02/20/12 by Paris-Travel | Postcards from Paris | 1 Comment »
A long time subscriber of mine, Charles sends his fabulous photos of Paris
The photos of Paris on this page have been taken by Charles on his trips to Paris, and he’s happy to share them with you – aren’t we the lucky ones!
Charles says:
“Teena, Are you familiar with the Rue Cremieux? It’s a little street with a row of painted houses that seems like it should be more in the countryside than in downtown Paris. Very charming and not mentioned in many tourist books. I stumbled upon it one day when I was staying in a nearby hotel. It’s very close to the Gare de Lyon.”
Charles, I’ll be visiting this gorgeous Paris street in June 2012 – I can’t wait to see it in person, and want to thank you for the lovely tip!
In the photo above, you can see the brightly coloured homes which line rue Cremieux. Below you can see two examples:
Above: isn’t this gorgeous, with the tree and flowering branches painted on?
Above: isn’t this lilac house divine? Look at the bird near the top left of the front door – the detail is wonderful!
Below: two more of Charles’ marvellous photos of Paris.
Above: Photos of Paris taken by Charles Moncrieff III – Trocadero as seen from midway up the Eiffel Tower
Above: Photos of Paris taken by Charles Moncrieff III – the Eiffel Tower viewed from Bir-Hakeim Bridge
Charles writes for www.vegaswinenews.com – all photos of Paris on this web page are © Charles Moncrieff III, generously shared with the visitors of Teena Hughes’ A-Night-in-Paris.com website – thank you Charles!
Map showing where Rue Cremieux photos of Paris were taken
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Map showing Metro stop Bir-Hakeim where photos of Paris were taken of the Eiffel Tower
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02/14/12 by Paris-Travel | Postcards from Paris | Comments Off on Speaking French on Valentine’s Day
Would you like to speak French on Valentine’s Day?
Postcards from Paris Video Newsletter, February 2012
When our thoughts turn to love, it must be Valentine’s Day in Paris! Here is this week’s video newsletter:
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Happy Valentine’s Day!
Teena here, hoping your year is off to a fabulous start!
Today’s quick video is about :
- Valentine’s Day in France
- some French love phrases to share with your sweetie
- what to do in Paris in February
- and some questions and answers from the website.
So grab a tea or coffee, cold drink, whatever takes your fancy, and let’s get started :-)
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 Today’s Video Newsletter
Here is today’s quick Video Newsletter – Postcards from Paris. Click the video to view:
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i8E45dB5AZ4
View on Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i8E45dB5AZ4
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Today’s Useful French for Valentine’s Day
Watch today’s video to hear the pronunciation for these French words and phrases:
Paris + the French + Valentine’s
As with everything, there are several ways to say Valentine’s Day in French:
- le quatorze février / the 14th February
- le jour du Saint-Valentin / the day of St Valentine
- la fête des amoureux / the festival of lovers
Love terms with cute animal names:
- ma puce {mah poose} = my (little) flea (very popular!)
- mon lapin {mohn lahpahn} = my rabbit (ohhh cute!)
- mon poussin {mohn poosahn} = my (little) chick
- mon poulet {mohn poolay} = my chicken
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Things to do in Paris in February / Fevrier
- Chinese New Year
- Iceskating; sales coming to a close
- short queues at monuments, museums etc
- sit in cosy cafés with hot drinks, people-watching
- weather’s still chilly … winter’s not over yet!
Read more:
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Until next time! A bientôt!
That’s it for today, I look forward to chatting with you on the website (use the COMMENT form at the bottom of the pages), Youtube, Twitter and Facebook (and soon on Google Plus), it’d be so nice to hear from you.
Looking forward to hearing from you soon!!
  
Teena Hughes
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01/04/12 by Paris-Travel | Postcards from Paris | Comments Off on Postcards from Paris 2012 January
Postcards from Paris Video Newsletter
January 2012
Ahhhhh it’s that time of year when I’m ready to buy my airplane ticket so I can go and buy postcards from Paris – in person! Woohoo! Here is this week’s video newsletter:
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from Teena Hughes | January 2012 video newsletter
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Happy New Year!
