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#ParisILoveYou

Paris holds a special place in my heart. It was in Paris that I met my wife and in Paris that we were married on a sunny day beneath the red, white and blue French flag. For three years I … Continue reading

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Paris, je t’ai aimé

  After almost four years of commuting back and forth between Madrid and Paris – with 27 round trip flights in 2010 alone, not including the ones my wife took to Madrid this year – it looks like we have … Continue reading

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Autumn in Paris

Last weekend I took my twentieth flight to Paris this year. While the back and forth gets tiring — and hopefully will be resolved soon — the colors of autumn, so prevalent in Paris and so absent in Madrid, reminded … Continue reading

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Paris in the Spring

Here is a video from this spring in Paris (sorry if it is a little out of season), shot from Rivoli overlooking the Tuilieres gardens and the Louvre, not far from where I had my civil wedding earlier that day. … Continue reading

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Paris, Clichés and New Books

I am in Paris again and as I have said before, just a little bit of sun turns this city into, without a doubt, one of the most beautiful places in the world. And I love Pont Neuf, which for … Continue reading

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Sunday Brunch in Paris

  And then there is Sunday brunch in Paris at William and Yasmine’s place.

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Christmas Lights in Paris

I suppose it’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas. I made this silly little video of the Christmas lights on the Champs-Élysées on Saturday night. I guess I did it as an excuse to play this Frank Sinatra rendition … Continue reading

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Back from Paris with the Flu

I just got back from Paris today and brought the flu with me. Oh la la, trè exciting! I was there for five days for some pleasure and some business as FON threw a Fiesta to celebrate launching a joint … Continue reading

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April in Paris

I have only been to Paris twice before. The first time was in April 2004. I was there all by myself, and it rained non stop. Of course, I had no umbrella and got wet while I paraded up and … Continue reading

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Christmas Series Part 3: The Songs

In Part 1 of my Christmas Series 2017 I wrote about the Islamic Jesus, and in Part 2 about Hanukkah and my healthy childhood for the Jewish holidays. But one thing I definitely preferred about Christmas over Hanukkah was the … Continue reading

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