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Happy fête nationale! Also known as Bastille Day! No not really, no serious French person ever calls it Bastille day, it is just 14 juillet. However, there is a parade and fireworks! Petit bémol, if you do want to see that military parade on…
Well, it is the day after that giant hangover. Defending World Cup champions France lost on penalties to Switzerland on Monday night, a shocker that no one saw coming. Certainly not this football (aka soccer) fan. The Group of Death…
The sun is out, the café terraces are open, and the Euro 2020+1 is finally here! Ok, most of us were not actually waiting with bated breath for the Euro, but it is on and a welcome distraction from all…
Time flies when you’re having fun! Or stuck in lockdown. Either way, here we are and it is June! The sun is finally shining in Paris, the restaurant terraces and museums are open, and the vaccine rollout is swimming along.…
Whoo hoo, It is the 19th of May! Which may not mean anything to you if you don't live in France, but for us it is the day that France officially starts to end its lockdown. The museums and cinemas are…
It is spring in Paris! The sun is out, the flowers are blooming, and everyone is vaccinating. Not fast enough for some, but at least finally there is some progress. As I mentioned in my last email, schools have been…