December 2010
2 posts
“Wealth is commonplace, but wisdom is rare.”
Living like a local in Paris
The next day, I have brunch with Paris friends in the bustling bohemian Marais district. Their 25-year-old niece Alice Boucoiran is wearing shorts over polka-dot stockings and appropriated her uncle’s yellow silk handkerchief for a neck scarf, looking effortlessly chic in a way few Americans can.
The boisterous Saturday café meal ends with a walk to boutiques and a dessert of handmade...