Jerry Marterer
Feb 3, 2021
Romance in Paris
By Jerry Marterer If Paris is arguably the world’s most romantic city, how do Parisians make it more so on Valentine’s Day? This...
Jerry Marterer
Sep 2, 2020
Time passages in Paris
The Metro stop Grands-Boulevards is served by both the Number Eight and Nine Metros. Three bus lines, the 20, 32 and 39, also stop there,...
Jerry Marterer
Aug 5, 2020
France — where everyone is an artiste
In France, no detail is too small to overlook or minimize. It seems that everyone is an artiste and connaisseur with an opinion, and they...
Jerry Marterer
Jun 4, 2020
Tea vs. coffee in Paris
When we think of cultures where tea is popular, China, Japan and England usually come to mind. But in Paris, tea drinking is hardly the...
Jerry Marterer
Apr 2, 2020
Minding your (French) Manners
There is a saying in the United States — “Little things mean a lot.” I think it was even the name of a song in the 1950s. In France,...
Jerry Marterer
Feb 5, 2020
The Parisian waiter
Parisian waiters are legendary for both their skill and their sometime-brusque attitude but — above all, they are professionals … even...