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Greetings from a Car-Free Day in Paris

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On Sunday, 26 September about one-half of Paris was off limits to autos and limited exclusively to pedestrians. Exceptions were made for buses, taxis, and emergency vehicles. Under grey skies and light showers, areas around the Louvre and Champs Elysees were inundated with cyclists, prams, scooters and pedestrians. The 2nd car-free day in Paris is part […]

What I Learned in Paris/Monaco: Part IV 2013

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Originally posted May 29, 2013. Debbie and I split our twice-a-year European research trips into three parts, including a front-end and back-end centered in Paris and a mid trip destination that in the past has included Switzerland, where I tried to open a Swiss bank account and was promptly shown the door. Swiss banking doors, […]

What I Learned in Paris, Part II 2016

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If you are a first time or even a second or third time visitor, it is pretty easy not to understand the arrondissment concept. Paris, divided by the River Seine into the Right Bank and the Left Bank, is a city of about two million people living in 20 arrondissments, or districts, each with its […]

The Ritz Paris Is Back

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Debbie and I loved the old Ritz Paris and, unfortunately, missed the re-opening of the new Ritz Paris by one day. The Telegraph has a neat new video (below) that will leave Ritz Paris fans drooling. Here’s the Telegraph’s description: The grand dame closed for refurbishment in July 2012 after it failed to win France’s […]

Terrorists/Unions Killing French Tourism

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Dick and I are back in Paris after several days in Beaune, France, the heart of Burgundy and its wine. Once again we stayed at our favored L’Hote de Beaune, first introduced to us by a Butterfield & Robinson bike tour we took about five years ago. Biking through Burgundy on the mythical Route des […]