Church bells tolled at noon throughout France on August 15, during Assumption, a national holiday here as a wake up call to the increasing genocide of Christians in the Middle East, who are being displaced and slaughtered without mercy by the Islamic State. Assumption is my favourite Marian holiday, that is also the anniversary of …
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For those of you who have already seen the Louvre and the Musée d’ Orsay, and are not totally maxed out on art or perhaps returning for another stay in Paris, then by all means go to the Jacquemart Andre Museum, a veritable hidden jewel! Not only will you see an extraordinary collection, especially of …
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From time to time, I will see in my therapy room people who have little notion of who they really are. By that I mean they have never differentiated into their real selves, nor even started individuation. What is the real self, you might ask? In a nutshell, it is an integration of your very …
Every year when July 22 comes around, besides being reminded that I have only one month left before my birthday in August,I always think about celebrating the feast day of Mary Magdalene. I have done this several times at La Sainte Baume Saint Maximin, in the south of France, which remains one of my favourite …
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Cité Universitaire is really a unique and fabulous residential campus, probably the only one of its kind in the world! At any given time, it houses over 12, 000 university students from 140 different nationalities in an immense lovely landscaped park in southern Paris. What started in 1920 as a beautiful, conscientious and noble idea …
It was one of those perfect sunday mornings in July where I could sit out on my balcony and hear the birds chirp rather than being drowned out by traffic. The bells of our parish church down the street rang loud and clear calling the faithful to 11am mass. However delightful it can be suspended …
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Ahhhh, nothing like stewing in the hot Paris sun! Yes indeed, that same sun that just loves to play hide and seek most of the time here, is making me feel right back home! As droplets of sweat slowly trickle down my neck, arms, and legs, I have been holding up my pompous southern girl …
It’s nice to have something to feel good about after multiple tragedies these past weeks. With the United States Supreme Court guaranteeing that same sex couples will have the right of legal marriage in every state of the union, the United States of America joins the ever expanding list of other countries who have done …
I have always loved going to Fête de la Musique, that rowdy, crowded, and almost anything goes music festival that celebrates the summer solstice. The crowds of inebriated merrymakers reminds me of Mardi Gras in New Orleans, minus the costumes and parades. This year, I thought I would approach Paris’s ultimate street party in a …
There are so many stories that lurk behind the old walls of Paris. One that always grabs my heart took place just behind Notre Dame Cathedral on Quai aux Fleurs, facing the Seine and Ile St Louis. There is a plaque that reminds you that it was here this immensely tragic love affair took place. It …
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I am not by any means an “expert” on pickpocket prevention, (obviously not at all in the past), but along the way, I have learned a few tips from my very own stupidity! With the event of upcoming summer travel, I thought I might as well put in my own two cents worth, learned the …
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Last week, without any advance notice, the Eiffel Tower, the world’s most visited tourist attraction in the world, besides Notre Dame, locked its tower to the throngs of starry eyes tourists. Mutiny on the tower! Why? Pure and simple, the employees were fed up(ras le bol) by constant onslaught of pickpockets day and night non …