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Here we are again, another Paris blog talking about La Rentree aka Back to School time in Paris, France. Bear with me! The French don’t joke with “La rentree” its a big time of year where it’s like a second chance to make resolutions and get your life a second new year! I can still see the smiles and tan lines on people when I go to the supermarket and cafe, they are chatty and bubbly telling us where they escaped to for vacation and how it’s “chiant” / aka it sucks to be ba[...]

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LIFE IN PARIS: INTERVIEW Yasmin of Sundays in Paris

March 5, 2015

Typically,?on any given sunday in Paris, most places are closed. That's right, it's usually the?quietest day of the week mostly filled with strolls to the local market?followed up with a?sporadic stop at the corner terrace for a quick espresso. Us Anglophones with our high weekend standards love to relax but also recharge with weekends out. ?As much as we appreciate the slow life (we're in France Quand m?me!) we do take our Sundays seriously, don't we? And that's where Yasmin comes to the res[...]

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LIFE IN PARIS: INTERVIEW Yasmin of Sundays in Paris