I Love Paris

Paris is one of the most stylish, avant garde fashion capitals in all the world.  It lives and breathes haute couture.  Fashion Week there is truly a thing to behold … but do you know why they call it Fashion Week?  Because it does not happen all the time. You may feel like you need [...]

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Now, this next series of post is not meant to be culture-centric, as it were, but the majority of us have to be aware of the stereotypes Americans have about Parisians — and the stereotypes Americans perceive that Parisians have about us.  It is vital to scrap those stereotypes — and to remember that if [...]

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When you visit Paris, it is a fairly safe bet that you will at least want to learn a little bit about the language.  This subject is near and dear to me, simply because upon visiting Paris, I would love to be not only competent but fluent in the language.  Once you get past a [...]

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Paris is one of the foremost fashion capitals of the world, right?  Right.  So, everyone there, man, woman, and child, is a true, bred in the bones fashionista, right?  Absolutely — not.  People in Paris are just like you and me.  Sure, some of them dress impeccably in all the latest styles, but so do [...]

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If there is one thing that I know about, it is the Sainte Chapelle (La) chapel.  This beautiful church is one of Paris’s most famous chapels.  Not only was it built by King Louis IX, but it is believed that the Sainte Chapelle (La) actually houses the Jesus Crown of Thorns and a piece of [...]

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Looking for something to do in Paris is almost an oxymoron – the sights that you take in and the adventures that you experience when you are in Paris are all priceless.  Whether you are just walking around along the streets or you are going somewhere, Paris is a place that, as I have said [...]

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Paris is one of those places that you go, but you never quite know exactly what to do in the nighttime.  If you are a nightlife person, you definitely want to make sure that you hit the scene – however, if you are a tourist, how do you know the good places from the bad?  [...]

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Most of us have heard about the Avenue des Champs Elysees — it is, after all, one of the most famous locations in all of Paris. However, many of us cannot even imagine the stunning beauty of the famed avenue — nor do we realize just how much the avenue has to offer in the [...]

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Paris, as you know is one of the most romantic cities in the world.  It is also one of the most expensive.  If you are looking to do Paris up right and make sure that you and your spouse or girlfriend/boyfriend see all of the sights while you do not have to spend a lot [...]

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To be perfectly honest, whenever I go to Paris, there is something that I honestly need to think about and that is my lodging accommodations.  To be quite frank, I always, always, always end up staying at the Hotel Raphael, this is definitely one of the best places to stay.  Not only are there a [...]

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