As a tourist (and Paris locals or more experience Paris travelers feel free to correct me) Montmartre seemed like the kind of place that was ever so slightly off the main tourist path. It was not a place I’d ever heard anyone talk about after visiting Paris, not a place I’d heard of in books, movies, or tales of adventure. Nonetheless, looking back, visiting the district of Montmartre might just have been the most memorable part of our visit to the French capital. Montmartre is a district in the North of Paris known for it’s theatres, entertainment, and general arty-ness. [...]

Fresh back from our brief jaunt in Paris, I thought I’d write a post with a few tips on getting around Paris on the subway (metro). If you can do so, and avoid using cabs and walking TOO far, you can save alot of money and get alot more time for sight seeing while you’re there. It can also be tougher if you don’t speak French (we don’t), so I hope this is helpful.  Mail this post Technorati Tags: Paris

Elysia and I are freaks when it comes to Indian food. We eat Indian in every country we visit. We love it. That being the case, I consider myself a connoisseur. I have a hyper sensitivity to the combination of spice and flavor in my curry, an obsession with the tenderness of my, in the best cases real Tandoor cooked meat, and a partiality to the perfect texture of great Naan. Unfortunately, our experience at the New Jawad on Avenue Rapp in Paris allowed me to indulge none of these passions. We were pleased on arriving to see the restaurant [...]