Tag: french life
Adopt a Paris Neighborhood — Montorgueil
It was a beautiful early-October afternoon. We were sitting at a table at one of the many outdoor cafés that line Rue Montorgueil, having...
Burgundy Reflections
A New Start
Summer vacation is over for most French people. November is here and a sort of sluggish Indian summer has settled over Burgundy. ...
Half a Sandwich
It’s a soup sandwich of metaphors, but I guess you could say that I led with my chin, though he never laid a glove...
Turning Seventy in Paris With – Hemingway and Other Ex-Pats
I am In Paris this entire month to recognize (note that I don’t say “celebrate”) that on the 20th of this month I will...
One Staircase, Twice
It couldn’t last. Of course it couldn’t, and I should have known better and spared myself the trip back to see it and the...
Street
Yes, I know, of course I do. This street isn’t old, not by the standards of Paris, but it’s been around for a hundred...
Joe’s Gin Joint
I ran into Joseph Lestrange about a week ago and he was smiling, dizzy-happy, you could say. That’s something I haven’t seen in Joe’s...
French Habits and Food
When I think of France, I think of food. One trip to Paris and you’ll understand why.
But learn the words you’ll need. The service...
Basque is Beautiful – An Insider’s View
Jacqueline Aranzasti, a beautiful wisp of a woman of a certain age, lives on a quiet street in the village of Estang, an old...
Finding Jack
Saturday morning and I’m out of cigarettes. Not good, because on Saturday mornings the tabac on the corner is closed until nine o’clock, and...
Featured Photo – Birdman
This photo was taken in Paris on July 10th, 2013, by one of BonjourParis' readers, Lorna Fraser. The man in the photo is clearly...
Hall of Mirrors
It’s a stupid question, I know, but I can’t help asking it. Does that man over there, so pale and fair-haired he could be...
