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Les Soldes! Sales, Glorious French Sales

• Joe and I one summer went to Galeries Lafayettes all unknowing the day before the summer sale. We just wanted ...

La Cucina di Terresa: Zaleti Pastry and Cooking Classes in the SF Bay Area

• Can you translate the recipe into US measurements? I'd love to try this, but don't know the equivalent measurements.

Cheap meals: sandwiches or substance?

• At September's close we (4 women) will be in Paris for 5 nights, after 8 days on Canal du Midi ...

Kitty—She Stole People’s Hearts and was the Ultimate Jetsetter

• I think that cats tiptoe and purr their way into our hearts and there's nothing to be done but love ...

D-Day 65 Years---and One Day---Later

• Five years ago my husband and I made a special point of being in Paris on the 60th anniversary of ...

Scotland a Hop, Skip, and Jump from France

• Very misleading headline. This piece is NOT about Scotland - Scotland is a hundred million times more interesting than one ...

If the EU can do it, why can’t the US?

• Karen, I just read a hilarious review of Charles de Gaulle airport, which was posted on "Vacations to Go" newsletter. ...

Take in the Cluny

• This museum is always on my list, and has been since my first visit 10-12 years ago. I remember being ...

Thoughts on a Speeding International Train

• Arnie is right: technology can make life easier, and the TGV is indeed a very efficient way to get from ...

Remembering Verdun

• Mr. Korengold has written a very interesting and concise piece about the importance of Verdun. He notes the "Poilus", their ...

Hitting the Streets

• Karen, a comment: We in the DC area have been watching the news broadcast daily from "France 2" on a ...

The National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC: A bit of Paris right on the Mall

• The NGA pyramids should remind one of the Louvre's great pyramid . . . the architect/designer is one and the ...

If you are spending a Lot of Time in a Place or Want to

• This is so interesting a concept that I'm emailing the piece to my son and daughter-in-law. Her job takes her ...

Tasting a Bit of France

• What an interesting piece! I've known of Pearson's since forever - Uncle Pete Branchen worked there several decades back, in ...

How to Really See Paris

• What a nice piece - thanks for a different view of the city.

Les Andelys

• This is interesting enough that I'm sending it to my brother-in-law who plans a visit to Northern France in October/November. ...

The Meaning of Parisian Socks

• Me, too. Not necessarily Achille, though. My feet were cold as we walked along Rue Buci, so I stopped at ...