Hello from Paris! Here we are with the usual update about the lockdown measures that are currently in force in France. I waited a few days before sharing them with you to check everything out... Compared to the last weeks our lockdown is now less strict. We are still not allowed to travel to different …
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Small Talk from Versailles: a day with the Sun King
Thanks to several tv series and movies everyone knows that a very strict etiquette controlled, in ancient times, the social and private lives of the European royal and aristocratic families. Each country had its own rules that were progressively abandoned, especially in the last two centuries. Today we can still gossip - in a good …
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News from Paris
Unfortunately due to the acceleration of the pandemic and the infections raising in all France President Macron has announced yesterday a second national lockdown until (at least) Dec. 1st. Starting on Friday Oct. 30th all the non-essential businesses, such as cafes, restaurants, museums, theatres, stores... will close. Only grocery stores, schools and factories will remain …
Small Talks from Versailles #2: 5 creepy things you don’t know about Marie Antoinette and her family
My little column about French monarchs continues with some more information about Marie Antoinette. This time, since we are in the mid of Dark October, I will share 5 creepy things you probably do not know about Marie Antoinette and her family. 1- THE QUEEN'S HEAD - The French Revolution hit the imagination of many …
Notre Dame de Paris: after the fire
One year after the fire it is time to dismantle the melted scaffolding atop Notre Dame cathedral in Paris. The church is still closed to public but it is finally possible to walk in the square and go closer to the building. For more info: https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/workers-begin-untangling-charred-metal-web-notre-dame-71121731
PARIS ART AND HISTORY ONLINE TOURS, WEBINARS AND TALKS
Covid 19 and consequent travel restrictions actually obliged the tour industry to stop and unfortunately, as now, we do not know when we will be able to provide our services again. Hopefully starting from next Autumn. More realistically starting from next winter/year. This is frustrating. Not only for tour guides, who are actually loosing their …
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The best way to discover the City of Lights
Your tour in Paris was born with an idea in mind: transform a simple guided tour in Paris into a real experience, in a real city. Not in a tourist trap. Forget big groups and fixed itineraries. I published few tours, the ones I created for friends and family visiting me in this incredible city. Many …
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