Tag: Montmartre

I’ve lived in several different places in the Greater Paris Area since I began my French séjour. After close to eight years abroad, I’ve moved five times. Before that, when I was still living in the US I moved six times in just four years — blame it on student hous...

Everywhere I go, I imagine moving to. Which house would I choose? Where would I shop? It’s a lifelong habit. More like a risky impulse, because I’ve actually done it once or twice. Just ask my kids. Evening strollers on Montmartre. Photo by author. Now I live within walking dis...

The view of Paris from Montmartre is one of the most breathtaking sights in the city — a sea of slate rooftops and white buildings, scattered with recognizable landmarks, green spaces and other details like islands among its waves. But how long has it looked like this? Last weekend, a fr...