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    “Je Suis Charlie” – I Am Charlie

    by Colleen's Paris January 8, 2015
    by Colleen's Paris January 8, 2015

    “Je suis Charlie” (I am Charlie) is the slogan used immediately after assassinations at a satirical newspaper in Paris. The slogan is in memory of the cartoonists and others assassinated …

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    Happy New Year 2015 from Paris!

    by Colleen's Paris January 7, 2015
    by Colleen's Paris January 7, 2015

    The Paris Mayor’s Office brought in the new year with a spectacular display of “video-morphing” on the Arc-de-Triomphe. The spectacle lasted 20 minutes and ended with fireworks from the top. …

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    Concert Festival Marin Marais 2014 Has Begun

    by Colleen's Paris October 5, 2014
    by Colleen's Paris October 5, 2014

    Every year the Festival Marin Marais, first held in 2006, celebrates the birthday of the musician and composer, Marin Marais. Marais played in the court of Louis XIV , the …

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    Postcard from Paris Plages

    by Colleen's Paris August 7, 2014
    by Colleen's Paris August 7, 2014

    Paris Plages is open mid-July to mid-August, even if it rains. To watch the video in HD high quality, I suggest you put the YouTube setting to 720p (the wheel …

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  • Events and Trade ShowsTransportation

    Planning for July 14 (14 Juillet) in Paris

    by Colleen's Paris July 15, 2014
    by Colleen's Paris July 15, 2014

    When planning your fireworks visit, you can be in the Fan Zone of the Champ-de-Mars or the esplanade of Trocadéro to enjoy front row seats. The bridges offer a side …

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  • Food, Drink & HealthRestaurant or Museum with view, terrace or plaza

    Hotel Raphael’s La Terrasse Bar in Paris

    by Colleen's Paris July 3, 2014
    by Colleen's Paris July 3, 2014

    I drank fresh-pressed orange juice and got tipsy from the view. Lynn, the Activities Vice President, at American Women’s Group Paris, arranged a “Ladies Who Drink in the View @Hotel …

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  • Events and Trade ShowsMuseum exhibitions

    Henry Miller Festival in Paris

    by Colleen's Paris May 2, 2014
    by Colleen's Paris May 2, 2014

    I found out Henry Miller was an author when I first saw a copy of his “Tropic of Cancer” on my father’s workbench in the garage. When I walked into …

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    Paris Home Show (Foire de Paris) – Ideas, Food and Inventions

    by Colleen's Paris April 29, 2014
    by Colleen's Paris April 29, 2014

    Two Paris icons were born in 1889, the Eiffel Tower and the Foire de Paris. is THE icon for the home show. Over 600,000 visitors are expected in 2014 for …

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  • Events and Trade ShowsLife in Paris & France

    A Stroll on a Tightrope Stretched Across the Seine

    by Colleen's Paris April 8, 2014
    by Colleen's Paris April 8, 2014

    [youtube]http://youtu.be/SXU6t3EIXjc[/youtube] April 6 was the scene of water events in Paris; Paris Marathon runners sweat a lot and crossed the Seine on a bridge. Watching from the Charles de Gaulle …

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