In the front row of my small school jazz band, I tapped my foot to the beats of Vernon Duke’s timeless jazz standard April in Paris . I thought of all the musical greats who had done the same thing over time; Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald, and Frank Sinatra, to name but a few. So […]
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April in Paris
Posted in France, Holiday, Paris, Travel, tagged April in Paris, Ecole de Botanique, fifth arrondissement, Jardin des Plantes, Luxembourg Gardens, Paris Mosque, Paris zoos, Sarah Reese, Spring in Paris, St Michel on April 28, 2011 | 13 Comments »
Paris – The City of Wuv!
Posted in France, News, Paris, Travel, tagged Clive Owen, French Film Festival 2011, L’Amour Fou, L’Oréal Paris, Love is All Around, Paulo Coelho, Pierre Bergé, Pierre Thoretton, Pope Gelasius, Saint Valentine, Valentine’s Day, Wet Wet Wet, Yves Saint-Laurent on February 14, 2011 | 15 Comments »
(Article written by my darling daughter Sarah) “Love is all around” , Wet Wet Wet first belted out in 1994, and yes, in fact, it is. Whether it dwells in families, friends, places, romances, partners, or pets, the Scottish pop band have a point. Love is all around: people sing about it, paint about it, […]
Picking Apples in Paris!
Posted in France, News, Paris, Tourism, Travel, tagged Apple phones, Boulevard St Germain, iPhone, Metro, St Germain on January 13, 2011 | 15 Comments »
Both the Interior Ministry and the local Paris train company (RATP) have warned that in the Paris metros there has been a large increase in pick-pocketing. An increase of 40% of reported thefts over the last year has astounded the French Interior Minister, Monsieur Hortefeux. Of the reported thefts the majority of stolen items have been smartphones […]
Confusing the Holiday Seasons?
Posted in France, Paris, Tourism, Travel, tagged Golden Bay, Summer Holidays, Tata Beach on January 11, 2011 | 19 Comments »
It’s 6pm in the afternoon. A warm summer afternoon. My favourite time! I’m sitting on a fine golden sand beach. I’m wearing swimming togs and a smile, with my wife. The sun is still high in the sky as we look across the bay from Tata Beach, in Golden Bay to the north of the […]
Christmas Greetings
Posted in France, Paris, Tourism, Travel, tagged Christmas, greetings on December 24, 2010 | 4 Comments »
The Christmas tree lights are blinking at me. The presents are impatiently waiting under the tree. The fridge is full of Champagne! Tonight in Paris (24th) the presents will finally be opened, and the Christmas feast will be devoured before well satisfied stomachs will make their way to midnight Mass. The magic of Christmas has […]
Snow in Paris
Posted in News, Paris, Tourism, Travel, tagged snow on December 9, 2010 | 16 Comments »
You sit in the window as the feathery snowflakes drift slowly to the ground. You become transfixed watching in awe as these flakes try to defy gravity as they make their way to the ground. You call out to your family to come and watch. “It’s snowing!” You crowd around the window watching this spectacle […]
Global Warming France
Posted in France, Holiday, News, Paris, Travel, tagged Chateauneuf du Pape, Global Warming, ONERC, Seine River on December 2, 2010 | 12 Comments »
What: You are invited for a Drinks Party, 18 May 2070 at 17h00. Where: Alibar Bar on the banks of the Seine River, Paris Dress: optional Refreshments and Hors d’Oeuvres served Anyway it’s now December 2010, and it’s snowing outside in Paris, and it’s as cold as a Nun’s kiss! I’ve just been reading this […]
2419D
Posted in France, News, Paris, Travel, tagged 11 November 1918, Armistice Day, Compiegne, History, Richard Maddox, World War 1 on November 4, 2010 | 26 Comments »
Not a very inspiring title I know. It’s the number of a 1913 railway carriage in a white stone building on the edge of a leafy glade in Compiègne, near Paris. Made of dark wood with brass fittings, the carriage stands enshrined in its ‘carriage-house’ like a ship in a dry dock, far from the […]
Life in 24 Frames Per Second (Part 2 of 2)
Posted in France, Holiday, News, Paris, Travel, tagged Film trailer, inspiration, Louis Lumiere Film School, Making Of, Sarah Reese on November 1, 2010 | 12 Comments »
You may have read Sarah’s Part 1of 2 of “Life in 24 Frames per Second”. Here is Part 2. This article culminates in a trailer of her documentary “Making Of”. Watch her film trailer and be inspired. This may well be a story about you – the making of you! A young girl falling in love […]
Life in 24 Frames Per Second (Part 1 of 2)
Posted in France, Holiday, Paris, Travel, tagged Arc de Triomphe, Brittany, Cinema, film-making, Images, Impressionism, Louis Lumiere Film School, Notre Dame, Paris, Sarah Reese, Spice Girls, Travelling with children on October 27, 2010 | 4 Comments »
Article and photographs by my daughter Sarah Reese. Sarah has been living in Paris pursuing a career in film. In the second part of this article she will share a trailer of her film “Making Of” which follows the lives of a group of young film-makers in Paris. If you are not “subscribed” to this blog, […]
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