Passion4Paris

The arts are back

April 24, 2022August 13, 2024Art & CultureLeave a Comment

The arts are back, but not as many people as we used to see. Boxes at the SF Symphony are fairly empty thus far.

HÃ´tel de Ville. JournÃ©es du Patrimoine 2019

September 3, 2020October 19, 2020Architecture, Art & Culture, MuseumsLeave a Comment

A majestic entry The tour of the gorgeous HÃ´tel de Ville, in some ways the architectural heart of Paris, was a first for us after all these years. We had not been here in Sep. before, so we hadn't been able to take this tour. And it was amazing! Despite the heat and humidity we…

While honeymooning in France I fell in love again, this time with France and the French lifestyle. I became a passionate Francophile and eventually went back to school for a BA in French and Francophone Studies. We are living in truly Interesting Times. Finding joie de vivre is, to me, more important now than ever. I have been fortunate enough to live in San Francisco, aka the Paris of the West, and to have studied at the Sorbonne in Paris. This blog is about those aspects of my life and travels that resonate with that love, in ways grands ou petits. I hope you find something here that brings joie de vivre to you, too.