Smartypants Goes to France

My time-travelling tales focusing on France’s artists, writers, and femme fatales have appeared on the pages of France Today and the online guide Bonjour Paris.

I’ll be including cool stories, Paris touchstones and events.

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Artists
Authors
Auvers-Sur-Oise
Books
Cafes
Femme Fatales
Film
Food
Get Outside
Giverny

History
How to
Manet
Monet
Murals
Muses
My Photos
Paris
Paris Hotels
Paris Outdoors
Paris Street Art
Recipes
Recommendations
Restaurants
Secret Love
Shopping in Paris
Solo Travel
Streets
The Gallery
The Garden
The Impressionists
Theatre
Tickets
Tips
Tours
Traditions
Trains
Travel
Video
Vincent Van Gogh
World War 1

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French Fact

The Breton shirt was officially created by an Act dated the 27th March 1858 which introduced the blue & white striped knitted shirt in the uniform list of the French seaman. It was said that this stripe allowed for the easy location of man fallen into the sea.

Keep your ticket

Keep your Metro ticket. You'll need it at your destination.

Find Your Way

Check out RATP's excellent website for finding your way on the Paris Metro.

FNAC

Shows, Galleries, Exhibitions, Excursions - Book your tickets ahead of time with FNAC.com. I did and it worked.

Always Say Bonjour

Always say Bonjour to a shopkeeper and Merci when you leave - even if you're just looking.