Paris

The district of Bercy

[May 2026] We easily arrived at Cour St-Emilion station, the nearest metro station to our reserved hotel, via Metro Line 14 from Orly Airport in Paris, France. It was smoother than we expected; we arrived…

Paris

Tonight at the Opera House

[July 2023] That night, we went to see a ballet at the Opera House (Palais Garnier) in Paris, which was one of the purposes of this trip to France. What was different from previous years…

Paris

Pantheon, by mistake

[July 2023] The purpose of this trip to France was to meet friends and watch a ballet at the Opera House, so we had no plans for sightseeing Paris at all. The next day, we…

Paris

In the morning in Paris

[July 2023] The next morning in Paris, France, we went out to eat breakfast around 6:30am. Since we don’t eat a lot in the morning, we often choose hotel plans that don’t include breakfast. And…

Paris

The Day After the Demonstration, It Was a Storm

[ Dec.2018 ] On the next morning of ‘Yellow Vest’ demonstration, it was very quiet in Paris. We went out for breakfast to a different cafe to try a Croissant and Cappuccino again, but they…

Paris

The Day of the Demonstration

[ Dec.2018 ] The “Yellow Vest” demonstration, which started in mid-November in France, was scheduled for the Saturday that we were in Paris. Most of the main metro stations were closed as well as all…

Paris

To Paris, in the Middle of Disturbance

[ Dec.2018 ] We went to Paris to see the ballet in early December. Paris and all over France have been troubled every Saturday by the demonstration of the “Yellow Vest Movement”, the anti-government movement, since…