 Merry Christmas! Happy Holidays! Happy New Year!
Teena here, hoping you’re having a superb holiday season, and like me your mind might be thinking of Paris … I hope so!
I’m just about to book my ticket to go to Paris in June, so I’m absorbing myself in the culture by reading some great books about Paris, some of which were Christmas gifts – woohoo!
Check out the books I’m reading:
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Today’s Video Newsletter
Here is today’s quick Video Newsletter – Postcards from Paris. Click the video to view:
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YN5TjPz-3wo
View on Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YN5TjPz-3wo
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A Year in Paris, month by month!
I’ve created a fabulous page for my Postcards from Paris Subscribersto print out, and I had so much fun preparing it! It’s in PDF (Portable Document Format) which means that everyone with a computer can view it, and it’s attached to the Newsletter email.
Read the Paris Calendar online
The first page is a list of all the months of the year showing the major events in Paris.
You’ll be able to print this out and take it with you on your trip.
The second page is a list of all the internet links for the events – which will be clickable when opened on your computer device or smart-phone, to take you straight to the info you’d like to read.
If you’re one of my subscribers and you don’t have Adobe Acrobat installed to be able to view the document, pop over to http://Adobe.com and download – it’s a freebie :-) |
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Today’s Useful French
Watch today’s video to hear the pronunciation for these French words and phrases:
Hello. Bonjour.
My name is Teena. Je m’appelle Teena.
Lovely to meet you. Enchanté.
Goodbye. Au revoir.
See you soon. A bientôt.
See you tomorrow. A demain.
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Links for you
Here are links mentioned in today’s video:
The Paris Calendar online
Decorative Arts Museum – one of my favourites!
January in Paris
Next time
- How to type French characters on your computer
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Until next time! A bientôt!
That’s it for today, I look forward to chatting with you on Twitter and Facebook, and please do post a comment on the website – it’d be so nice to hear from you.
Like the new Newsletter style or new website format? I’d love to know what you think!
Teena Hughes
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12/20/10 by Paris-France | Blog, Postcards from Paris | Comments Off on Postcards from Paris 21st December 2010
Enjoy the festive season – I’m sending best wishes from my place to yours :-)
Ho Ho Ho! Merry Christmas!
Joyeux Noël!
Hi there, I hope you’re ready for the holiday season …
I wish you a wonderful time wherever you are, whatever you celebrate, and may all your dreams come true in 2011!
Well it’s still snowing in Paris, and it’s very, very cold – so if you’re there, make sure you put on plenty of warm clothes, wear thermal gloves & socks, and keep DRY!
In today’s newsletter, I want to tell you about a whole bunch of pages I’ve written about Paris over Christmas. You can start with this page:
Christmas in Paris >>
and then follow the links to read all the fabulous things to do and see! Yes, many small businesses might be closed over Christmas, but there are still a ton of things to do in this fabulous city over Christmas.
PS – did you find time to have your photo taken with Santa before the final day on 22nd December? I hope so!
MAISON DU PERE NOEL – SANTA CLAUS HOUSE
Speaking of Santa, here’s a quick little video of Pere Noel’s House in Paris:
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Here are a few more little treats I have for you today today, a couple of videos taken in Paris to put you in the mood of being in the City of Life & Love!
This video below shows the fabulous and free merry-go-round at L’Hotel de Ville (like City Hall):
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A video taken on 18th December 2010, from an apartment in the XIV (14th arrondissement) – how brave the market stall owners are under those gazebos on a very VERY cold Paris evening!
