Marty Almquist
A neighborhood in Paris, France with the Eiffel Tower in the background. Image compliments of

Bistrot Paul Bert

I am a BIG fan of Steak-Frites and I had been told that Bistrot Paul Bert would satisfy my craving. We had talked about going for a long time and finally, with friends last October, we got there. Bistrot Paul Bert is at 18 Rue Paul Bert in the 11th arrondisement.   I called and, […]

Circus Anyone?

If you’re like most people, your first thought of what to visit in Paris is NOT the circus, but if you are a fan of trapeze artists, and beautiful horses, clowns, and even tigers, you can find them all at the Cirque D’Hiver, right next to the Filles de Calvaire metro stop (Line 8) on […]

Wine from Bourgogne Part II

Back in November, I wrote about our wonderful trip to Bourgogne in 2010 to do some wine tasting and about our visit to Louis Jadot. I also wrote that the 2010 vintage was reported to be very good (that was certainly our experience even then, tasting wine still in the barrels) and that the bottles […]

The Manuscript

The agent said my manuscript was “plausible and publishable”- WAY COOL! But she said it won’t appeal to her publishing houses…..bummer. On to Plan B- try a few more agents, then, if rejected, self-publish! I’m actually not discouraged since she wrote such a nice comment!

SALES!

As many of you may know, France regulates when stores are officially supposed to have sales. My understanding is that sales, or “soldes” as they are called there, occur two times a year, once in the summer and once in January/February. They last six weeks and prices are reduced more and more as the sale […]

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