Nestled in the heart of the 6th arrondissement, the Saint-Sulpice area is one of Paris’s most enchanting neighborhoods. With its grandiose church, elegant squares, and a distinctly literary atmosphere, it’s the perfect place to indulge in a coffee and watch the world go by. If you’re looking for the most charming cafés around Saint-Sulpice, here… Continue reading The Five Most Charming Cafés Around Saint-Sulpice
Where do you go when you’ve been in Paris for a few weeks and feel the need for a little change of scenery. Well there is always an endless supply of Parisian restaurants, parks and neighborhoods beyond the tired and true. But there are also many, many towns within hour or two by train. Consider… Continue reading Saint Germain-En-Laye day trip
A la fin du repas votre serveur vous demande “Ça a été?” You’ve finished your main dish (le plat) and as your waiter is taking away the dishes, he or she asks “”Ça a été?” My ear always hears it as “Ça était…?” as if he is asking me to fill in the blank for… Continue reading When your waiter asks you “Ça a été?”
Here is a short list of stuff for kids within a short distance from the apartment
The two-in-one washer dryer is a space saver, but suffers from two drawbacks: Here then are a few tips: 1. Here’s the the instruction manual in English. 2. Do not overload. This washer/dryer is relatively big at 8 kg, but it won’t wash/dry properly with big loads, and potentially will harm the drum. 2. importantly,… Continue reading Operating instructions: Indesit 8 kg washer/dryer
Paris is suddenly filled with Asian restaurants of all types, representing a diversity in population but also trending tastes toward Korean and Japanese fare. Happily, many if these restaurants go far beyond the old-fashioned great spoon and now are blending local tastes, traditional local dishes, and savoir-faire. One example in the neighborhood is Crying Tiger,… Continue reading Crying Tiger Thai resto
We had a nice lunch at Georgette on chilly day in late February. Our good humored waiter steered us to winter foods and away from some of the more creative options on the menu. I was tempted by a chard pie starter and a pea and pistachio gougère-style choux and instead opted for more a… Continue reading Restaurant Georgette
I’m sure a lot of climate conspiracy folks will think this is a horrible solution (bring back plastic straws!) and create some kind of inconvenience. But this paper lid works perfectly fine and will decompose quickly in the landfill. In conversations with friends who work with the EU, they often feel it’s the nanny state… Continue reading Paper lids at Starbucks in Europe
We’ve all been there! It’s either a new word that gives no hint to gender, or some bete noire word that you can never remember is masculine or feminine. Finally, @viaparis on TikTok has given us the simple trick that makes it impossible to make a mistake. Just be careful adding any gender-specific adjectives. @____viaparis… Continue reading Quick trick to solve the un/une or le/la quandry!
From our favorite daily French newsletter Time To Sign Off. Finally, here is the skinny on why certain people get eaten alive and others stay relatively “unbit” by pesky summer mosquitos. I’d always heard/thought that mosquitos preferred the youngest among us and therefore there was finally an advantage in getting older. As it turns out,… Continue reading Pourquoi les moustiques ne s’en prennent qu’à vous ?
