May is a month of celebration in France. It begins with Labour Day and its lovely lily-of-the-valley traditions, moves on to Victory in Europe Day, and ends with Mother’s Day. And somewhere amid all this festivity is another reason to raise a glass: the city’s rooftop terrace bars reopen for the summer. Rooftop terraces make […]
Paris Views
The Seine from Above: Scoping Paris’s Best River Views
The height restrictions of central Paris are a key factor in the city’s harmonious charm. You see so much of the sky that you feel as though you can breathe, inhaling deeply and relaxing all the more with each exhalation — which can’t be said for most of the world’s major metropolises. One of the […]
Patriotic Paris: Flying (& Photographing) the Flag in the City of Light
If you’re lucky enough to find yourself in Paris this Bastille Day — France’s national holiday — you’ll be able to take some fabulous snaps of le tricolore, the French flag, in a variety of forms … The Patrouille de France, with its tri-coloured smoke, leading the Bastille Day flyover and marking the start of […]
Hôtel de la Marine: Paris’s New Monument to Art de Vivre!
Hôtel de la Marine is located at 2 Place de la Concorde, 75008. Visit the website for more information.