Insights into French Identity: 2012 National Commemorations in France
Every year the National Archives of France selects events of historical significance to highlight as national commemorations on the occasion of a multiple of their centennial or semicentennial, providing insights into the French national identity.
An Hour from Paris: Chateau Thierry’s American WWI Sights (photolog)
Belleau Wood, the Aisne-Marne American War Cemetery and the Chateau Thierry War Monument are only an hour’s drive east of Paris, an easy stop on the way to Champagne, yet it took me over 20 year to get there.
The Riviera, American Style
Key figures about the American presence on the Riviera according to a study by tourist officials show that the percentage of visitors from the U.S. has decreased significantly over the past 25 years but that Americans still like it, they really like it.
France Commemorates 9/11 with Eiffel Tower as Backdrop
With the Eiffel Tower as backdrop France commemorated the 10th anniversary of the 911 attacks on the United States by the Islamist Fundamentalist network al-Qaida.
An Interview with Ellen Sussman, Author of the Novel “French Lessons”
Ellen Sussman’s new novel French Lessons is a sexy, sensual, café-filled story about three Americans who explore Paris while receiving walking French lessons. An entertaining France Revisited interview with the author by Gary Lee Kraut.
James A. Emanuel, a Great American Poet, Turns 90 in Paris
James A. Emanuel passed away on September 28, 2013, at the age of 92. His ashes are in the columbarim at Pere Lachaise Cemetery...
France Elevates Poet Aimé Césaire to Status of “Great Man” at Pantheon
April 6, 2011 – Little noticed and scantily attended on a warm and sunny spring day, France showed its gratitude to one of its...
Got Heritage? Pelerin Awards Help Restore France’s Catholic Heritage
History has taught France the dangers of seeing a dominant religion play a leading role in public policy. Yet it has also left this...
Surviving family: Two sisters, one bed, and a 37-page itinerary
What happens when two sisters, one an artist with sore feet and a hankering for chocolate, the other an A-type corporate traveler with a 37-page itinerary and no interest in sweets, visit Paris together? Wendy Most of Trenton, New Jersey recounts the joys and suffering of a Paris adventure with her sister Debbie.