5 Perfect Days in Bordeaux Wine Country

 ...This is where our adventure began, in the famed walled city of Saint Émilion, in the middle of Bordeaux wine-country. Charming and atmospheric, with layers of living history going back through the ages, it is a “must see” for visitors to the region.

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The Real Story of the Sacking of the Bastille

Most people don’t realize that the event marking French Independence Day, known in France as La Fête Nationale, began well before July 14, 1789, and the sacking of the Bastille Fortress. In fact, the storming of the Bastille was the climax of a quickening political drama whose acts included the looting of Les Invalides the day before, and the emergence of a revolutionary mob the day before that, all of which stemmed from a mounting national economic crisis.

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Paul Cézanne, Pt 2: The Bridge Between Centuries

Check out the continuing

story of Paul Cézanne

and the birth

of Cubism

here

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Paul Cézanne: The Bridge Between Centuries

Want to know more about Paul Cézanne?

Want to understand why he is called the Father of Cubism?

Want to learn how to trace his footsteps while on your next visit to Aix-en-Provence?

Read all about it in this two-part article published in Bonjour Paris!

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Émile Zola: Writer & Advocate for Social Justice

Read all about how Émile Zola, 19th century French author and father of the Naturalist movement in literature and theatre, achieved in life what he attempt to do in fiction.

Click here for my latest article from Bonjour Paris, the definitive resource for all things French!

What's your favorite Zola novel?

Tell us why in the comments box below.

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Marie Curie: A Sign Ahead of Her Time

Check out my latest published article, on the occassion of Women's History Month, honoring an historical giant who was not so much a sign of her time, but a sign of times to come for women...

• She was the first woman in France to receive a university doctorate
• She was the first female professor at the University of Paris
• She was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize, and the first person to win two!
• She was the first -- and is currently the only -- woman to be buried at the Panthéon not because of who she married but because of her contributions to science and humanity.

Her name was Marie Curie.

Read all about her in Bonjour Paris, a great on-line resource covering practically everything Parisien!

Who would you like to honor? Leave your comments below.



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Opera Garnier

Ever wanted to get back stage at the Opéra Garnier? 

Check out this article, written by yours truly and published in Bonjour Paris, a great on-line resource covering practically everything Parisien!