Jazzman in the Metro
Photograph by Discover Paris!
Jazzman Carl Marcelin plays a mean sax in the Châtelet metro station. Click here to listen! https://youtu.be/KCR4vSFXzZ8
Jazzman in the Metro
October 4th, 2017 Paris Panorama Newsletter for October 2017
October 3rd, 2017 
Each month we feature an inspiring haiku poem by Anna Eklund-Cheong. You will also find a photograph of Paris by Sophia Pagan, a photograph of our restaurant of the month with a link to our review (sign in to read the review), and an angel of the month by Rosemary Flannery.
Click here to access our current newsletter: http://discoverparis.net/newsletter-current.html.
Our Walk – Black History in and around the Luxembourg Garden
October 1st, 2017 
Timothy and Kate Gibson
Photograph by Discover Paris!
Timothy and Kate Gibson from Charleston, West Virginia joined me today on our “Black History in and around the Luxembourg Garden” walk.
Are you coming to Paris soon? Click here to learn about the walk: http://discoverparis.net/black-history-in-and-around-the-luxembourg-garden.
Tasting Homemade Coconut Sorbet at the Indo-Caribbean Food Festival
September 30th, 2017 
Homemade Coconut Sorbet at the Caribbean Cuisine Festival
Photograph by Discover Paris!
Monique and I attended the recent Indo-Caribbean Food Festival sponsored by the Academy of Culinary Art for the Creole World where I purchased a cup of homemade coconut sorbet. Follow this link to read Monique’s blog about the festival! http://entreetoblackparis.blogspot.fr/2017/09/celebrating-indo-caribbean-cuisine-at.html
And the Winner Is….
September 29th, 2017 
Tom Wins a Book
Photograph by Discover Paris!
Last night Monique and I attended the 10th anniversary of Cook’n with Class, a cooking school founded by husband-and-wife team Eric Fraudeau and Yetunde Oshodi. During the ceremonies, there was a drawing and I won one of the prizes: a book Les Marchés Français, about Paris markets, written by Brian Defehr, one of the chefs at the school, and illustrated by photographer Pauline Boldt.
A good time was had by all!
Click here to learn about our gourmet walks and activities: http://discoverparis.net/gourmet-activities.
Four Young Women from Brazil
September 25th, 2017 
Four Women from Sao Paulo, Brazil
Photograph by Discover Paris!
While returning early Sunday afternoon from the Luxembourg Garden, where I had given our “Black History in and around the Luxembourg” walk to two clients, I passed by four young women sporting French berets. Judging from the pleased look on their faces, I gathered that that they had just purchased the hats and asked if they would pose for a photograph. All four of them are from Sao Paulo, Brazil, and they were having a fabulous time in Paris!
Our Walk – Black History in and around the Luxembourg Garden
September 24th, 2017 
Sheila Marchbanks (left) and Westlynn Davis (right)
Photograph by Discover Paris!
Sheila Marchbanks from Rancho Cucamonga, California and Westlynn Davis from Monroeville, Pennsylvania joined me today on our “Black History in and around the Luxembourg Garden” walk. It was a fine day for a walk in the beautiful garden, created for Queen Marie de Médicis in the 17th century.
Are you coming to Paris soon? Click here to learn about the walk: http://discoverparis.net/black-history-in-and-around-the-luxembourg-garden.
The Brothers’ Network Interviews Monique Y. Wells
September 23rd, 2017 
Anthony Fleet Prepares to Make a Video of Monique for The Brothers’ Network
Photograph by Discover Paris!
Anthony Fleet, an American graduate student at Sciences Po (Paris Institute of Political Studies), came by yesterday to create a video of our own Monique Y. Wells for The Brothers’ Network, a cultural organization that amplifies the brilliance of black men in the arts and culture.
We’ll post a link to the video as soon as it is completed!
Concert for Josephine Baker
September 21st, 2017 
L’Orchestre d’Harmonie du Vésinet Performs at Le Beau Chêne
Photograph by Discover Paris!
On Saturday, September 16, Monique and I attended a “Heritage Days” celebration at Le Beau Chêne, the villa in the town of Le Vésinet in which Josephine Baker lived at the height of her career. Members of La Société d’Historie du Vésinet gave guided tours of the grounds. At 4:00 o’clock, L’Orchestre d’Harmonie du Vésinet performed a number of popular 20th-century French melodies, including J’ai Deux Amours, Miss Baker’s emblematic song. A good time was had by all!
Click here to learn about the “Josephine Baker Tour in Le Vésinet” that we organize for private groups.
The French Like to Read
September 18th, 2017 
The French Like to Read
Photograph by Discover Paris!
The French enjoy reading so much that many of them have mastered the art of reading while standing in a swaying, lurching bus.
Tips for reading while standing in a bus: brace yourself against a stabilization bar; stand with feet apart.
Bonne lecture!
