Tag: Greater Paris region
Where and Why to Visit the American WWI Sights of France
A France Revisited “Conversation with an Expert” in which Gary Lee Kraut speaks with Ben Brands, the historian with the American Battle Monuments Commission about the U.S. First World War sights of France.
Jealousy and the Thrones at Versailles
My friend Henri was so jealous that I’d seen the excellent exhibition of thrones in the royal apartments of the Palace of Versailles before...
Paul Belmondo Museum Opens in Boulogne-Billancourt
Cultural offering in the Greater Paris region, such as the Paul Belmondo Museum in Boulogne-Billancourt. increasingly draw gazes beyond the capital's periphery.
Va-nu-pieds: Returning to Parc de Sceaux
Va-nu-pieds, the Barefoot Photographer, feels the irrepressible pull of nature as he revisits the Parc de Sceaux south of Paris.
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 Borrowed Gun: Sports Shooting in France
Please don’t think that I’m looking to enter the fray of the hot-button topic of gun control in the United States when I tell...
Barefoot in the Parc de Sceaux
A bike and foot path called La Coulée Verte du Sud Parisien flows south from the edge of Paris by way of the lovely Parc de Sceaux.
Sometimes, when nature calls…
Sometimes, when the weather’s nice and I feel nature calling, I’ll take the RER out of the city, not too far, a half-hour ride west from the center of Paris. Actually, it isn't nature calling but a friend of mine who lives out there.
“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.