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Ahhhhhh, ice skating at l’Hotel de Ville (for the bigger kids):
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How about some well-known Christmas songs – sung in French:
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The wonderful colourful AFRICOLOR Festival is coming to a close on Christmas Eve
Tribal beats
Wild and groovy music
25 different events have been held from 12th November 2010 right up to 24th December 2010
If you’re going to be in Paris at the end of the year, this is a wonderful selection of musicians sharing their music with the world.
http://africolor.com >>
Have an absolutely faaabulous festive season and may all your dreams come true in the New Year of 2011!
Ciao for now, see you in the New Year!
Teena :-)
12/10/10 by Paris-France | Blog, Postcards from Paris | Comments Off on Postcards from Paris 11th December 2010
It’s snowing in Paris!!!
Bonjour!!!
It’s SNOWING in Paris, woohoo!!!!!
For those of us who are NOT in Paris, this is exciting, magical, wonderful, fabulous!!!
For those of you who ARE in Paris, it’s cold, it’s freezing, the footpaths, sidewalks, steps, and roads are icy and dangerous …
but it’s SNOWING in Paris :-)
Sorry – I just have to share my exicitement, and also share some great videos to show you what it’s like. In this first video, my friend Marlys walked outside her door in Montmartre (near Sacre Coeur) to take these shots – wow!!!! Look at that dog LOVING the snow!!
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Oh I remember it snowed one Christmas when I lived in Paris (no, it doesn’t snow all the time) and it was FREEEEEZING!
Watching these videos reminds me of how COLD my feet were, as the leather of my boots eventutally got wet and it was so hard to keep your feet dry and warm. The only way to do that is to wear snow boots :-)
Here’s a video I just found which makes me feel sooo cold :-)
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In this video below (they’re speaking French) I got a surprise to see someone walking up the hill with their SKIS! to slide down Buttes Chaumont – here’s what they wrote on their Youtube page:
this morning at 10h45 in the 19 district of paris @ les buttes chaumont parc, the parc was closed cause of the snowing of the last days and for security reasons, shame for us that this wondeful parc with a fantastic view on paris was closed (stupid law and stupid french governement) so we decided to get in of course illegaly, lucky us the police wasnt there but security people of the parc icked us out kindly, some people were really pleased to see us inside and enjoying that snow and they took some videos and picture of us, then frustrated we decided to ride some streets of paris , also in canal st martin for the fun and under the sun, then we took the subway to reach bercy and see what can we do.. but the big parc was our dream , next time we will try to get in by night , after they all sleep in this city!
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So if you have been wondering what to do in Paris around Christmas time, whatever it is, make sure YOU’RE WARM!!!
If you’re in Paris, go check out any DAMART STORE where you can buy thermal underwear for women, men and children as there’s nothing worse than being cold in winter in Paris :-)
Here are some quick tips on things to buy to keep warm for a visit to Paris – thermal socks, thermal glove liners, thermal tops, thermal leggings, scarves and shawls:
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That’s it for today, I’ll be in touch again soon with more news of Paris and all things French which I want to share with you,
A bientot! More soon!
Teena
10/30/10 by Paris-France | Blog, Postcards from Paris | Comments Off on Postcards from Paris 30th October 2010
Great news! The latest Postcards from Paris Video Newsletter is ready.
Postcards from Paris
30th October 2010
Bonjour tous le monde! Hello everyone!
How have you been? I hope you’ve been having lots of adventures and planning a trip to Paris – always a fabulous past-time :-)
I’ve had laryngitis for a couple of weeks, I know – how weird is that? haha
So that meant I had to curtail all my video making until I got my voice back. I’m soooo pleased it came back yesterday – woohoo!!
So here’s today’s Video Newsletter for you … hope you like it :-)
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Using Google Maps for Paris, France
I’ve had emails asking me about how to plan trips to Paris in advance, which streets to go down to get to the metro or specific restaurants, chocolate stores etc etc. OK – let’s jump in and click on the video!
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Google Maps make it soooo much easier to plan ahead! you can even print out the maps AND the directions, so you can plot your walking tours from your accommodation to all the great places close by. Let me know how this works out for you if you try it. To read more about Google maps in Paris France, pop over to the page.
