-May 4, 2007
September 10-14, 2007
Join Susan Loomis in the heart of Saint-German-des-Près as she conducts hands-on classes in Patricia Wells’s airy, professionally equipped cooking studio. You will luxuriate in the finest seasonal ingredients, many from farmers in and around her area […]