July 2009

Hi, Teena here!

Welcome to my latest news - I hope there's something here to inspire you :

• Le quatorze juillet (14th July)
• website new look
• Newsletter new look
• interview re comedy in Paris
• restaurant to try out
• new News page

Le Quatorze Juillet!

The 14th July commemorates the storming of the Bastille, and French folk never call this Bastille Day - it's only us foreigners who do that :-) A national holiday - the Fête Nationale - is the day that the French celebrate asserting their independence by the storming of the Bastille prison in 1789. It's a wonderful day of national pride, pageantry, and also announces that summer vacation season has arrived. If you're in Paris at this time, you may notice the relaxed feeling affecting everyone out and about, having picnics, and enjoying summer. There are fireworks on the Seine and lots of people celebrate by getting together with friends for dinner - foreigners/expats will be having lots of barbecues :-)

Happy Bastille Day to you wherever you are!

Bonne fête à tous!

New look for this website!

I'm trying out a new Newsletter format with my new website design, so please let me know if you have any issues with reading this online, links etc - thanks.

I'm moving my website pages over to the new content management system one-by-one, so bear with me as it takes a bit of time to move 270+ pages :-)

New look for Postcards from Paris!

With the new look website, I'm also testing a few looks for this Newsletter page, which I'm very excited about.

Interview about comedy in Paris

Did you read the last newsletter where I mentioned comedy acts in English in Paris? Well I got to wondering about how that got started, so I emailed the person responsible for bring great comedy acts and comedians to Paris, and he agreed to an email interview (while I'm in Sydney). You can read my interview here >>

A restaurant to try out

Friends told me about a cute little restaurant they tried recently called le Café Qui Parle in Montmartre - if you're looking for a change (and it's perfect for vegetarians) check out my info on the the Café Qui Parle (the "cafe who speaks") restaurant >>

Questions & Answers

When someone writes to me about Paris, I can add that question or comment, and my reply, to my website - here are a couple of interesting emails just received:

How accessible is the Paris Metro for wheelchair users?

Where can I find great local restaurants in Paris?

News as it happens

I have a new webpage for news and updates on just about everything:

http://www.a-night-in-paris.com/news.html

Each time I add to one of the categories - restaurants, things to do, exhibitions, getting around etc - it will appear on the News page, so click the NEWS link at the top of every page to access what's new.

For example here are the first few things I've added to the News page:

Exhibitions

Museums

Leave a COMMENT on each page

I look forward to hearing from you and now you can quickly comment on any of the webpages you like. You'll see a link called ADD A COMMENT at the bottom of the pages, so click that link to get started.

I'll be in Paris in November

I'll be spending November in Paris and teaching my week-long workshops - silk painting and fashion adventures. If you're interested pop over to this page to read more >>

Take time to enjoy your holiday

Are you off to Paris soon or already there? I do hope you have a faaabulous time, and please remember to enjoy yourself and don't run yourself ragged trying to see every single tourist attraction, or you'll need a vacation when you get home :-)

You can always return to Paris another time, and if you're anything like me, you enjoy hanging out in sidewalk cafés or parks and simply watching the world go by. Enjoy your holiday by feeling like a local - that's my best tip.

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If you think someone else might like to read these, please copy this link below, then email them so they can share my Postcards from Paris :

http://www.a-night-in-paris.com/news/12/61/Postcards-from-Paris-Newsletter.html

I hope you've enjoyed these little snippets about Paris, so until next time, au revoir! a bientot! (goodbye, see you soon!)

Teena Hughes