My Book of Photos of Paris
I am soooo excited! I’ve been working on this for absolutely ages, even had one book published but I wasn’t 100% happy with it. I’m almost finished and hope to have my photo ook available within the next few weeks and I CAN’T WAIT!! I know a lot of you have contacted me about this, and I thank you for that – so it’s finally nearing completion and will look something like this:
It’s a collection of some of my photos taken in Paris, with a brief description of each one.
When I look at the photos, each one conjures up a memory of a slice of time in Paris, and has me yearning to return. I’ll keep you posted when it’s ready!
The French Language
I love speaking French, but I don’t get nearly enough practice; that doesn’t stop me looking online for interesting things to say in French, and I’ve found some fabulously funny sayings which I think you might like – pop over to this page to read more:
Funny French Sayings >> 
Les Arts Decoratif – Decorative Arts Museum, Paris, France
I love this place – and I love getting their Newsletter, it’s always chock-full of fab photos and wonderful things I wish I could see each month in Paris.
So this is the next best thing – I pop over to the website and browse to my heart’s content :-)
On this snapshot of the website, you’ll notice a small British flag – that means you can click it to read the site in English – perfect!
Click the image below to pop over there now
Here is the website after you click on the British flag, to read it in English:
If you enjoy the site, sign up for their Newsletter. It’s in French, but you can always read it in English on the site :-)
You can also copy some text you’d like to translate, and pop over to:
http://google.com/translate paste the text OR paste the webpage link
Books about Paris, France and French
I came across a very cool little French language tutorial book a few months ago, and I keep meaning to mention it …
If I’m going out for the day and know I may have to spend time in a café, or waiting for someone, I pop this book in my handbag.
The book’s called 15 MINUTE FRENCH by Eyewitness Travel, and is only about $15-$20 (free shipping).
What I love about this book is the way it’s presented, each lesson is mostly photos so it is so easy to understand and grasp. If you’ve been looking for an inexpensive book to help you learn French, this book might be just what you’re looking for.
Well, we’ve come to the end of today’s Video Newsletter – I hope you’ve enjoyed it!
Ciao for now, Au revoir, a bientot! (Goodbye, more soon!)
Teena!
08/29/10 by Paris-France | Blog, Postcards from Paris | Comments Off on Postcards from Paris 29th August 2010
Bonjour a tous! A big hello to everyone!
Postcards from Paris
29th August 2010
Bonjour tous le monde! Hello everyone!
I’m behind schedule with my Newsletters and I do apologise – I’ve been working on too many projects at once, and Paris is always in my head, but I just didn’t sit down and type my cheery news to you … and I’m going to fix that right now :-)
I hope you’ve been having a faaabulous week, month, wherever you on this amazing planet, and I’m sending a hearty “BONJOUR!”
“So,” I hear you ask, “What’s been keeping you so busy?”
And a good question that is too :-)
One thing which I’ve been working hard on is the website redesign – you may not notice much of a difference, but I just needed to make the pages seem less cluttered, easier to find your way around, and pleasing to the eye. I’d LOVE to know what you think if you notice the difference (pop down to the bottom of the newsletter and Add A Comment) – I’d appreciate hearing whatever you have to say. Anything you miss? Something you’d like reinstated or brought back? Something you;d love me to consider adding, which hasn’t been on the site before? Go ahead – let me know your thoughts :-)
Video Tip: How to make your own Croissants
If you’re an armchair traveller, and have little chance of tasting a real French croissant any time soon, why not make your own? Here are some simple instructions from a great chef:
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How to make your own French croissants >>
Video Tip: How to open a bottle of wine with a SHOE!
That’s right, if you forgot your bottle opener, try this! It really works :-)
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How to open a bottle of wine with a shoe >>
Video Tip: How to say I LOVE YOU in French :-)
Quick recap from recent months, for all those new subscribers (THANK YOU SO MUCH for signing up!) – a sweet quick little video with some words of love – mots d’amour – to try out as you whisper sweet nothings into your sweetie’s ear.
