Dear readers, something very exciting has been taking place at Four Frogs Creperie in Randwick Spot where French culture and Arts have merged together. For the next few weeks discussions will be held on avant-garde French and European artists that have changed our world and who with their bravery, determination and unique vision have forever…
After the tragic fire that struck Notre-Dame de Paris on the 15th of April of this year, my heart is filled with sadness and my mind seems to constantly question why? Why did this awful incident have to happen? Centuries ago, a devastating fire in a cathedral was a sign that God wanted a better…
When in Paris, the quintessentially cliché and very necessary thing to do is to devote a good amount of time sitting at a café. In Paris, café culture is not just part of everyday life but is a tradition rooted in history as it was a place where the intellectuals or “enlightened”, literary and artistic…
Paris’ left bank in particular is known for its bohemian and literary vibe and where Shakespeare and Co and the haunts of great writers like Hemingway and Fitzgerald are scattered throughout. When in Paris you could quite easily fill your days just meandering along the literary trails left behind by the artists and writers of…
What does Paris’ most famous Eiffel Tower have in common with the garter belt and the armature that adorns the statue of Liberty? The answer is an inventive civil engineer and architect of the late 19th century by the name of Alexandre Gustave Eiffel – the man behind the creation of the Eiffel Tower which…
My admiration and adoration for Coco Chanel and all things Chanel is so complex and vast that it almost daunts me to write about it. This tribute to Chanel requires such deep examination and extraction of my mind and emotions that perhaps I may not do this passion of mine justice by writing about it…
