In my new life as retiree my blog is my biggest entertainement and before anything else, I like to thank everyone of my readers and followers to stay with me over the years since November 26 2010 !!! Thank you !!! I decided to trim some of my older posts in my series Some news from France and condense them as not to lose the most important parts, me think, of them, Therefore, this is my new work, the condense news of my belle France, Hope you enjoy it as I.
Some news from France, XCX June 3, 2015
Some bars to have the sun in Paris; Buddha Bar Hôtel. 4, rue d’Anjou (8éme). The former Hilton Arc de Triomphe is this one now , Hôtel du Collectionneur 51-57, rue de Courcelles (8éme). Le Méridien Etoile. 81, bd Gouvion-Saint-Cyr (17éme). You can see the sun here on a sunny day its flashing at you and great jazz music; resto jazz and remember you don’t have to stay in these hotels to enjoy their restos/bars:so enjoy them!
To have some bellota and pata negra hams of Spain go to Bellota Bellota, 11, rue Clément-Marot (8éme). See something wonderful along the SEine, the jardin flottant de Niki-de-Saint-Phalle, (7éme); near the port du Gros-Caillou. I leave you with one museum that needs to be known more, I do meetings next door and escape to its beauty many times. Musée des arts et métiers, 60 rue Reaumur, (3éme) considered one of the oldest industrial technical museums in the world;
Some news from France XCXI August 3, 2015
It has become the spot most Parisians in July and August come to, the quai d’Austerlitz (13éme) until the quai François-Mauriac, restaurants, clubs, bars, terraces, boats and floating structures are invaded every evening by crowds eager for an aperitif, dinner or dance partying in by the Seine. At 32, quai d’Austerlitz in the immense walls of the Cité de la mode et du Design or city of fashion and design, the hippest crowd on the very popular terrace Wanderlust , on the classiest “rooftop” of the Nuba , or in the club and concert hall Grand Rivage. A little further, at the foot of the Bibliothèque François-Mitterrand, fifteen terraces face boats-restaurants. The most joyful and ephemeral of them, La vie est Belle (10, quai François-Mauriac) where you can enjoy music, cocktails and small dishes at table or chairs. boat-restaurant «La Dame de Canton“ , which has installed a huge semi-covered terrace unrounded just after the bridge or pont de Simone de Beauvoir. And also… Other dancing locations on and near the water, including the charming Guinguette Rosa Bonheur (port of the Invalides, 7éme), the huge boat ‘Concorde Atlantique“ (port de Solférino, 7éme), La Javelle (port of Javel down 15éme) , and the Eiffel Tower (port de Suffren 7éme) Guinguette
And of course, in my other love ,Versailles , you have the fantastic wonderful awesome, Les Grandes Eaux Musicales until November 1st. Les Jardins Musicaux until October 27th, Les Grandes Eaux Nocturnes until September 19, and the Compagnie de Danse l’Eventail and the Musiciens de Saint-Julien presents the Sérénade Royales de la Galerie des Glaces until September 19 as well.
Some news from France ,XCXII September 27, 2015
Some new chic hotel, such as the Hotel Ekta, 52 rue Galilée double rooms from 140€ this is a nice area where I have done events like the nearby Aero Club de France The great pastry maker Christophe Michalak going from teaching to creating a new patisserie Michalak at 16 rue de la Verrerie, The great Yannick Alléno already visit him at the resto Terroir Parisien in the Palais Brongniart, now will have his new place at Stay,15 rue Boissy d’Anglas, a nice area by the Madeleine where I used to take my passport photos US!!! Dining with a terrace inside the hotel Sofitel I have attended several times over the years, Fête des Vendanges in the butte Montmartre. Again this year from October 7-11. The smallest vineyard of France is here only given about 2000 bottles!aged in the cellars of the mayor’s office
And perfumes well the famous Fragonard has refurbished the boutique museum in Paris. 9 rue Scribe ,open Mondays to Saturdays from 9h to 18h. Musée du Parfum Fragonard, right in an old theater renovated for them You will see the museum was refurbished and renovated and now his work will be on stage at the Grand Palais Paris, call Picasso Mania for the Great Picasso from October 7 ,2015 to February 29 2016 You can see the biggest gallery of Dali in France at the L’Espace Dali (11 rue Poulbot)
the Ministry of Defense in France is creating the French Pentagon right by Balard by the Place Balard and the boulevard périphérique in the 15 arrondissement of Paris. A huge city of 420K sq meters or about 4,5M sq feet. all branches of the military will be base here! An ongoing project now its design stage and one of the great projects of Paris metro or Grand Paris. The airport de Paris tell us that on CDG Terminal 1 passageway 4 you can see the Louvre with photographs of the famous such as the winged victory of Samothrace, Delacroix’s The Women of Algiers, art objects, sculptures and more
You know some of the nicest places in the flea market of St Ouen just north of Paris? This is dept 93 Seine-Saint-Denis. Well see the old fashion looks at Les Merveilles de Babellou for the different women in you, Marché Paul Bert allée 1, stand 13 and 77 What about that rare old book, this is the biggest Librairie L’Avenue founded at the flea in 1961, 31 rue Lécuyer with over 150K titles! If you like old photo equipments for collections or sporadic uses, Au Vieux Format, 23ter rue Paul Bert, getting that old record vinyl, cassettes etc go to Vintage Tourne Disque, marché Dauphine,stand 186 , 1fl (2 fl US) 140 rue des Roisiers. Following along, see the wonderful furniture ideas at Habitat 1964, 77-81 rue des Roisiers, furniture, objects decoration and accessories for the living is here to boot, great selection. And don’t forget while there to eat at the historic (1958) restaurant Le Paul Bert, 20 rue Paul Bert with plat du jour from 15€
And just for not leaving anything out from my umpteen nostalgic trip back to Paris, how about those mythical villages! Talking about places like the Villa Léandre in the 18éme The wonderful Villa Seurat in the 14éme , one of my best hangouts in Paris while living in Versailles and working by there, and the place of many like Chaim Soutine, and Henry Miller giving it a character by André Lurcat and designed by Bauhaus architects. The homes of the likes of Vincent Bolloré, Alain Afflelou, Xavier Niel, Myléne Farmer,and Carla Bruni; great walks you can do down rue Poussin or along the petite ceinture. The petite Alsace or Villa Daviel in the 13éme near the Butte-aux-Cailles park. 40 houses built here of working class standing of the times; The Villa du Danube gong from 70 rue David-d’Angers and ending at 11 rue de l’Ègalité near the park des Buttes-Chaumont in the 19éme is wonderful; 93 homes like windmills without blades and of course the Mouzaîa area with over 250 homes from the end of the 19C,
There you go folks, a big task but a work of love to keep the best, me think of these wonderful older posts over the years, These are what I think worth keeping of my older Some news from France series, and I thank you, Again, hope you enjoy this post as I
And remember, happy travels, good health, and many cheers to all !!!
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