Sarah Reese shares the joys and surprises of living in Paris. “You’re walking too loudly,” my fiery Spanish downstairs neighbor roared at me and my flatmate. “I’m going mad here,” she continued, “I can’t sleep, I can’t work, I’ve even looked into renting another apartment because you both WALK too LOUDLY!” Smoke billowed out of […]
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Neighbors at War: the joys of Paris apartment living
Posted in France, Paris, Travel, tagged Paris apartment living, Sarah Reese on August 30, 2011 | 29 Comments »
The Cannes Film Festival: a Cinematic Pilgrimage
Posted in France, News, Tourism, Travel, tagged Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt, Cannes, Cannes Film Festival, Jude Law, La Croisette, Robert de Niro, Sarah Reese, Uma Thurman, Woody Allen on May 20, 2011 | 14 Comments »
Sarah Reese reports directly from the red carpet in Cannes, as she fulfils a childhood dream of being at this prestigious film festival. A fortnight ago the French town of Cannes rolled out the red carpet for its sixty-fourth annual international film festival. Aaaah…. The world had once again been gifted with the chef-d’oeuvre of all […]
Gardens in Paris: Part 3
Posted in France, Paris, Tourism, Travel, tagged 12th arrondissement, Bercy, Gardens in Paris, Parc de Bercy, Paris parks, Sarah Reese, Seine River on May 9, 2011 | 15 Comments »
This is not your typical Parisian garden. In fact, this is probably as un-traditional as Paris gets. This is the Parc de Bercy, and our final chapter in the French Way Spring Special . Located in the heart of the twelfth arrondissement , the Parc de Bercy is split into three gardens which run along […]
Gardens in Paris: Part 2
Posted in France, Paris, Tourism, Travel, tagged Gardens in Paris, Georges Jeanclos, Notre Dame Cathedral, Sarah Reese, Square Rene Viviani, St Julien le Pauvre on May 2, 2011 | 16 Comments »
In the heart of the bustling Latin Quarter overlooking Notre Dame Cathedral lies a tiny snippet of tranquility. On a lazy Sunday afternoon I go there with a two euro ham sandwich and a chilled can of Lipton’s iced tea to reflect on what has been an eventful week. I take a much-needed swig out of my […]
April in Paris
Posted in France, Holiday, Paris, Travel, tagged April in Paris, Ecole de Botanique, fifth arrondissement, Jardin des Plantes, Luxembourg Gardens, Paris Mosque, Paris zoos, Sarah Reese, Spring in Paris, St Michel on April 28, 2011 | 13 Comments »
In the front row of my small school jazz band, I tapped my foot to the beats of Vernon Duke’s timeless jazz standard April in Paris . I thought of all the musical greats who had done the same thing over time; Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald, and Frank Sinatra, to name but a few. So […]
Life in 24 Frames Per Second (Part 2 of 2)
Posted in France, Holiday, News, Paris, Travel, tagged Film trailer, inspiration, Louis Lumiere Film School, Making Of, Sarah Reese on November 1, 2010 | 12 Comments »
You may have read Sarah’s Part 1of 2 of “Life in 24 Frames per Second”. Here is Part 2. This article culminates in a trailer of her documentary “Making Of”. Watch her film trailer and be inspired. This may well be a story about you – the making of you! A young girl falling in love […]
Life in 24 Frames Per Second (Part 1 of 2)
Posted in France, Holiday, Paris, Travel, tagged Arc de Triomphe, Brittany, Cinema, film-making, Images, Impressionism, Louis Lumiere Film School, Notre Dame, Paris, Sarah Reese, Spice Girls, Travelling with children on October 27, 2010 | 4 Comments »
Article and photographs by my daughter Sarah Reese. Sarah has been living in Paris pursuing a career in film. In the second part of this article she will share a trailer of her film “Making Of” which follows the lives of a group of young film-makers in Paris. If you are not “subscribed” to this blog, […]
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