Whatever you call it, he’s the champ!
March 19, 2024
A young French patissier takes the cup for the best pain au chocolate in an international competition
A young French patissier takes the cup for the best pain au chocolate in an international competition
A campaign is underway to promote a rail tunnel system to connect the Channel Islands to France
Paris may be swarming with Olympic spectators in July, but it appears that many of them will not be renting hotel rooms in the area
Paul Heymont continues his visits to Paris’s most interesting cemeteries, this time in a rather fashionable neighborhood
Montmartre Cemetery, Paris 10/31/14 Pere Lachaise: Home to Permanent Parisians 1/31/14 Montparnasse Cemetery, Paris 1/3/18 Paris: A Taste of Charonne 3/16/22 Paris: The Paradox of the Pantheon 2/14/24 Stunning Sculpture at Pere Lachaise 7/8/23 In Paris, a housing shortage for the dead 11/16/18
After a first rejection, a towering matchstick model is accepted as a Guinness Record
A village with a famous past sets out to attract a baker to supply their daily bread
The Pantheon’s history reflects the twists and turns of a society that has often honored both sides of its struggles
Small pieces of the Eiffel Tower will be embedded in this year’s Olympic medals
After a referendum, a penalty parking charge for larger vehicles will take effect in September
A young French patissier takes the cup for the best pain au chocolate in an international competition
A campaign is underway to promote a rail tunnel system to connect the Channel Islands to France
Paris may be swarming with Olympic spectators in July, but it appears that many of them will not be renting hotel rooms in the area
Paul Heymont continues his visits to Paris’s most interesting cemeteries, this time in a rather fashionable neighborhood
Montmartre Cemetery, Paris 10/31/14 Pere Lachaise: Home to Permanent Parisians 1/31/14 Montparnasse Cemetery, Paris 1/3/18 Paris: A Taste of Charonne 3/16/22 Paris: The Paradox of the Pantheon 2/14/24 Stunning Sculpture at Pere Lachaise 7/8/23 In Paris, a housing shortage for the dead 11/16/18
After a first rejection, a towering matchstick model is accepted as a Guinness Record
A village with a famous past sets out to attract a baker to supply their daily bread
The Pantheon’s history reflects the twists and turns of a society that has often honored both sides of its struggles
Small pieces of the Eiffel Tower will be embedded in this year’s Olympic medals
After a referendum, a penalty parking charge for larger vehicles will take effect in September