NO WORRIES PARIS

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  • A few good hotels in the 8th – Champs Elysees

    The 8th arrondissement holds some interesting possibilities ranging from small family run hotels to boutique to luxe. Here are a few with wonderful locations, just off the Champs, on the “right” side of the Right Bank, close to the metro lines. Hotel La Sanguine $110-$180| 6 rue de Surene 011 33 1 42 65 71…

  • Where to find the Lady and the Unicorn in Paris

    The Musee Nationale de Moyen Age (formerly Musee Cluny) is a repository of art and artifacts from the Middle Ages. Hotel Cluny is one of only two remaining examples of medieval architecture in Paris, built first by abbots in 1310 and rebuilt extensively as a private residence in 1510. These structures rest in part on…

  • Parisian window dressing

    From the pages of No Worries Paris: a photographic walking guide: “Beginning as a medieval dirt road from Paris to the village of Roule, Rue du Faubourg-St. Honore became fashionable early, under reign of Louis IV. Today it is the prime address for high-end fashion designers. You’ll find elegant hotels, embassies, state residences, and a…

  • The museum that houses 100,000 period posters

    In 1999 the Musée de l’Affiche was renamed Musée de la Publicité (Museum of Advertising) and moved to permanent exhibition rooms at Place Palais du Louvre on rue de Rivoli. The core of the collection covers the history of posters worldwide from the origins to the present day. There are about 50,000 French and foreign…