Bonne Année… 2012… Posted on January 3, 2012 Our New Year’s… 2012…“Huîtres… à Paris“…We decided… on a huge seafood platter… “plateau de fruits de mer“… for our New Year’s feast…At our local “Resto“… Read More »
“Le Royal Monceau” – A Rhapsody by Philippe Starck… Posted on December 16, 2011 “Le Royal Monceau“…“Dormir… rêver…Partager… vivre“…“To sleep… to dream… to share… to live”…Visiting… the luxury hotel today…Was like a dream…Emerging… from the roaring twenties… (when one Read More »
“L’Hôtel George V – Un Diamant… à Paris” Posted on December 9, 2011 “L’Hôtel George V“…Beauty… of beauties…The… Liz Taylor… of Hotels…Like a… Diamond…IT… DRIPS…GLAMOUR…Walking into its… marble-floored lobby… one is immediately transported… into a world that…EXUDES WEALTH Read More »
Café “Le Vrai Paris”… Always… on a Sunday… Posted on December 4, 2011 “Le Vrai Paris“..Café / Restaurant…It’s cold and blustery…“à Paris aujourd’hui“…But the “café local de Montmartre” is…Warm…Cosy…There is a… delicious hub… of noise Read More »
Ralph Lauren – An American in Paris… Posted on November 2, 2011 Ralph Lauren…An American…in Paris…“Non… pas… Gene Kelly”…It’s…Ralph Lauren…The uber-stylish designer who took Paris by storm by opening “Ralph’s“, the “très chic” restaurant, in the very heart of Saint-Germain…As Read More »
Hôtel Amour – Sensuous and Sophisticated… Posted on September 24, 2011 “Hôtel Amour”…The aptly named…Amour… “Hôtel Amour”…Only in Paris…Would such a name exist…We jumped on the métro, which travelled all the way to “Anvers”, in the 9th Arrondissement, a walk away from the risqué Read More »
Galeries Lafayette – A rooftop with a view… Posted on September 19, 2011 “Les Galeries Lafayette”…The… “Harrods”… of Paris…Has recently been refurbished.It’s been cold, dark, rainy and dreary à Paris…“J’étais déprimé”…..So when a friend invited me to meet with her at the “Galeries Lafayette”… I accepted the Read More »
Grazie – Our Irresistable Pizzeria à Paris Posted on June 21, 2011 Oh… by the way, you must… must… visit “Grazie”…The “Grazie” bar and restaurant is next door to “Merci” – (see previous post) – if you’re as passionate about Pizza as we are.One of our favourite pizza haunts Read More »
“Fascination” turned to love… Posted on April 15, 2011 It was fascination…I know….We arrived at the Hotel Ritz, in his Bentley, at the Place Vendôme…Early evening…We went straight to the “The Bar Vendôme” for our usual drinks – Champagne for me, a Vodka Martini for Read More »
Second visit to the "Shangri-La" Hotel Posted on January 25, 2011 On our second visit to the “Shangri-La” Hotel (Avenue d’Iena, 16th arrt.), we found the beautifully constructed and dazzlingly decorated hotel lacking a few touches – which in our opinion will enhance it:First, there should be some music drifting Read More »
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