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ART NOUVEAU RESTAURANTS OF THE BELLE EPOQUE IN PARIS

Restaurant La Tour d’Argent in the Latin Quarter, overlooking the River Seine. One of the great attractions with Paris is that it is, as everyone knows, a great food destin…

THE ELEGANCE AND LUXURY OF AVENUE MONTAIGNE, PARIS

Christian Dior, 30 Avenue Montaigne. For anyone with an interest in high fashion, it’s generally acknowledged that Paris is a world leader, if not the leader, in haute cout…

THE ALBERT KAHN GARDENS, A HIDDEN PARADISE IN PARIS

The Albert Kahn Japanese garden in autumn. We had been aware of this beautiful place in Paris for quite a few years, but due to so many other distractions in the city, had …

THE MAGNIFICENT BIBLIOTHÈQUE NATIONALE DE FRANCE HAS FINALLY RE-OPENED

The spectacular Reading Room, with its Byzantine-inspired multi-domed ceiling. We had been walking past this enormous complex for years speculating about when it might re-op…