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Fête de la Musique (June 21)

By David Dadoun | Published: June 20, 2011
For one night only, Paris is a true party town late until the morning with Fête de la Musique, which is a singular free music festival celebrating the beginning of summer.  As a glitter of light from late dusk remains until nearly 11:00 p.m., this event, in which normally restrained Parisians party loudly until the [...]
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Shakespeare and Company

By Emma Blanchard | Published: May 5, 2011
If you are passionate about literature, love reading or just want somewhere to go to escape from the hustle and bustle of Parisian life, Shakespeare and Company is definitely the place to go. It brings a little bit of a home comfort to Paris for us Anglophones and becomes a place of sanctuary for those [...]
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La Flûte l’Étoile | Champagne Bar

By Elizabeth W Rubel | Published: March 31, 2011
One of my favorite haunts to go for a glass of bubbly is La Flûte l’Étoile in the 17th arrondissement.  La Flûte is a stone’s throw away from the Arc de Triumph off of the Avenue Wagram. It is an intimate and elegant spot with modern décor. They have a typical bar setting downstairs and [...]
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Mondrian Exhibition – Centre Pompidou

By Clémence Simon | Published: February 23, 2011
What to do in Paris when end-of-season sales are finished and weather is not nice? Apart from eating, of course, one of the remaining options is visiting an exhibition. The Centre Pompidou aka Notre Dame des Tuyaux (“Our Lady of Pipes” as it is called by Parisians, due to its uniquely monumental architecture) constantly offers [...]
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Le Sevigné (In Le Marais)

By Lauren Robinson | Published: October 28, 2010
In a busy and sometimes suffocating area like the Marais, space and relaxation are often just what is needed after a morning of rummaging through the district’s vintage boutiques. It is often difficult to find a café that is not brimming with people during the lunchtime rush. However, in this case, the philosophy of ‘wandering [...]
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A Pocket of Paris: rue Quincampoix

By Marc Rickenbach | Published: September 26, 2010
It’s September again and fall will soon arrive in Paris which means the city has woken up from its August hibernation. The tourists are gone, the shops are open, the children are back in school, and galleries are redecorating their white walls with new art. It’s pretty easy to get the impression that in its [...]
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