I was biting my nails waiting for them to announce the winner for Best Actress at yesterday’s Academy Awards. The ONLY actress I wanted to win was Marion Cotillard. Not only because I love all things French, but because she WAS Edith Piaf in “La Vie en Rose”. She was so fabulous in that role, it was as though she was channeling Piaf herself. Gave me the chicken flesh, as the French would say.
The only thing that would have made the awards more of a thrill for me would have been to see the ever-present-in-every-film-made-in-France Gerard Depardieu, who played Piaf’s agent in “La Mome” as it was called in French. But helas, he was probably off making another movie.
If you haven’t seen Marion Cotillard as Edith Piaf, run, don’t walk, to your nearest Blockbuster. And hope they actually carry foreign films….
Catch this clip of 150 strangers smooching along the banks of the Seine…now THIS is why I love Paris!
Happy Valentine’s Day!
Very often I hear from people who want to visit a spa while in Paris. Here are a few to choose from:
“Comfort Zone”
This spa in the Marais offers four types of massages: “the oriental”, “the Arab”, “the Indian” and “the Mediterranean”. Sauna and hammam are also available.
49 rue Quincampoix
Paris 75004
011 33 1 44 78 64 64
L’Appartement 217
Yes, this spa is in a Parisian apartment. Here you can get a Japanese bath to detoxify the body, a shiatsu massage and even facials. Tres chic.
217 rue Saint-Honoré
Paris 75001
011 33 1 42 96 00 96
Spa Anne Fontaine
This place screams fashion and style. Even the treatments scream style: “Dream of Silk” and “Softness of Cotton”. Enjoy exotic fruits after your treatment!
370 rue Saint-Honoré
Paris 75001
011 33 1 42 61 03 70
Four Seasons Spa
In a word, luxury. If you have the cash, spend it here!
31, ave. George V
75008 Paris
011 33 1 49 52 70 00
Spa Guerlain
This is an institute as well as a spa, so you get good care and great treatments.
68 Ave. des Champs-Elysées
Paris 75008
011 33 1 45 62 11 21
Seems good old Nicolas Sarkozy, President of France, went and got himself hitched today. Who knows what this will do to his approval rating, which has been slumping since his relationship with Carla Bruni started. Don’t know them, can’t comment…but hopefully she’ll make one heck of a good First Lady of France!
