Tag Archives: Bon Marche

Zinc

Posted on January 24, 2021 by Parisian Fields

So many sights in Paris pique our curiosity and lead us to learn things we would not have learned otherwise. This blog post began as we thought about the beauty of Paris’s zinc roofs. One could argue that zinc roofs … Continue reading →

Posted in Paris architecture, Paris history | Tagged Belgium, Bon Marche, Esperanto, galvanizing, Georges-Eugène Haussmann, Jean-Jacques Dony, Liège, Maison de la Metallurgie et de l’Industrie, Moresnet, Napoleon Bonaparte, Napoleon III, roofing, Société Anonyme des Mines et Fonderies de Zinc de la Vieille-Montagne, UNESCO, Vieille Montagne, white rust, zinc bars | 20 Comments

Colour commentary

Posted on February 12, 2012 by Parisian Fields

In the 1840s, my great-great grandfather came to Paris to study at the Gobelins Tapestry Factory. He was not a weaver or tapestry-maker, but a chemist who specialized in the science of colour and dyes, and the Gobelins was the … Continue reading →

Posted in Paris architecture, Paris art, Paris streets | Tagged 32 rue Eugène Flachat, 51 boulevard Berthier, Accords chromatiques, Alain-Charles Perrot, Bon Marche, Build Up, F.-G. Dumas, François-Guillaume Dumas, Gobelins Tapestry Factory, Jules Loebnitz, La Samaritaine, Lycée Molière, Monceau Fleurs, Opéra Garnier, Paris Illustré, Paris Opera, Paul Sédille, Pavilion de l’Arsenal, Pompidou Centre, Printemps, Revue Illustrée, rue des Thermopyles, rue du Ranelagh, Simon Texier | 6 Comments

Bringing home a taste of Paris

Posted on January 14, 2011 by Parisian Fields

Remember that old grade-school assignment, “What did you do on your summer vacation?” The mind tends to go blank. Similarly, when the customs officer at the airport us, “What did you buy in Paris?” our minds go blank. What did … Continue reading →

Posted in Paris food | Tagged Bon Marche, Bonne Maman, Ducros poivre saveur, Les Toiles du Soleil, Monoprix, pork tenderloin, Pyrex measuring cup, Souvenirs of Paris | 4 Comments

A Rudolf-free Noel

Posted on December 24, 2010 by Parisian Fields

We’ve been asked many times why we decided to spend Christmas in Paris this year, and we have all kinds of answers. “We didn’t want to do another turkey.” “We thought it would be fun to spend Christmas just the … Continue reading →