Tom on Assignment
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June 2013 – Fesses of the Month
To photograph this month’s featured fesses, our intrepid blogger visited one of Paris’s most beautiful gardens. There, he found a lovely set on the façade of a remarkable palace.
Follow the link below to learn the location of this haut-relief sculpture and to view a close-up shot of the subject’s lovely fesses!
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Does your papa pine for Paris? We have two publications that will stir his passion for the City of Light! The first is our monthly newsletter Paris Insights, written to present an insider’s view of the fascinating history, culture, and contemporary life of the city.
The second is our book Paris Insights – An Anthology, a compilation of a number of our most popular newsletters. Travel writer Jim Calio has called our book Paris Insights – An Anthology “…a witty, incisive and always informative compilation of sights, sounds and good advice about enjoying the City of Light…” Better than a power drill or a necktie, it is a gift that offers an insider’s view of the things to love about Paris.
Our book is available in three editions: Premium (full color), Travelers’ (black and white), and Kindle (electronic). Click here to learn more or to purchase now!
Just in time for Father’s Day—the Kindle edition of Paris Insights – An Anthology can be purchased and downloaded immediately!
If you give Papa the Kindle edition, be sure to tell him that a Kindle device is not required to enjoy Paris Insights – An Anthology. Amazon.com provides free Kindle reader apps that allow anyone to read Paris Insights – An Anthology and other Kindle books on any major computer, smartphone, or tablet.
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Oleg Kononov and Irina Kononova
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Oleg Kononov and Irina Kononova came to Paris from Moscow five years ago. Read about Les Trois Carafes, a restaurant that they opened near the Jardin des Plantes, and the delicious food that is served there in this month’s Le Bon Goût.
Le Bon Goût is a restaurant review that you will find in Paris Insights, a newsletter about the history and culture of Paris, as well as our observations on contemporary life in the city. It is published monthly as a downloadable PDF file and is available only to paid subscribers for an annual subscription fee of $30.
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Château Rouge Metro Station
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On a Saturday afternoon in mid-April, we took a guided walking tour of the neighborhood called Goutte d’Or that lies to the east of the Château Rouge metro station in the 18th arrondissement of Paris. The walk was organized by Baština, an association that promotes tourisme équitable, a type of tourism where small numbers of travelers meet the locals and interact with them. Read about our visit to this fascinating neighborhood in this month’s Paris Insights newsletter.
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Man Reading in Park
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Shortly after a light rain, this man came to the Jardin des Plantes to read. Finding the benches too wet to sit on, he simply leaned against a tree to enjoy his book!
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Le Royal by Delmontel
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We stopped by the award-winning bakery and pastry shop of Arnaud Delmontel a few weeks ago and purchased Le Royal, a chocolate pastry in the form of a cube. Covered with dark chocolate syrup it has a hard-shell top and a chocolate mousse filling. When I bit through the dense mousse, I discovered a crunchy shortbread crust, which provided a nice contrast to the soft texture of this confection. The bittersweet chocolate flavor of Le Royal will please most chocolate aficionados.
Delmontel
9, rue des Martyrs
75009 Paris
Tel: 01.48.78.29.33
Open every day from 7:00 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. except Tuesdays.
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A California Couple Locks In Their Love
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Yesterday while strolling across the Pont de l’Archevêché I spotted a couple reaffirming their love by attaching a love lock to the mesh of the guard rail.
They told me that they are from Sacramento, California and that they were near the end of their two-week stay in Paris. Their children had given the trip to them as a gift. What a great idea!
They also told me that they had been married for 32 years!
Husband Prepares to Throw the Key
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First the husband threw the key into the river, symbolically locking their love for another 32 years.
Wife Prepares to Throw Spare Key
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Then the wife prepared to throw the spare key…
Spare Key Has Been Thrown
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…it’s gone! With no spare key around, that love has been locked in forever!
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Last Sunday we took the RER D train to Alfortville to explore the arts, crafts, and food stands that had been set up to celebrate “Equitable Commerce Day.”
Stefan Buljat
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Stefan Buljat of Baština, an organization that promotes equitable and multipolar tourism, had told us about the festival.
The Ladies That Were Serving Brunch
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One of the attractions of the event was a free brunch. This turned out to be jams and honey spread on different kinds of delicious breads, and squares of chocolate…all you could eat! Plus coffee and tea to drink. The ladies who served us were in high spirits and one of them cut loose and began waving her arms when one of the singers in the the band, Paradise, began a gospel number.
Paradise Performs in Alfortville
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Paradise performed Caribbean music on the steps of the town hall.
Kids Dancing to the Music
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Kids danced to the music, too. (Note the little girl with the pacifier stepping to the beat!)
Sandrine Ferracci
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Sandrine Ferracci restores old chairs. Take a look at her portfolio to see what she can do!
Artisans du Monde
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The Artisans du Monde were there with a display of equitable commerce products. The lady on the right was warning me not to take more than my share of free cookies. That’s the true spirit of equitable commerce!
We visited more stands and met more people. You can read about them on Monique’s Entrée to Black Paris blog. I also posted a picture of cabinetmaker Anne Perez on yesterday’s Paris Insights Facebook page.
Town Hall of Alfortville
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A big thanks goes out to the town of Alfortville for hosting this fun event!
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Venezuela Puertofino 75% by Jacques Bellanger
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We stopped by Mococha Chocolates the other day and learned that we were just in time to purchase a special product that Marie had received: Jacques Bellanger Venezuela Puertofino 75%. Marie could hardly contain her enthusiasm for the chocolate, which she described as being rare—it is harvested from cocoa trees that grow on the high plateaus of Venezuela.
There are only three chocolate producers that commercialize Venezuela Puertofino, one of which is Jacques Bellanger. She has a small supply of the product in her shop, which she offers for sale.
We purchased a tablet and took it home to taste.
Monique’s tasting notes:
It has a brilliant, shiny finish and a light, slightly sweet aroma. Slow to melt in the mouth, its first flavor is of ash or burnt charcoal. It has notes of fruit and wood smoke with caramel at the finish.
My tasting notes:
For a product that contains 75% cocoa, the Venezuela Puertofino 75% is amazingly sweet, with no bitter aftertaste. The lasting impression that I have of the chocolate is that it tastes like a Fudgsicle, my favorite treat as a kid. I think that I’ll have another!
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