July 15th, 2010
‘The American Library in Paris’ was founded by the American Library Association in 1920. Its literary selection and motto is one of hope: ‘After the darkness of war, the light of books’.
The library endured the difficult years of The Depression and France’s WWII Occupation and prospered throughout the Postwar Era as the US experienced a changing role within the world. The library’s success was driven by the new wave of American and International writers that immigrated to Paris, including: James Jones, Mary McCarthy, Richard Wright, and Samuel Beckett.
The American Library is located at 10 Rue du Général Carrou in the 7th Arrondissement of Paris. With its 100 000 books, 450 periodicals, 400 adult and children’s videos, plus CDs and audio cassettes, the ‘American Library in Paris’ remains the largest English-language lending library on the European continent.
June 22nd, 2010
Did you know that you can find marmite, Cadbury chocolate, baked beans and even Irn Bru in the very centre of Paris?
Situated in the République neighbourhood, Paris’ British Grocery Store provides expats and Parisians with all sorts of delicacies from across the Channel. This unique store has been selling products that can’t be found in any other French supermarkets since 1993.
Not only does the store provide all sorts of treats from Britain, but the British Grocery Store also takes orders- shipping your requests over to France for you.
You can see visit this wonderful store at: 5 Cité du Wauxhall 75010 Paris or go to: www.epicerie-anglaise.com
March 17th, 2010
St. Patrick’s day is celebrated on March 17th. It is named after Saint Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland. It started being a purely Catholic holiday but it has gradually become a celebration of Irish culture the world all over.
Do you want to celebrate St. Paddy’s day in Paris?
Here are some ideas: you can have some drinks at the Corcoran or O’Brien’s or enjoy traditional Irish food and music at Le Bistrot Irlandais.
If you are looking for a costume party, the Guinness Rock Tavern will be giving out plenty of gadgets and l’Antidote will be organizing a fancy dress competition.
Even in Paris, everyone is Irish on March 17th!
Sláinte!
November 6th, 2009
Live from Vermont
In the US, the state of Vermont is known as a rural yet very liberal and independent place. There are not many big cities in the state (the capital, Montpelier, has around 10,000 people); it’s mostly hills, forests, farmland, and smaller towns. It’s known also for its production of really good maple syrup and its excellent cheddar cheese.
It’s a very pretty place. There aren’t many major interstate highways, and the countryside is magnificent. It feels completely different from Boston, which is only two hours away–very laid back and relaxed in comparison. If you’re coming to the US and you have time, it’s definitely worth visiting.
November 6th, 2009
As you travel around the western US, you can still find towns and buildings that look like they fell out of the mid-nineteenth century: saloons and stores and whatnot with the classic wooden square, cut-out-corner front; and with large awning roofs extending on thin wooden pole columns.
There are also numerous ranches that have, over their entryways, wooden-framed gates made from barely cut timber, and that seem almost useless in the vast open countryside.
All this makes you think the wild west is still alive–and in some ways it is. You can walk into stores that sell genuine cowboy hats, boots, shirts, and jackets, not as souvenirs but as useful, wearable items.
August 19th, 2009
This is the first Starbucks store (photographed by Nikon Jim), located near the Pike’s Place market in downtown Seattle. My friend calls it the “first remaining Starbucks” because, he says, the real first store is no longer in use.
Don’t confuse the number over the door with the birthdate of the business. Starbucks was founded in 1971; 1912 is just the address.
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