Daytrip from Paris: The Cathedral of Notre-Dame de Laon
Eighty-five miles northeast of Paris there stands on the plateau of the old town of Laon one of the great, undervisited Gothic cathedrals of...
City Hall Says Paris Nightlife Can’t Be Dead, We Just Launched It
Parisians of the partying kind have long lamented the decline of the city’s nightlife. Those over 45 date the good ole days to the 1980s, those over 30 manage to cite a couple of highlights of the 90s, and those in their 20s simply criticize Paris for not being New York or Madrid.
Ethnic Paris: Urban and Suburban Adventures in Indian Restaurants
For urban residents and travelers, a trip from the big city into the suburbs is often disorienting. The mere suggestion of going into the...
The March Equinox at Saint Sulpice Church
The March equinox, also known as the vernal or spring equinox in the Northern Hemisphere, occurred today. That’s the moment when the sun is...
If I were a traveler…
Gary Lee Kraut takes a photographic promenade in the Batignolles Quarter of Paris's 17th arrondissement.
Paris Rive Gauche: A 21st Century Left Bank
Think you know the Left Bank? Take the metro to Paris Rive Gauche--not that one, the other--to see a new face of Paris on the Seine.
Paris, the world’s largest image
March 13, 2010 - Paris is now officially the world's largest image, in pixels that is. It's 26 gigapixels are sure to be beat in the future as the pixel race continues (Paris took the title from Dresden), so enjoy it now while you can still say you saw the world's biggest. Take a virtual interactive tour here
Plumbing in Paris: the Marble Bathtub of the Marquise de Païva
Nicolas Beboutoff's odd shop for old and antique porcelain and metal plumbing furnishings holds the supposed bathtub of the Marquise de Paiva.
Va-nu-pieds: The Spirit of the Bastille
Va-nu-pied, the Barefoot Photographer, feels the spirit of the liberty at Place de la Bastille.