Aug 25, 2015 | Newsletters, Uncategorized
How to (maybe) beat the lines in Paris By Patricia Tennison www.ParisCafeWriting.com High-season summer months can doom you to long lines at popular Paris tourist sites—but not necessarily. If you love to plan ahead and don’t mind paying a few extra euros, buy...
Jun 23, 2015 | Newsletters, Uncategorized
“Beautiful, Beautiful, Co-pen-ha-gen” By Patricia Tennison www.ParisCafeWriting.com The Little Mermaid. Tivoli Gardens. Beer. That’s all that was on my to-do list for a three-day visit to Copenhagen—but the list turned out to be too short. Here’s what I needed to add:...
May 26, 2015 | Newsletters, Uncategorized
We Have a Scholarship Winner! By Patricia Tennison www.ParisCafeWriting.com Janice Canty exploded when she read the letter. “I screamed so loud that I made my dog, Maxi, bark.” Then came the doubts. “My daughter said ‘Is this for real? Are you sure?’ ” But Janice...
Feb 6, 2015 | Newsletters, Uncategorized
Be Careful: There are Two Houses for Opera and Ballet in Paris By Patricia Tennison www.ParisCafeWriting.com The nicely dressed American couple stood outside the closed Palais Garnier opera house with panic on their faces. “Oui,” the Garnier parking attendant...
Dec 9, 2014 | Newsletters, Uncategorized
Old-World Stationery Shops Where Touching Is de Rigueur By Patricia Tennison www.ParisCafeWriting.com I needed some fine stationery for thank you notes, not a box of standard blue Crane’s from Macy’s but individual sheets of handcrafted, buttery paper—the kind you...
