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06/01/2009 - "6 billion others", an exhibition by Yann Arthus-Bertrand at the Grand Palais

What have you learnt from your parents? What do you want to pass on to your children? What difficult circumstances have you been through? What does love mean to you? Yann Arthus-Bertrand and his collaborators have asked forty questions to 5,000 people in interviews filmed in 75 countries around the world. The exhibition allows us to learn their answers and compare them with our own...

05/01/2009 - Chinese New Year 2009 procession in Paris, Sunday 1st February

Bye bye rat! Hello ox! We give you all the details of the festivities, the routes of the processions (both of them), and all you need to know about the events programmed in the 3rd, 6th and 13th arrondissements...photo of origami water buffalo by Joseph Wu Origami used under cc licence

02/01/2009 - The Salon du Cinéma 2009 - 16th - 18th January 2009 at the Grande Halle de la Villette

You are a star! A movie star! And that means that the Salon du Cinéma - with its workshops and meet 'n' greets - is for you! Here are all the details...photo by Guillaume Lemoine used under cc licence

31/12/2008 - La photo du jour (3/3) - Bonne Année ! / Photo of the day (3/3) - Happy New Year!

Pour le dernier jour des vacances du blog, une nouvelle photo de la grande roue de la place de la Concorde et notre message de fin d'année !...For the last day of the blog's holidays, a final photo of the big wheel at the place de la Concorde and our end of year message!...photo : JasonW

30/12/2008 - La photo du jour (2/3) / Photo of the day (2/3)

Pour le 2ème jour des vacances du blog, une autre photo de la grande roue de la place de la Concorde...For the 2nd day of the blog's holidays, a new photo of the big wheel at the place de la Concorde...photo : JasonW

29/12/2008 - La photo du jour (1/3) / Photo of the day (1/3)

Pendant les vacances du blog, chaque jour une vue différente de la grande roue de la place de la Concorde...During the blog's holidays, a different photo of each day of the big wheel at the place de la Concorde...photo : JasonW

26/12/2008 - Special public transport details for 31st December 2008

Planning on staying out late on the 31st? Good for you! As usual, Paris' public transport will be running all night... for free! Here's all the details...photo by Metro Centric used under cc licence

23/12/2008 - Merry Christmas!

In France we tend to celebrate Xmas on the night of the 24th, in England or the USA it's on the 25th. Wherever you are, MERRY XMAS!photo of the Xmas decorations at the Train Bleu by JasonW

23/12/2008 - Joyeux Noël !

En France nous fêtons Noël le soir du 24, alors qu'en Angleterre ou aux Etats-Unis le grand repas a lieu le midi du 25. Peu importe où vous êtes, JOYEUX NOËL !photo des décorations de Noël au Train Bleu par Jason W

23/12/2008 - Kristin Scott Thomas tells the Figaroscope how much she loves Saint-Germain-des-Prés

The English actress - who considers herself practically French - told the French magazine about her favourite places in Saint-Germain, the area where she lives and conicidentally where all our hotels are!photo by François Planche used under cc licence

22/12/2008 - La Gazzetta, a pleasantly surprising restaurant not far from Bastille

December's a horrible month. It's cold and wet. Xmas looms, with all the stress that comes with it. Finding a safe haven with good food can be a welcome relief at this time of year, and La Gazzetta was exactly the nice surprise we were looking for...photos : JasonW

18/12/2008 - The Hôtels Paris Rive Gauche group announces its selection of photographers for 2009

Our photo project A Hotel Photo, An Artist's View continues in 2009 with a great selection of young photographers...