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Unspoken Rules

Unspoken Rules of Paris: Rivers, Canals, Bridges

Text: Guillermo Martínez de Velasco I don’t think I remember the first time I went to the banks of the Seine at night. It must’ve been during winter. I’m almost sure that they were very… Read more

Unspoken Rules Of Paris: Supermarket Savoir

Text: Guillermo Martínez de Velasco As skinny as everyone around you looks in their rolled up navy or khaki pants, people in Paris have to eat. As a matter of fact, you have to eat… Read more

From Grand Boulevards to Palais Royal

Text: Guillermo Martinez de Velasco If ever there was a walk that would evoke everything Paris wanted others to see about it without showing that which it didn’t, it would be the one-hour stroll that… Read more

From Grand Boulevards to Palais Royal Part 2

Go back to Part 1 Text: Guillermo Martínez de Velasco You walk around it and wonder what the word ‘Madeleine’ even means. You’re back at Capucines but decide to turn right. The thought of heading… Read more

From Grand Boulevards to Palais Royale Part 3

  Go back to Part 2 Text: Guillermo Martínez de Velasco “Why am I here?” You ask yourself as you’re trying to cross Place de la Concorde. It takes you four minutes and three separate… Read more

Unspoken rules: 35 Parisian New Year’s Resolutions

Text: Guillermo Martinez de Velasco 1-Find someone French to have a date with 2-Actually do that thing where I pick an area of the Louvre per week, and visit it very attentively 3-Buy a bicycle… Read more

Unspoken rules: Où est le feu?

Words: Richard Price     Images: VINGT Paris I have never tired of trying to figure out what it is that makes the French unique.  That is a delicate way of saying that I am endlessly frustrated… Read more

The Gardien/Gardienne

The gardien/gardienne is the gentleman or lady who often lives in the Loge (the ground floor apartment of older style Parisian buildings, often adjacent to the entrance foyer) and takes care of cleaning common parts… Read more

Unspoken Rules