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after words of love, my thoughts turned to food, and I started reminiscing about …
My favourite delicatessen in Paris – Charcuterie – run by the Charcutiere
Last time I stayed in Paris I rented a lovely apartment in the 11th arrondissement, right at the Metro Voltaire.
This coin – corner – of Paris was fabulous and it was the first time I’d stayed around there. Each day I popped into the local shops, got to meet the butcher, the baker, the candlestick maker … well, no, not the candlestick maker – I couldn’t find one :-)
But I did get to know the owners of the deli who were absolutely delightful, and persevered as my rusty French came out of the closet in the early days and gradually improved over the 5 weeks I was there. My friend Sigrun from Iceland came to stay for a few weeks, and we spent many a lovely hour in the deli looking at all the wonderful food prepared by the owner. On many a day Sigrun and I would walk our little feet off as we explored and shopped and had a fabulous time, then we’d head home, grab some delights from the deli (cheese – fromage, pate, ham – jambon, salad – salades), grab a baguette from the lovely girl in the bakery, and we’d head upstairs to the apartment to make a picnic. Of course no picnic is complete without a glass of red wine – une verre de vin rouge, and before long we’d need to have a little siesta – un p’tit dodo – before heading out in the late afternoon or early evening to find a new place to have dinner.
Here are some photos of some of our lunches:
OOOhhh doesn’t that look delicious? If it wasn’t night-time as I write this, I might just duck out and buy some of these goodies right now :-) Here’s another photo – this one has grated carrot – carotte rapée, vine-ripened tomatoes – des tomates, brie, camembert – les fromages; ooh la la! It was divine!
Doesn’t that orange carrot rapee look so fresh and delish? The dressing was some kind of vinegar, not too strong, and really tasted delicieuse.
So are you wondering why I’m telling you about this little pique nique?
When you’re visiting a new city or holidaying somewhere fabulous, it is a great treat to get to know the local shopkeepers, practice your rusty French and buy some tasty delights for lunch or a light supper.
If you’re going to be out for the day, you can pop in and buy your goodies before you grab the metro or bus, just remember to take a knife to cut tomatoes etc, and perhaps a couple of paper plates.
Having a picnic in one of Paris’ many gorgeous parks is a delightful way to pass the time, and it will also save some money (which you can put towards a yummy dinner at Le P’tit Manger later that evening).
Or maybe you’ve decided to take my all-time favourite barge cruise for two and a half hours – perfect for a take along picnic! If you don’t want the hassle of cutting up the deli food, buy pre-prepared sandwiches baguettes – sandwiches made with baguettes – at the local bread shop or deli.
Think outside the box when travelling – don’t feel like you have to sit in a café for lunch every day (although I do love to do that – a LOT), try to have some picnic time and get to know the parks of Paris – you’ll have such a grand time, I’m sure of it!
If you’d like to know where my favourite deli is, here’s the address:
Ph. Ronceret
138 rue de la Rocquette
75011 Paris
Here’s the map – so if you come by metro, you need to be on the northern corner of Rue de la Rocquette where it crosses Rue Voltiare. If you walked west on rue de la Rocquette (to the left on the map), its about 10 minutes to Place de la Bastille (and it’s a very interesting walk, I love the quaint little shops in rue do la Rocquette):
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Speaking of French food :-)
I’ve just come across a quick little video online showing the treats inside a Parisian pastry shop – les patisseries – the pastries.
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Boulangerie = bakery
Patisserie = pastry shop
That’s it for today, hope you enjoy these little snippets, there’ll be more next week – I’m planning on catching up with all the great Parisian goodies I want to tell you about :-)
I’d LOVE to hear from you, clidk the ADD A COMMENT link below and post me a message :-)
Au revoir for now,
Teena!
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