Paris Diary

This is the table of contents of the various pages with scenes of Paris life, seen by American writer Harriet Welty Rochefort

• in ParisDiary1
  • Hijab, not Hermès - The Islamic veil in French schools
  • Summer in Paris
  • On French drivers
  • "Incivility" in France
• in Paris Diary 2
  • Was Paris Burning ?
  • Macho French politicians
  • French cinematheque replaces American Center
  • Corsican workers hijack a ferry
  • France voting "no"
  • Wine tasting
• in Paris Diary3
  • A " Royal " Socialist.....
  • The French and change....
  • Lithe! Slender! French!
• in ParisDiary4
  • Still part of the Foreign Legion...
  • Profile of a cheese shop owner
  • Apartment hunting
  • Crime in the metro and graffiti on trees

• in ParisDiary5
  • On French-bashing
  • Reflections on Some Sharp Words for the States
  • Musings on the East-West Paris Divide
  • French elections - The tie that binds
  • Meeting Sarkozy, the Mayor of Neuilly
  • Christmas in Paris and a French tune for Judith
• in ParisDiary6
  • Eating in the dark in Paris
  • My wine and cheese tastings
  • Vacation !
  • My garden in Paris
• in ParisDiary7
  • Don't eat your soup with a fork....
  • The Rules of the Game - French preppies are bons, chics and a genre in demand
• in ParisDiary8
  • Patrimoine and Art de Vivre in the Rhône-Alps
•  in ParisDiary9
  • The most loved French personnality dies...
  • French anti-Semitism and the U.S. press...
  • A fascist rises in France
  • An apartment find and other reflections

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Order Harriet Welty Rochefort's books :

• "French Toast, An American in Paris Celebrates The Maddening Mysteries of the French", St.Martin's Press, New York, 1999
• "French Fried, The Culinary Capers of An American in Paris", St.Martin's Press, New York, 2001

More on Harriet's books (excerpts, upcoming events, testimonials, etc..)