I’ve been thinking about where I would go IF I were going somewhere outside the USA. When I read Adrian Leeds eletters, I want to right away gather my things and be on my way. She lives in France and is very honest about how it is to live there. Her love for that area of the world shines in every eletter, even when reporting on things that could be, shall we say, improved, the reader knows she’d never move because of, – oh, so many reasons. For foreginers who make the move to France, for those wanting to learn the French language, for someone desiring to buy or rent in France, for a list of quality reasonable hotels, (or pricey ones), and for quality cafes and restaurants at reasonable prices (or not), she’s an excellent source because she’s ever alert to what’s happening over there. Over there where life is different from over here. This is not to say it’s better, just different – over there.
adrianleeds.com
Ode Magazine has an interesting concept called And now for the good news, and it’s this: from around the world, enjoyable, insightful, informative, newsworthy articles chosen for their upbeat slant, usually four at a time, are sent to a subscriber’s email box. Recently in And now for the good news, I read these words, The Kindness of Parisians?, and clicked on to the article in The Economist, from INTELLIGENT LIFE magazine written as, PARISIANS, RUDE? PAS DU TOUT! by bureau chief Sophie Pedder. It shed light on a few questions I had, and then I read the comments which were almost as good as the article. They were, for the most part, intelligently written by people with first-hand knowledge, and having varied opinions about the subject. www.moreintelligentlife.com
Morning coffee, delicious toast, wonderful bilberry jam, and And now for the good news is a nice way to begin the day.
This taken from PARISIANS, RUDE? PAS DE TOUT! by Sophie Pedder – for you, should you be going there –
Where to Stay:
Hotel de la Bretonnerie
22 rue Sainte-Croix de la Bretonnerie, 75004 Paris. + 33 (0)1 48 87 77 63
reasonable prices
www.hotelbretonnerie.com
Le Montalembert
3 rue Montalembert, 75007 Paris. + 33 (0)1 45 49 68 68
steep rates
www.montalembert.com
Where to eat:
L’Atelier de Joel Robuchon
5 rue de Montalembert 75007 Paris. + 33 (0)1 42 22 56 56
steep rates
Chartier
7 rue du Faubourg Montmartre, 75009 Paris. + 33 (0)1 47 70 86 29
reasonable
And:
“Leave touristy places and take the metro instead to St. Paul, in the Marais and wander the narrow back streets off the rue des Francs – Bourgeois and the exquisite Place des Vosges. Or head for the left bank, starting at Saint-Germain-des-Pres metro, with a coffee at Cafe de Flore (172 Boulevard Saint-Germain. +33 (0)1 45 48 55 26)-far less touristy than Les Deux Magot’s next door. Don’t miss the little Place Furstenberg, hidden off the rue Jacob – magical when lit up at night.”
There’s a lot more to read.
If you go, enjoy!