I'm happy to report that the love locks on the Pont des Arts have made a comeback, despite the city's decision to mass remove them during the week of May 9th, 2010.
PARK(ing) Day, is coming back September 17th! The concept is simple: turn parking space into public space. It's part political, part environmental, part cultural. And for urban planners and architects, creative too.
I think the most telling thing about the region is what it’s called: Pays-Basque, or Basque Country. I like to think it’s a little dig to the Netherlands (Pays-Bas), like hey–one region in France has just as much as your whole country! But Pays-Basque really does have quite a lot to offer.
The Parc de la Villette is the largest landscaped park in Paris. Designed by Bernard Tschumi, the park is home to numerous concert halls. This summer I checked out the National, Pavement, Fanfarlo, Temper Trap and Plastikman.
When my mother came to visit Paris, I booked a hotel for her near the row of Japanese restaurants on Rue Saint-Anne and within a week, she and I had sampled nearly every restaurant. This is our "Best of Rue-Saint Anne" list.
A coffee emergency leads to the discovery of a great coffee shop in Paris.
The surfing Meetup group that our friend Stefan runs was getting Skudin Surf to give a free surf lesson to newbie surfers at Long Beach, Long Island. I was a little nervous about going by myself but I finally RSVP'ed.
I came across this storefront today, at the intersection of Rue Vivienne and Rue de Petit Champs. As a New Yorker, I immediately got excited it was a remnant of something vintage, with its signage retained but usage abandoned. But space is premium in Paris and there's rarely an empty spot.
I love this music venue--it's small which means you can get really close to the bands, there's always a great lineup of bands from all-over the world, it's perched atop an old railroad track and it's in a hip area of town in the 20th arrondisement, next to Père Lachaise.
Probably the best looking nursing home ever built! The Invalides was originally a hospital and home for wounded or elderly soldiers, and now houses the military museum and the tomb of Napoleon (among others).