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Snow, rain, sunshine in Paris

18 Sunday Mar 2018

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March weather can be iffy. If you’re planning to visit make sure you’re equipped for the chill. Bring a second pair of shoes, an umbrella, water repellant gear. You can wake up to sun and be drenched by 3 p.m.

When all else fails, duck into a cafe, or better yet, a place like Le Fumoir. You don’t even have to smoke, just chill and have a martini or two.

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Energized, head for the Picasso Museum, a safe dry elegant place and take it all in,  5 Rue de Thorigny, closes at 6.  

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Here’s the view from the back window. Another nice place to chill. Hope you get to see:

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Until next time. Hope you’re designing your own Paris itinerary with the city’s best walking guide, No Worries Paris. Merci!

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Give Paris for Christmas: a subtle hint

13 Sunday Dec 2015

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The perfect gift for every Francophile on your list. Order it on Amazon.com, BarnesandNoble.com, Powells.com or trailblazertravelbooks.com (get it personally signed), your favorite independent bookstore, or buy the ebook for yourself on iBooks.

Feedback from happy readers:

“My husband and I loved this book! We spent 2 weeks in an apartment in Paris and were looking to explore areas that were off the beaten path. This book became our favorite! I have been to Paris numerous times and love exploring the city. This time we used No Worries Paris and it was no question our favorite to find out-of-the-way surprises along our daily walks. On one such walk my husband quipped that the author must be friends with Jillian Michaels (the workout maven) because we did so many stairs! We found many treasures along the way and when describing our trip to friends and family, they would comment that we should be “history teachers” because they were amazed at what we learned! I ended up losing the book on one of our last adventures, but the minute I got home I ordered another copy just to have for future adventures.” – G.Z.

“I have been a faithful reader of the posts on “No worries Paris” blogs and was very excited to see their compilation handbook. If you love Paris, I mean REALLY love all things about Paris, this is a must-read. This walking guide takes you to all areas and interests of Paris and includes beautiful, artistic photos and helpful maps. Some of the picture headings are obscured and hard to read, but this is a minor problem with the book.
As a Francophile who has lived in Paris and has taken yearly trips since 2004, I have used many guidebooks. I can honestly say that this is one of the most useful guides for Parisian visitors!”  R.K.L.

“A meaty book full of photos and maps that far surpasses any of the standard walking guides for Paris. The authors have designed a novel way to see the sights starting and ending at various metro stations and meandering through the neighborhoods. Each walk starts out with a short historical overview then follows up with turn by turn directions. Beautiful.”  E.L.

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Bargain hostel in Paris’s 4th

20 Thursday Jun 2013

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MIJE, 6, rue de Fourcy, 12 rue des Barres, and 11 rue du Fauconnier (Metro: St. Paul). Consistently given the highest possible ratings this organization runs three popular hostels in the Marais. The only possible drawback is that they have an afternoon lockout for cleaning. Other than that, you can’t beat the location.

The MIJE Maubuisson on rue des Barres gets the nod of the three for being in an historic Tudor-style building. Bed and breakfast rates start at €32 (four or more) at all three places. Single rooms are 52€. Reserve online, reserve early. Pictured are the neighborhood and nearby bakery.

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http://www.mije.com/uk-accueil-individuels.asp

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Paris: on the hunt for fresh graffiti

17 Friday May 2013

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The 11th and 13th arrondisements are a pretty good bet. Mosey on by Le Mur, 107 Oberkampf on May 25 to gaze at David Walker in action. This is part of Le M.U.R. de L’ART exhibition, the association promoting ephemeral street art at this fixed position. Every two weeks a new artwork replaces the previous, the artist featured being given a stipend of 500 euros to cover travel and material expenses.

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A few street artist sites for you to explore:

http://undergroundparis.org/

http://janaundjs.com/

http://www.shaka1.fr/

http://tanc.fr/

http://sixoone.blogspot.fr/

http://postertime.blogspot.fr/

https://www.facebook.com/lemuroberkampf

http://www.lemur.asso.fr/

http://mcwp.net

http://parisianshoegals.blogspot.fr

http://streetlove.fr

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If you’re intending to see Paris by walking….read this

20 Wednesday Mar 2013

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No Worries Paris, Paris arrondisements, Paris fashion, Paris guidebooks, Paris guides, Paris hidden, paris off-the-beaten path, paris restaurants, paris shopping, paris walks

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Bonjour and bienvenue to the City of Light.
Illustrated by more than 300 color photographs, No Worries Paris takes readers on a visually luscious journey to the city s striking monuments, as well as into the cobblestone crannies of its villages and along the glamorous fashion boulevards.

Virtually all of Paris is covered in 10 Walking Tours, each with its own map. Walks take from a half-day to a day to complete, starting at one Metro stop and ending at another. The tours are complemented by 10 Promenades, which are shorter in length, taking in the sights around a single attraction, mainly on the fringes of city’s arrondissiments. No Worries Paris is sure to meet expectations the famous sights s of Paris but it is also full of surprises at out-of-the way places.

