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• The Strike Turns the Clever Pup into a Flaneur Once Again

  

  Galeries LafayetteJust like dominoes... I saw a boy, 9 or 10, trip into a display of mannequins at Galeries Lafayette and bang, bang bang, bang, bang - all... Read more

  Posted on 09 November 2010 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL, VACATION

• Giverny

  

  : Jzee-VAIR-nie (click here for pronunciation)This was the day I went to Monet's home in the countryside, Giverny.Picking me up from my hotel lobby was Said, a... Read more

  Posted on 02 November 2010 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL, VACATION

• How to Get Into Paris by Train

  

  The subway line named RER B will get you started. I had to get from Charles de Gaulle Terminal 2 to the Luxembourg Metro Station. The most excellent website... Read more

  Posted on 28 October 2010 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL, VACATION

• The Day I Ate Nothing But Sweets

  

  From L'Orangerie it was a quick walk over the pea-gravel of the Tuileries to Angelina; the legendary tea room located at 226 rue de Rivoli. Read more

  Posted on 27 October 2010 DINING OUT

• My "I'm Not Leaving" Day

  

  I knew I was in the right place when Vincent's eyes pinned me down. After exiting the Musée d'Orsay Metro stop, the eyes that stare at me every night over dinne... Read more

  Posted on 26 October 2010 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• FNAC.com for Tickets for Concerts, Exhibitions, Excursions

  

  I wanted to go the the Musee D'Orsay on Sunday but I wanted to avoid the Sunday line-ups. While still at home, I found a link on the Museum's website for FNAC t... Read more

  Posted on 25 October 2010 SHOPPING

• Close Encounters of the French Kind - Almost

  

  Still Saturday. I had to eat no matter how tired I was. I remembered from the night before on rue Mouffetard that there were several restaurants on rue... Read more

  Posted on 23 October 2010 DESTINATIONS

• Rue Du Bac

  

  The Conran Shop, ParisAfter finding my way out of Bon Marche’s Grande Epicerie and its humourous selection of North American delicacies – Fluff, Peanut butter,... Read more

  Posted on 22 October 2010 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL, VACATION

• Pylones

  

  is a really cool and colourful store. I think they've gone world-wide but I think of them as being quintessentially French-Modern. Read more

  Posted on 21 October 2010 DESTINATIONS

• Day 2 - The Clever Pup as a Flâneur

  

  Close-up toward the West, down rue SoufflotOr maybe make that a flâneuse. What's a flâneur? A flâneur was a 19th-Century gent; top hatted and using a cane - a... Read more

  Posted on 20 October 2010 DESTINATIONS

• Dinner on the Rue Mouffetard

  

  Café Le Mouffetard, early morningAfter napping for 3 hours, I tidied up and struck out on my own to find a place to eat. Anybody who's been following my previou... Read more

  Posted on 19 October 2010 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL, VACATION

• Day 1 - My Room

  

  The Hôtel du Panthéon at 19 Place du Panthéon is where I chose to stay. It fit within my criteria of being small and close to the Seine. It was more than the... Read more

  Posted on 18 October 2010 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL, VACATION

• The Clever Pup's Paris Notebook - Day One, My First Morning

  

  I started writing this in the sunshine at Crêpes à Gogo, just a few short steps from my hotel. I dropped off my luggage at the Hôtel du Panthéon at 11:00. I... Read more

  Posted on 18 October 2010 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL, VACATION