Chez Janou - an authentic Parisien bistro with small sidewalk terrace

Chez Janous is an authentic Parisien bistro with Provençal food (80 different types of pastis) which is located directly behind the Place des Vosges.

Bistro Chez Janou - 2, rue Roger Verlomme - 75003 Paristel. +33 01 42 72 28 41

Paris cooking classes - Learn how to cook French cuisine in Paris and meet people!

If you wish to experience a cooking course in Paris for a few hours and have the opportunity to meet people at the same time, especially if you are on your own, I recommend to select the ones which include shopping at a local market for picking up the meat and vegetables that you will then be happy to cook! you can visit this directory which gives you a complete list of the Paris cooking classes in Paris http://www.private-homes.com/paris/en/page/5/paris-cooking-classes

Paris Hidden gardens - Festival of Paris Gardens

On 26 and 27 September, the annual Festival of Paris Gardens opens up the green spaces of Paris for two spectacular days. It features hundreds of free events in gardens throughout the French capital - from guided tours and walks to concerts and exhibitions.

Read more about Hidden Gardens in Paris:

http://travel.nytimes.com/2008/06/29/travel/29gardens.html?pagewanted=2

Covered Passage near Beaubourg - Le Passage de l'Ancre

I have walked next to it hundred of times without noticing ! with no doubt, very hidden! 223 rue St Martin in the 3rd distric (Marais Beaubourg) don't miss next time you pass by I did!
The passage was restored less than ten years ago, and with its numerous plants you instantly feel like you're somewhere else, like a village. In the past it was called the passage de l'Ancre-Royale, then the passage l'Ancre-Nationale. Where does the name come from? Around 1637 there was an inn called Au Grand Saint Pierre run by Nicolas Sauvage. M. Sauvage was the first to invent the system of 'fiacres', the precursor of the taxi. Some of them were permanently reserved for the Royal Marines, hence the name.
Nowadays, the passage has a few workshops, one for kids and another for cooking: l'Atelier de Fréd (Fréd rose to minor fame after a TV show documented his culinary travels around the world).

Hansel and Gretel Tearoom - back childhood

Yesterday, I was in the 13 district, in the Buttes aux Cailles Village where I used to live when I was a young lady and I found this very cute tearoom whom name caught my eye. I have read Hansel and Gretel hundreds of time when I was a child

43, rue des Cinq Diamants
75013 Paris
à la Butte aux Cailles
tel: 33 1 45 88 74 29

An enchanting and peaceful square behind the Sacré Coeur in Montmartre!

Parc de la Tourette, behind the Sacré Coeur and so peaceful when hundred of tourists stand in front of the church. very few tourists go there.

Lisette's home - a village in the city of lights

Montmartre is not only the Sacré Coeur and the Place du Tertre. Hundred of people go there every day and miss the real beauty and atmosphere of the village