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Roland Garros 2012 — Top Places to Visit

By David Dadoun | Published: May 18, 2013

The French Open begins its 122d year at Roland Garros in Paris on Sunday, May 26, with the Men’s Championship Match held on June 9. What is not so well known is that nearby is the haute Village d’Auteuil, in the 16th arrondissement, which offers an array of great restaurants, bistros, brasseries and fashion shops for those in [...]

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Best Summer Events In Paris

By Kacee Taylor | Published: July 21, 2012

Paris has a full menu of events for summer, from its Paris Jazz Festival in Parc Floral until July 29, to scattered brocante fairs for treasure hunters seeking antique Christofle silver and oil paintings. On the first Sunday of each month the national museums are free and every Sunday bicycle riders can freely experience riding by the [...]

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Bastille Day (July 14th)

By David Dadoun | Published: July 14, 2012

Photograph by Hélène Loiré: http://aparisouailleurs.canalblog.com/ Celebrations for Le Quartorze de Juillet (14th of July), also commonly known as Bastille Day or La Fête Nationale, mark one of the major party events in Paris for the year. It commemorates the storming of the Bastille prison and the French revolt against Louis XVI and the French [...]

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Piscine Joséphine Baker

By Lauren Grasso | Published: June 4, 2012

While swimming in the Seine may sound rather unappealing to most, for kids the idea may be supercool. The floating Pool Joséphine Baker offers such an experience as an innovative, modern use of precious little Parisian space. The entire facility is built on a giant barge that rests just in front of the Bibliothèque Nationale. [...]

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A Pocket of Paris: Rue de la Huchette

By Stefan Bracken | Published: May 30, 2012

Rue de la Huchette, situated right beside the St. Michel fountain and St. Michel métro station, is a narrow street that is full of character. It boasts many cheap, but tasty, three course menus ranging from 8€ to around 30€. As this is in the old Latin Quarter, it is a favorite among tourists but [...]

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Le Marais

By David Dadoun | Published: May 2, 2012

A man with a flowing beard, wearing a black fedora, with strings (tziztit) running down the side of his pants carries a black siddur (prayer book) in his hand as he leaves shul (synagogue). A bar with a rainbow flag and male patrons is starting happy hour. Young women wearing the newest fashion and six-inch [...]