Sunday Steeple Chase

Desperate for a citybreak? You don’t have to go far to get the “campagne” feeling. Just outside of Paris, on the border with Auteuil, you’ll find the Hippodrome. A real country side experience with the Eiffeltower in the backyard. Perfect for a weekend outing, especially when it’s nice weather. One of the annual races is the Grand Steeple Chase of …

Paris Fireworks on quatorze juillet 2013

Get your holidays right!

Noise and shouting in the narrow streets in St. Germain; drunken teens hanging from their windows, BYOB parties and adolescents standing in the metro drinking out of wine bottles. Typical Saturday maybe, but it was a Wednesday night. Today, I went to throw out the trash and walked to our garbage disposal area in the courtyard. But something was different, …

Smile! You’re in Paris!

Is the slogan of a hotel chain in Paris. Just saying it while walking around in Paris makes me instantly happy. “Smile! You’re in Paris”. It reminds me a bit of the Coca Cola theme sound. Or “Happy” from Pharrell. Makes you feel good, don’t you think? I mean: Paris! Any bad mood fades away when walking in this city. …