Tag: paris
Our 2013 trips – part 2
* H A P P Y * N E W * Y E A R * W i s h i n g – y o u – a l l – t h e – v e r y – b e s t – i n – 2 0 1 4 ! ! In 2013,…
Musee d’Orsay, Paris
We almost forgot about this post which was kept in draft form for the last 5 months. Musee d’Orsay is probably the second most visited art museum in Paris after Le Louvre. So many of you may have seen the place already. We were in Paris earlier this year. The lines for entrance tickets to the…
Marché aux puces, Paris
Marché aux puces – flea market – the concept is ancient and universal but the origin of the term is disputed. Who started the term Puces ? We went to the biggest and probably most historical one in the North of Paris – 18th arrondissement – just outside the Porte de Clignancourt – Marché aux…
Les Grands Magasins, Paris
Les Grands Magasins (“the big/grand department stores”) of Paris really deserve a post. They are retailers who want to sell luxury but cannot ignore the mass-market, and they want to be chic and at the same time appeal to tourists. Two of the “grand department stores” Magasin du Printemps and Galeries Lafayette stand right next to each other…