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Lunch at Google

Iโ€™ve had a lot of interesting experiences on this book tour, from taking in all the gorgeous produce at farmersโ€™ markets, from San Francisco to Washington D.C,, to having someone tell me that he was proud of โ€œmy peopleโ€ for the book I wrote. Wasn’t too sure who โ€œmy peopleโ€ are. At first I thought it was mes amis franรงais, but then I realized it…

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Purple Paris

I was buying a bike recently and, for some reason, the store offered the bike I wanted in two shades: black and prune (plum), one of the many variations on purple (which include, but are not limited to, violet, purple, and magenta) in the French vocabulary. I wasn’t sure I wanted a purple bike, but then I thought about how purple has invaded Paris –…

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Time to Pay

I won’t comment on the current foibles of a few amorous souls in Paris, although I’ve had a number of discussions with friends about it, both here in France and in the United States. It seems that not only do Americans and French have different views about the behavior of their public officials, mostly regarding what’s tolerated and acceptable to publish and discuss, versus what…

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Le casque

One of the great things about living in Paris is that it’s a pretty good city for bicycling. It’s relatively flat, the city has installed a network of bike paths, many one-way streets have been accommodated with a special lane off to the side for bicyclist going the other way (provided you don’t mind the terror of seeing a car coming at you full-speed, head…

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La Cafeotheque de Paris

I’ve pretty much said everything I could about the “coffee issue” in Paris here*, but one place that’s trying to buck the trend is La Cafรฉothรจque, a shop and cafรฉ that roasts coffee beans from all over the world. It’s also one of the (very) few places in Paris where I’ve seen a person preparing cafรฉ express (espresso) correctly, using a tamping device, and actually…

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Paris Transit Options

Here is information about Paris transit passes. (Please note that fares change, so check the RATP website directly for latest information and fares.) Tickets and passes are available in mรฉtro and bus stations, as well as RER and train stations, and kiosks at Orly and Charles de Gaulle Airport. You’ll also find a link at the end for a listing of other places in Paris…

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Velib Bikes in Paris

As part of the mayor’s plan to reduce traffic and congestion, starting July 15th, the city of Paris is commencing with a program called Vรฉlib’ where you can borrow one of their 20,000 low-cost bicycles. The city has installed lots of bike lanes in anticipation, although pedestrians (and dogs) make such frequent use of them that bicyclists usually have a bit of tricky maneuvering to…

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