Archive - For Love of France

Follow-up: My favorite French photographer

My search for Eugene Atget's grave at Cimetière de Bagneux

Jun 30 •

Paris' Chief Architect of the 19th Century

More landmarks to add to your list!

Jun 23 •

My favorite French photographer

The man who captured 'vieux Paris' captured my heart with his images

Jun 16 •

The Paris river I didn't know about

The Seine ain't the only game in town

Jun 9 •

The old charm of Les Halles

A brief look at the old 'belly of Paris'

Jun 2 •

May 2024

Dining in France

Dos, don'ts and the things that will ID you easily as a foreigner

May 26 •

My favorite French podcasts, apps, TV

Great resources to learn or improve your français!

May 19 •

Paris street numbers decoded!

I thought I knew all I needed to know about Paris when I arrived here in 2022. Wrong! There was so much more to learn, things you can only learn by…

May 12 •

Bienvenue à Rue Daguerre

The amazing market street that was home to Agnès Varda

May 5 •

April 2024

The French love films (and so do I)

I always feel at home inside a French cinema

Apr 28 •

French vocabulary - a lesson for visitors!

These are things I didn't find in my textbooks

Apr 21 •

The Paris flood of 1910

Recent flooding reminded me of this event

Apr 14 •

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