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France's Treasure - Édith Piaf
image: Keystone-France/Gamma-Keystone via Getty Images When you think of France, you probably imagine yourself strolling along the Seine,...
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Oct 9
Paris' Colonne de Juillet
When we last covered the super interesting Medici Column we got to thinking. What other columns or point of interest were worth...
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Sep 18
Maison Loo - an Unexpected Delight in Paris
When I was lucky enough to be living in Paris, I regularly passed by so many architectural wonders - le Tour Saint Jean-sans-Peur , the...
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Sep 4
The Many Faces of Paris - Mascarons...
Paris in the autumn is truly an infinite world to explore, especially when you take the time to play the flâneur / flâneuse. It's how...
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Jul 31
The Medieval Wall/s of Paris...
Well P'Nichers, we are really going to be pushing the pedal to the metal in the P'Niche Time Travel Machine today, so I hope you have...
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Jul 10
A Tale of Two Impressionist Paintings...
We're getting ready to have a wonderful Fête Nationale, what we in the States often incorrectly call Bastille Day. Each year, we...
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May 30
The Caryatids of Paris ...
Paris is truly an infinite world to explore, especially when you take the time to play the flâneur / flâneuse. It's how P'Niche herself...
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May 22
Le Tour Jean-sans-Peur in Paris...
Some of the best parts of playing a flâneuse all throughout the city of Paris are the "blink and you miss it" moments, like the Medici...
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Apr 17
Une Artiste Most Royal...
Now that the dancing has come to an end at the Annual Versailles Masked Ball, and we've strolled through time in Versailles and Louis...
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Mar 13
The Medici Column in Paris...
P'Niche has just flown back from Paris (and boy are her arms tired - gong!) Joking aside, le décalage horaire (that's jet lag to you and...
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Jan 17
Porte Saint Denis - a Treasure Hiding in Plain Sight...
Wandering les rues and getting lost in Paris is one of P'Niche's favorite ways to spend time. And it's been such a pleasure to bring you...
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Oct 18, 2023
Paris - through the eyes of Claudine Hemingway...
Many of us follow (or have been lucky enough to take a tour with) the dazzling Claudine Hemingway, an American expat, who has made the...
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Sep 27, 2023
Paris' Loveliest Park - le Parc Monceau
Pour ma famille française - les Fauvarques... merci d'être ma deuxième maison et mon deuxième cœur - et de m'avoir offert le Parc Monceau...
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Apr 14, 2023
Angel in the Outfield (Well, Rue) ... of Paris!
As promised, P'Nicher, today we will cover my favorite relief to be found on the streets of Paris - and it's rather a hidden (yet...
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Apr 5, 2023
Paris - What a Relief!
“A walk about Paris will provide lessons in history, beauty, and in the point of life.” Former President (and Ambassador/Minister to...
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Feb 14, 2023
Le mûr des je t'aime // Paris' I Love You Wall
"How do I love thee? Let me count the ways." Elizabeth Barrett Browning's Sonnet 43 might have been in mind at the creation of the I...
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