Surrounded by water. Surrounded by people.
One of the last things I did right before I left Paris was to go to Claude Monet’s gardens at Giverny, where the Impressionist artist painted his famous water lily and bridge paintings. I went once 9 years ago and honestly it was one of the most beautiful places I can remember so I was […]
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It really took a while for Paris to grow on me. We have been plagued by the coldest winter and summer that most people can remember here. Literally I couldn’t wear sandals until this week. So of course I never wanted to go outside. People are smelly. I don’t speak French half as well as […]
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So this post is just a short informative one to provide some background for my next post. To people without an interest in fashion, it might seem a bit dry so for you guys (and for my dudes who read my blog occasionally), you can sit this one out. It’s Fashion Week in Paris!!!
Read MoreSo it’s the most wonderful time of the year in Paris. Les Soldes!! Or… The sales! Twice a year the French government mandates that all retail stores hold sales. This years Spring/ Summer collection sales started Wednesday, June 26th and go straight till the end of July! On Wednesday you could genuinely feel the winds […]
Read MoreThere are many great things about the Paris metro. It serves the city extremely well and wherever you are you’re pretty close to at least 3 metro stations to select from. And the time that you have to spend on the metro is quite short as the distances from one station to another can be […]
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cities and islands 