 No, not the Paris Mob. I'm talking about l'Empire de la Mort - The Catacombs!
The Catacombs span the entire city of
Paris. The tunnels and passageways spiral in an incredible distance of 186 miles! Yet, the legal tourist area spans only about a mile. For a very low entrance fee (2.5€ 26 and under, 5€ 27+) you can explore the sectioned off tunnels for as long as you want. Just bring a jacket, it's 11 degrees C in there year round...
Read the rest of: "The Parisian Underworld"»  The story goes like this: an American college student is seated on the terrasse of a fancy Paris café. When the waiter (finally) arrives, she asks for
« a tall skim latté with sweet'n'low.»
« - Madame,» says the waiter, « we are not a pharmacy !»
OK, probably apocryphal. However,
learning the Paris coffee rules will make your next trip to that oh-so-picturesque café all the more pleasant...
Read the rest of: "How to Order Café in Paris"» 
I've always been attracted to all things completely gaudy... well, art- and architecture-wise. So, of course, I had to witness the decadence which is Versailles when I visited Paris. Aside from being into the royals of the past, I will confess... I have a big crush on paintings of young Napoleon, and I wanted to see "Bonaparte à Arcole" and the larger than life "Coronation of Napoleon" painting with my own eyes! Oh yeah, and the acres of lush gardens, Hall of Mirrors and all the crazy statues and paintings... and stuff...
Read the rest of: "Paris Daytrip to Versailles"» 
With all Paris seeing Bleu, summer has gotten even hotter than usual. After the stunning 1-0 victory over Brazil on Saturday the French capital went, well, completely nuts.
Only the most resolute scrooge can resist a city in the throes of a sporting victory and in Paris, the
joie de vivre is especially intoxicating.
Voilà five ways to join the madness during Wednesday night's game against Portugal...
Read the rest of: "Paris Bleus"» 
We are standing around the kitchen one night, having drinks. I am making dinner. It's the beginning of spring, the windows are open and the mood is large. Someone opens the fridge to grab another beer. Then: Gasp.
– " Les amis! You can't keep eggs in the fridge!!"
– "What??"...
Read the rest of: "The French Fridge"» 
If you are (like some of the contributors to this site) a
designer, a musician, a video artist or anybody else with
a penchant for using Apple computers, I have just
the right idea of your September vacation.
Open up your iCal and mark the dates in your favorite color:
from 12th to 16th of September you are going to be in Paris,
checking out new super-slim screens, extra-mighty mice
and nanoscale iPod's all while chatting with your European kin.
I am reminded that last year the event didn't feature any major
announcements from the company. There were no keynote speeches
either. But the year before, it did! So, your guess is as good
is mine on whether we'll see anything major announced in Paris
this year. I doubt it matters, though, because the event primarily
serves as a bonne excuse for going to France for "professional"
reasons. Perhaps, I don't need to tell you that it's tax deductible
and if worst comes to worst, you won't regret this trip as much
next April.
www.apple-expo.com
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