“There is nothing like staying at home for real comfort.” — Jane Austen
While we remain safely sheltered at home, it isn’t surprising that this month’s links focus on my two favorites forms of escape: travel (to Paris, of course) and books:
How to Live the Parisian Lifestyle When You’re Stuck at Home - 5 simple ideas that I always try to apply.
How to Experience Paris From Your Home — 6 more great ideas
Traveling to Paris Once the Quarantine is Over — I’ll be back!
Traveling by Ear: 13 Podcasts for Wandering Souls — featuring my favorite, The Earful Tower
Discover Paris on a Virtual Visit — Visit the Basilique du Sacré-Cœur, Opéra de Paris Palais Garnier, Musée du Louvre Musée du Louvre, Monnaie de Paris, Grand Palais, Eiffel Tower, Musée des Arts Décoratifs Musée des Arts décoratifs, Musée de l’Orangerie, Sainte-Chapelle, Musée de la Musique, and Château de Pierrefonds
Marie Antoinette’s Private Garden at Versailles Is Being Restored
A year after the devastating fire, here are 15 Surprising Facts About Notre Dame Cathedral
The Paris Street Frozen in 1942 — a movie set abandoned during the lockdown
15 Easy French Aperitifs for Your Next Happy Hour — Perhaps one will become your next favorite “quarantini.”
Paris Picks: Paris From Home — “What better way to dive into a culture than via the pages of a book?” - Kasia Dietz. I have read six of these already…
Our Top 9 Books About Paris to Read if You’re Stuck At Home — six of these nine and #1 is my favorite…
The Ultimate Francophile Reading List — …and seven of these twelve (#11 is my favorite).
Providing Solace and Hope — Poetry recommendations from the Marquette English department
It Took a Global Pandemic, But Generation X is Finally Getting Love — “Sorry Boomers and Too Bad Millennials — Only One Generation Stands Out as Social Distancing Pros”
