Posts by Diana Bishop

Woman of a Certain Age in Paris Presents: How To Fall In Love with A Frenchman!   My Exclusive Interview with Samantha Vérant, Best-selling Author of “Seven Letters From Paris!”   TUESDAY, November 10th 12:30 pm EST/9:30 am Pacific/6:30 pm CET (Paris) 5:30 pm (London) Click HERE to Register! It is Free!   Imagine this. …

How times have changed!   Remember Kraft cheese slices?     You can still buy them, but they are not called a  “processed cheese product,”  for nothing.  There is simply not much cheese in them.*   (See ingredients list at bottom of the blog)   I grew up on grilled cheese sandwiches using Kraft singles.…

The first time I went to  France I ate my way across the country. I remember one particular time when I was invited to a family lunch by one of my students. It was an idyllic French scene. We were about 20 around a large table, al fresco in the countryside.     The first…

When I take pictures for my blog, I sometimes first go looking for related photography from the professionals for inspiration. I know quite a few in this field, many of whom I am delighted to say read my blog. Julie Williams is one of these talented people, an award-winning photographer, who is able to capture life’s…

  Warning: Don’t read Dining Out In Paris on a FULL Stomach!   Is it possible to have a bad meal in Paris?   Oh yes, but most of the time eating out in this city is wonderful — a feast for the senses.   I generally frequent the local restaurants wherever I am staying…

  Welcome Back Dear Readers! And welcome to a new season of Woman of A Certain Age In Paris! Lots in store for you in the coming months making the most of virtual travel until we can do the real thing again. I thought I would start off with a fall visit to Strasbourg! In…

  Have you ever walked the labyrinth in Chartres?   Chartres is 80 km (50 miles) southwest of Paris which makes it ideal for a one-day visit.  It’s a picturesque city along the Eure river where the main tourist attraction is the cathedral, and that is the first thing you see on the hill when…

  First of all, I want to thank every one of you who entered the contest last week.  There were so many entries that I had the names of the winners within a few hours and wished I could gift you all a book! The winners had to be in the order of the 1st,…

Today I go LIVE with my NEW Paris Book Club!  I have created a comprehensive list of Personal Memoirs written by WOMEN about their adventures in Paris and other parts of la belle France. I’ve  personally read and reviewed each one of these books and they are on my website under BOOK CLUB. Interview Series Later this…

  At one time, the French beret was, next to the Eiffel Tour,  the most ubiquitous symbol of France!   Did you know that in 1835 the beret was adopted by soldiers in France who began wearing blue ones to show that they were elite members of the French Army?   Then, in the 1920s,…