Droles de Mecs: High-Energy Gymnastic Hip-Hop Humor
You don’t need to understand French to enjoy the hip-hop gymnastics of Droles de Mecs, a high-energy, feel-good acrobatic dance show playing in Paris...
A Brilliant Obsession: Color at the Marmottan Monet, Black at the Pompidou
The Marmottan Monet Museum is one of the undervisited glories of the museumscape of Paris, no doubt due to its location toward the western...
Arcs of War and Triumph
The France Revisited Newsletter: I write this in the wake of two major events in Paris over the past month that occurred by the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at the Arc de Triomphe. On Nov. 11, the gathering of leaders of the belligerent nations of the First World War to commemorate the centennial of the armistice.
On Dec. 1, the vandalization of the arch by some affiliated with the Yellow Vest movement.
Quentin Roosevelt, fils du président américain, mort pour la France le 14 juillet 1918
Un entretien France Revisited avec Christiane Sinnig-Haas, auteur d’un ouvrage sur l’Américain Quentin Roosevelt (1897-1918), fils cadet du Président Théodore, mort dans un combat aérien au dessus de la France le 14 juillet 1918 près de Château-Thierry lors de la Première guerre mondiale.
“An Hour From Paris” (I saw a red squirrel there)
A review of An Hour from Paris by Annabel Simms, a guide to daytrips from Paris within an hour of the city.
Near Paris: The Giverny – La Roche-Guyon Daytrip Combo
How and why to combine a visit to Monet's House and Gardens at Giverny with a visit to the chateau of La Roche Guyon, whether on a daytrip from Paris or a longer excursion to Normandy.
Taxi Fares Between Paris and Charles de Gaulle or Orly Airports
Maximum taxi fares between Paris and Charles de Gaulle or Orly Airports, in either direction, without additional baggage fees, are legally set as follows: Between Charles de Gaulle and right bank Paris: 50 €
Between Charles de Gaulle and left bank Paris: 55 €...
Charlotte Corday and the Bathtub Assassination of Jean-Paul Marat
This article about Charlotte Corday and the assassination about Jean-Paul Marat in 1793 contains France Revisited first contest-with-a-prize. Read the article and try to answer the contest questions at the end. Good luck!
Street Talk: The Ghosts of Rue du Bac
Visiting Paris from California, Herb Hoffman and Joan Preston discover that their temporary home on Rue du Bac is surrounded by the ghosts of friends and acquaintances of democracy in America.