Of Midi-Pyrenees heritage, Janine Duchein Sprout started photographing Paris during her student days, beginning a lifelong passion that has sustained many subsequent visits. The images do far more than illustrate the text. She has captured the many nuances of Paris with portraits that tell stories sure to lure readers in a way that words cannot. Each walk is a photographic exhibit unto itself. About half the pages are devoted to photographs.

Writer Jerry Sprout adds a text that manages to be both concise and rich with facts and vignettes. The text offers enough detail to make the walks interesting while not getting bogged down in exposition. Key locales of French history are covered, spanning centuries and involving famous figures from the breadth of Europe. Walks also point out the former hangouts of artists, writers, actors, and performers. Particular attention is paid to the many well-known Americans who have made Paris a calling. Walks visit street markets, notorious restaurants, and many film locations. The world of shopping is well represented glamorous stores, chic boutiques and galleries, as well as vintage passages.

No Worries Paris has enough content to cover several visits. Practical travel tips and get-around information are included. Newcomers will most likely want to begin with monumental strolls. Francophiles may choose something more edgy and out-of-the-way.

The common thread is that each walk is along a visually aesthetic pathway that has a story of its own to tell. Readers who want to get to know Paris by seeing it on foot pausing occasionally for a gourmet taste or perfumed sniff along the way have found the right guide

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Love bites: Paris honeymoon hotels

16 Saturday Feb 2013

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No Worries Paris romantic hotel top picks. Blow it all, live large, your once-in-a-lifetime (hopefully) getaway:

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Hotel Champs Elysees Plaza (five stars)
35 Rue de Berri 75008 Paris
+33 1 53 53 20 20
http://www.champs-elysees-plaza.com
winner, Traveller’s Choice 2013, Trip Advisor

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Terrass Hotel
http://www.terrass-hotel.com
12 Rue Joseph de Maistre 75018 Paris
+33 1 46 06 72 85

L’Empire Paris
http://www.lempire-paris.com
48 Rue de l’Arbre Sec 75001 Paris
+33 1 40 15 06 06

Hotel Bourgogne & Montana
http://www.bourgogne-montana.com
3 Rue de Bourgogne 75007 Paris
+33 1 45 51 20 22

Hotel Astor Sainte Honore
http://www.astorsainthonore.com
11 Rue d’Astorg
+33 1 53 05 05 05

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Detour: Neighborhood St. Denis

05 Tuesday Feb 2013

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“Aside from the hubbub of normal commerce, the procession of street workers on Rue St. Denis are of two types: men in overalls with hand-trucks transporting bolts of fabric, and “ladies of the night,” who are spaced evenly in broad daylight along the sidewalk and tarted-up like Christmas trees. Parisians seem to take little note of either (no photos without permission). You might want to continue down Rue St. Denis a little before doubling back to slightly shabby Passage du Caire. Crowds of nude mannequins and all sorts of shelving and racks are behind the windows of this long passage, which supplies retail stores.” – from the pages of the No Worries Paris walking guide.

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Pere Lachaise Cemetery: haunting images

14 Monday Jan 2013

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Don’t be afraid to wander off the wide cobbled paths to discover historical curiosities and tidbits of wisdom.

And alien tears will fill for him
Pity’s long-broken urn,
For his mourners will be outcast men,
And outcasts always mourn.
— Oscar Wilde (engraved on his tomb)

16 Rue du Repos
75020 Paris
metro: Ménilmontant

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Rue Buci, Paris: a moveable feast

06 Sunday Jan 2013

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Make your way to rue de Buci for a peep at the outdoor fresh food stalls, cafes and take-out charcuteries. One of the best quaint marches in Paris, second only to rue Mouteffard. Foodies will squeal with delight and wonder where the closest park bench is to sample their purchases. Vendors close for lunch, on Sunday afternoons and Monday. Sixth arrondisement, closest metro: Odeon. The Moliere, located at 12 ue de Buci is categorized an historic monument where Jean-Baptiste Poquelin took his famous pseudonym Molière. Check your No Worries Paris guidebook for more photos and exact directions.

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Storming the Bastille

23 Sunday Dec 2012

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A lively sidewalk scene is guaranteed at Place de la Bastille, but the only reminder of the infamous prison is a 160-foot bronze column, the Colonne de Juilliet. The spire was erected 31 years after the Revolution, to commemorate the Revolution of 1830—when the reign of Charles X ended and the advent of France’s “citizen-king” Louis-Philippe began. Names of the some 500 people who died in the revolution are etched in the bronze. Atop the column is a 16-foot gilded figure, “The Spirit of Freedom,” looking sprite, balanced on one foot, winged, and holding a torch. Hundreds of people are buried beneath the column, from the 1830 revolution and from yet another uprising in 1848. Mostly traffic storms it now. Watch it crossing on bicycle or on foot.

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