Text – Erica Berman Friday Feb 20, 2009 After many years of living Paris the beauty of the city is often lost behind the cloudy grey weather and daily train-train*. Often I find I must make a concerted effort to find the time to take advantage of this beautiful city. Yesterday, a sunny day, I [...]
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A walk in Paris in the sun
Posted in Parisian Living, HIP tips from the locals, French 'mot' du moment, HIP Eats, HiP Undiscovered Havens, tagged paris, Musee D'Orsay, Tulieries Gardens, Jeu de Paume Museum, Robert Frank, Lesclure restaurant, Zen Zoo, Bubble Tea, Bubble tea Paris, Brentano's Paris, English bookstore Paris, English language bookstore Paris, Le Caprice – Fanfan et Laurette, Paris Culture, Paris restaurant on February 24, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Atrabilaire
Posted in French 'mot' du moment, tagged atrabiliare, French, French word, mot du jour on February 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Photo Erica Berman Text Erica Berman Over a long Parisian lunch today, my friend Thomas mentioned that he was grumpy this morning and great food and excellent company had put him in a much better frame of mind. I said to to him, “tu étais d’humeur atrabilaire ce matin.” Of the three friends at the [...]
On y va? Allons-y?
Posted in French 'mot' du moment, tagged Expression, Français on January 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Often on the way out the door you will hear the Frenchies saying “on y va,” or “allons-y.” What exactly does this mean? Quite Simply: On y va? = Shall we go? (singular) On y va! = Let’s go! (singular) Allons-y! = Let’s go! (plural) Allons-y? (plural) Forum on On y va?
Gourmand
Posted in French 'mot' du moment on December 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
A gourmand is a person who takes great pleasure in food. The word has different connotations from the similar word gourmet, which emphasises an individual with a highly refined discerning palette, but in practice the two terms are closely linked, as both imply the enjoyment of good food. An older usage of the word is [...]
Joie de Vivre
Posted in French 'mot' du moment on December 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Joie de vivre (from the French joie, “joy”; de, “of”; vivre, “to live, living”; “the joy of living”) is a term sometimes imported into English to express a cheerful enjoyment of life; an exultation of spirit. joie de vivre may be seen as a joy of everything, a comprehensive joy, a philosophy of life. Robert’s [...]
