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Paris Street Signs
Who Do You Know? It’s fun to pay attention to street signs in France because streets are often named after people who contributed to society or somehow left their mark. In this way, I can learn a litt… more →
Around and About with Viv
Paris Street Signs
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viviennemackie wrote 9 months ago: Who Do You Know? It’s fun to pay attention to street signs in France because streets are often named … more →
Paris's Parks: Monceau
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viviennemackie wrote 10 months ago: PARC MONCEAU, ANOTHER PARIS JEWEL Metro: Line 2, Monceau What a gorgeous green space—again! Lo … more →
Where to eat in St Michel in Paris? So many choices.
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viviennemackie wrote 11 months ago: La Petite Hostellerie 35 rue de la Harpe 75005 (St Michel area) 01 43 54 47 12 The narrow pedestrian … more →
A Year Ago Today...in Paris
viviennemackie wrote 11 months ago: A Year Ago Today we were at the Cluny Museum in St Michel, Paris. Originally built as an abbey for t … more →
Seeking Simone
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viviennemackie wrote 1 year ago: Every year marks the anniversary of some famous or notable person, but I want to put a small spotl … more →
Hotel de Ville, Paris, has many uses
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viviennemackie wrote 1 year ago: The actual building is pretty much the same now as it was in 1974. But, what was a street for vehicl … more →
The Eiffel Tower, then (1974) and now (2007)
viviennemackie wrote 1 year ago: In a continuation of my personal series of “Then and Now”, here are some pics of the fam … more →
Champs Elysees...then and now (1974 and 2007)
viviennemackie wrote 1 year ago: Besides the cars (and the volume of traffic) some things haven’t changed much at all in the 33 … more →
Then and Now...1974 and 2007
viviennemackie wrote 1 year ago: Our first visit to Paris was in 1974, and we found some of our old slides (some rather damaged, sadl … more →
Another Photographic Expo
viviennemackie wrote 1 year ago: PARIS EN COULEURS, des Frères Lumière à Martin Parr At the Hotel de Ville, until March 31, 2008 Pari … more →
New Pic
viviennemackie wrote 1 year ago: Please check out the new page ‘France Pics’. I plan to add to it regularly, to try and g … more →
La Vie Parisienne Pour Moi
viviennemackie wrote 1 year ago: As I wrote up my notes, I realized I was enjoying the Parisian lifestyle. Enjoying wandering its old … more →
Living the Dream
viviennemackie wrote 1 year ago: Yesterday it was Martin Luther King Jr. Day in the USA, which got me thinking about life’s accomplis … more →
Markets (Part 3)---Bountiful Streets
viviennemackie wrote 1 year ago: Local people love their markets and patronize them faithfully, so they get to know who has exactly w … more →
Markets (Part 2)---Local Flavor
viviennemackie wrote 1 year ago: Our local market in Lozere, part of Palaiseau (a SW suburb of Paris) The weekly/twice weekly roving … more →
To Market To Market (1)
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viviennemackie wrote 1 year ago: One of the things many people like best about a trip to France is a visit to a local market. Each ma … more →
Out From Under The Cloud (of Smoke)
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viviennemackie wrote 1 year ago: Yay!! Hooray!!! The French government has enacted a law banning smoking “dans les CHR” ( … more →
Bonne Année
viviennemackie wrote 1 year ago: Happy New Year from Paris, and all the best for 2008.Well, the family have now left and I can get ba … more →
Happy Holidays from the City of Lights
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viviennemackie wrote 2 years ago: We want to wish you all a very Happy Holiday Season. The family are here—Nat and AJ, Kev and J … more →
