The Grand Amphitheatre of the old Sorbonne served as a beautiful setting for a delicious concert serving of a divinely orchestrated blend of German, Russian and Italian compositions. Wagner, Tchaikovsky and Puccini were woven together earlier this month make a gorgeous evening – and a fabulous date out on the city on my part –…
Month: June 2012
Librarie le Moniteur
One reason why Paris is a foretaste of heaven is the abundance of bookstores. These are often easy to miss if one does not make the conscious decision to take note. Of late, thanks in large part to thesis-related reading, a whole new world of bookstores with work on Paris as a city, its architecture,…
Fête du Cinéma 2012, Festival Paris Cinéma
I cannot claim to be a film fundi but I do appreciate the chance to explore cinema from different parts of the world and am especially delighted that there will be plenty of opportunity to do so over the next fortnight or so. It is time for the Fête du cinema and Festival Paris Cinema……
La Bonbonnière
Authentic with a dash of kitsch, La Bonbonnière has the atmosphere of a French country brasserie. Yet despite its down-to-earth, rustic-ness it sits at a very sweet location with a view of streets that have featured in the great episodes of the city of Paris and France. Mont Saint Genevieve that bears the name of…
Hôtel Daniel for decadent 4 o’clock tea/gôuter
Hôtel Daniel, 8 rue Frédéric-Bastiat, Paris 8eme is apparently a ‘bonne addresse’ to treat oneself to tea and divine tasting pastries. For those lucky enough to have rapid metabolism, it looks like a must visit. For the rest, it is more than enough to look longingly at what Hôtel Daniel has to offer (see video…
From Paris to Rabat
I had my first tantalising taste of Morocco when I visited its capital, Rabat, a few weeks ago. I ate more food than I believed possible, bargained for gifts to bring back to Paris, took long early evening walks and drank several cups of ‘nous nous’ (a special version of Moroccan Cappuccino). Traces of the…
Anon's Paris 