Bonjour! I hope you are well and safe, finding a way to navigate your shelter-in-place orders. Here in Paris, we’re on Day 14 (or is it 13? of lockdown. Our lockdown has been extended to at least April 15th. My family and I are healthy and doing well. Paris is silent and still. A few […] The post Paris Lockdown Diary, Day 14 (I Think) appeared first on The Reluctant Parisian.| The Reluctant Parisian
A Strange Bonjour Bonjour from Paris, where a bizarre new reality has taken hold, just as it has in the United States. No parties these days, of course, and no la bise. I did attend a party 14 days ago. One of the couples with whom I talked and exchanged la bise is now self-quarantined […] The post Stuck in Paris during Coronavirus: What I Want Everyone to Know Back Home appeared first on The Reluctant Parisian.| The Reluctant Parisian
Coronavirus in Paris Update: March 13,2020: A few hours after I wrote this post, Macron addressed the nation live on TV. He closed all schools, creches, and universities beginning Monday. Watching the address felt like watching a disaster movie play out in real life. It was a moving, sobering, speech, in which the embattled Macron exhibited […] The post Coronavirus in France (update): Waking Up in Paris to a Travel Ban appeared first on The Reluctant Parisian.| The Reluctant Parisian
Hi, everyone. As coronavirus continues to spread in France and around the world, I thought I’d share with you a video of what it’s like to live in Paris right now. (Scroll down to watch the video, shot in my apartment, because: Coronavirus). No Kissing – The Ban on La Bise Just when you think […] The post Coronavirus in France: What It’s Like in Paris Right Now appeared first on The Reluctant Parisian.| The Reluctant Parisian
Hi, everyone. As coronavirus continues to spread in France and around the world, I thought I’d share with you a video of what it’s like to live in Paris right now. (Scroll down to watch the video, shot in my apartment, because: Coronavirus). No Kissing – The Ban on La Bise Just when you think […]| The Reluctant Parisian