Christmas Day in Paris starts with a flight from Hong Kong landing much earlier than scheduled – just before 6am. Charles de Gaulle airport is largely deserted, with customs and baggage clearance taking less than […]
Vaux-le-Vicomte has a very limited opening season in winter – a couple of weekends in November and December, and then a Christmas opening from the 20th of December to the 4th of January 2015. It […]
There’s no such thing in Paris as Boxing Day….it’s not a public holiday, and is just another ‘normal’ day. Paris is officially ‘open for business’, but it is apparent walking around that many small shops […]
Christmas Day is an interesting day in Paris. Many cafes, boulangeries, pharmacies and restaurants are open for business. Dalloyau patisserie, next door to my apartment is open all day and well into early evening, as […]
