Paris Beyond Paris
Paris goes beyond geographic boundaries. You can find a little bit of Paris in a lot of places. What is your own personal Paris?
Mister Freedom in Paris and LA
Sometimes you need to go beyond Paris to learn about Paris history - especially when it comes to expats in Paris like William Klein.
I was wandering down Beverly Blvd in LA and stumbled into the shop called Mister Freedom, the brainchild of LA transplanted Parisian Christophe Loiron.
William Klein is a NYC born photographer and filmmaker who’s film ‘Mister Freedom’ 1969 was the inspirational name for M. Loiron’s LA shop which specializes in vintage western and rural gear.
Klein’s film has been described as an ‘anti-American film’ in the sense that it was a …
Date: September 16th, 2007 |
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Tonga Triumph in Montpelier
Normally, I’d be cheering for the US team, but when it comes to the Rugby World Cup, I have to admit that knowing Tonga is in France, and knowing the enthusiasm with which Tongans support their Rugby World Cup team, I have to feel a little happy for them - even if they did beat the US team 25 to 15.
Date: September 13th, 2007 |
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Sarkozy Sought ‘L’Amerique Profonde’ - Come again!
Keuka Lake
Photo by Chris Card Fuller ©2007
Upstate NY Wine Country
PHoto by Chris Card Fuller ©2007
Norman style chapel and crypt at Keuka Lake
French influence in Upstate NY
Photo by Chris Card Fuller ©2007
It’s the last day of summer and of all the French visitors to the US, how many were lucky enough to have stumbled upon Upstate New York wine country? President Sarkozy had the right idea - but the wrong state. If he had come to Keuka Lake instead of Lake Winnepesaukee - he could have …
Date: August 31st, 2007 |
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New Cheap Flight Route to Paris
Featured in The Da Vinci Code as Le Bourget airport of yesteryear, the Art Deco era Shoreham Airport (Brighton) is SKYSOUTH’S home.
As of August 1, 2007 SKYSOUTH has added twice-a-day weekday flights from Brighton (Shoreham-by-the-Sea), England to Paris (Pontoise). Skysouth has a fleet of twin engine PA-31 Piper Chieftains which have been shuttling passengers from southern England across the Channel to Caen, Le Havre and Le Touquet in Normandy for the past few years. Since early last year, the company saw the need for a connection between Paris and England’s south coast.
Date: August 21st, 2007 |
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Le Coq de la Maison Blanche - not just Calf’s head
You may remember that i mentioned in a previous post that finding Paris restaurants that feature traditional French dishes - is not as obvious as you might think. So, although I haven’t as yet made the trek to St. Ouen, just north of Paris to try out Le Coq de la Maison Blanche, it’s definitely on my list if for no other reason than this:
Their menu features Ris de Veau and Le VRAI Coq au Vin or the real Coq or Vin and sweetbreads.
However, I think I’ll wait until AFTER the Rugby World Cup …
Date: August 12th, 2007 |
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Great Cities’ Fallen Stars: Marilyn Monroe, Princess Diana
Paris has Diana and Los Angeles will always have Marilyn.
Part of Princess Diana will always belong to Paris because this is the city where she spent her last moments on Earth.
Date: September 13th, 2007 |
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Packing for Paris: Get your Act together on La Brea!
Carry-on Packing Tip: If you have tight connections of if you’re trying to do a RTW trip with strictly carry-on, be prepared. Sooner or later, you’ll be boarding smaller planes and will need to check in what may be considered a carry-on bag on larger planes. Still, it’s better to error on bringing your ‘carry on’ bag with you until the last possible minute. It will have a better chance of making the trip with you on the same plane. In many cases, carry on taken from you at the last minute will be returned to you as soon as you deplane. Make sure you hold on to your claim check. Especially for carry-on that you need to pick up at the baggage claims.
Date: September 11th, 2007 |
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Impressionists Then and Now: Part II
Waterlillies by Claude Monet (as seen at the Marmottan Museum in Paris)
Boat Slip 2 by Rick White
So you love the impressionists? So, do I, what I like even better is discovering the impressionists of today as opposed to the impressionists of yesteryear. If you are tired and exhausted of the ‘impressionist merchandising’ boom, you might be surprised to find some extraordinary examples of impressionism in your own backyard. You don’t necessarily have to go to Paris to enjoy the original work of talented artists in various mediums.
Rick White …
Date: August 22nd, 2007 |
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London Copycats Paris Plage
Londonlogue reported on the 10th that London may soon have bike rentals resembling Paris’ Velib program.
Not only that, London will also have it’s very own Paris Plage with palm trees (of course it won’t be called Paris Plage).According to Londonlogue, the new London Urban Beach will be opening the 13th of August 2007.
So here’s a little challenge: What typically English place or event would Londonlogue suggest for Parisians - something that has no comparable in Paris?
Date: August 13th, 2007 |
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More Tete de Veau
First, I should probably offer some apologies to any vegetarian Parislogue readers (I know you are out there) and if you would prefer to skip these entries all together - I’ll understand. That being said, for those of you who are still curious about the Calf’s Head delicacy, you can also check out Jancis Robinson’s site for instructions on how to prepare this dish.
Personally speaking, I’m glad I tried this dish BEFORE having read about the preparation.
Here’s another big surprise in Jancis post: If you can’t get to Paris, there’s also a restaurant …
Date: August 12th, 2007 |
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