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It's #BastilleDay🇨🇵!
We're home this year and making the most of it. #LifeInParis
What happens on #14juillet? Read on my blog #LettersFromParisAndOtherMissives:
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July 14 in Paris
How does Paris celebrate July 14?
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July 14, 2025 at 12:06 PM
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School started again this week in metropolitan France. #LettersFromParisAndOtherMissives has a refresher (or an introduction) for you of the French school system:
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French school - part 1
The mysteries of the French school system explained in two parts.
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September 4, 2025 at 1:31 PM
maykenalanna.bsky.social
Germany has the Easter bunny but France has Easter bells - my blog #LettersFromParisAndOtherMissives tells you why:
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Easter Bells
Who brings the Easter eggs in France? Hint: It's not the Easter bunny.
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April 20, 2025 at 7:20 PM
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Summer holidays in #France means checking in with Smart Bison before hitting the road. #LifeInParis
#LettersFromParisAndOtherMissives explains:
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On the Road with Smart Bison
Driving in France during peak holiday season? Consult the Smart Bison!
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July 19, 2025 at 8:01 AM
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It's back to school in France tomorrow, with #LettersFromParisAndOtherMissives:
www.maykenbruenings.com/bonne-rentree/
Bonne rentrée to all students and especially to my 15yo!
Bonne rentrée !
September in France is rentrée time, and that doesn't mean only back to school.
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August 31, 2025 at 4:23 PM
maykenalanna.bsky.social
When I go to an address in town I've never been to, whether a doctor or something else, I discover a neighbourhood I otherwise wouldn't have gone to. #LifeInParis
On #LettersFromParisAndOtherMissives I shsre a tip for help with orientation:
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Street numbers follow the river
There's a system to street numbers in Paris - it's all about the river!
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August 21, 2025 at 12:59 PM
maykenalanna.bsky.social
After all those years I've lived in France, I still get stressed out at the bakery. I'm here to buy a "(baguette) tradition" but they don't have any just now. What do I take instead? #LifeInParis
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La Baguette
Is there anything more French than the baguette?
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July 20, 2025 at 10:56 AM
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For Epiphany, here's a blog post from #LettersFromParisAndOtherMissives about a French tradition on January 6. A story of kings, cakes, and beans. Enjoy! 👑🇨🇵
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Electing the King in the French Republic
On January 6, the French elect their kings and queens by eating cake. Yes, really. Only the president isn't allowed to play.
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January 6, 2025 at 12:29 PM
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We're on our way to the train station to go to Germany. We just got back on Saturday. We could have stayed? No because we're going to northern Germany this time.
#LettersFromParisAndOtherMissives explains Gare du Nord:
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Paris to the North
Gare du Nord is both the busiest and the most international of the six Paris train stations. An overview.
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August 14, 2025 at 6:31 AM
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Tomorrow the Paris International Agricultural Fair starts. If you know me even a little, you'll guess how excited I am. This is basically Cow Central.
#LettersFromParisAndOtherMissives tells you all about it:
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Cows cows cows
The biggest farm in France holds court in Paris at the end of February every year.
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February 23, 2024 at 12:02 PM
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In good Parisian tradition, I'm leaving town for (part of) August, so #LifeInParis #GamesEdition is taking a break.
More about #Paris in August on my blog #LettersFromParisAndOtherMissives (hear me interviewed!):
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Paris: closed in August
In August, Paris is full of tourists. But why are so many businesses closed? Find out why Parisians go away in August.
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August 4, 2024 at 9:12 AM
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Hi new (and old) followers! If you've bothered to check my bio, you'll know I live in Paris and blog about it. Here's one of my posts from earlier this year, on one of the Paris métro lines. You even get to ride on line 4!
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Métro 4 - from north to south
Discover Paris métro line 4 and come along for a ride!
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November 15, 2024 at 6:34 PM
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So today is #BastilleDay🇨🇵
But do you know what the Bastille actually was?
Don't worry, my blog #LettersFromParisAndOtherMissives has you covered:
www.maykenbruenings.com/bastille-day/
Bastille Day
The French national holiday is called Bastille Day in English. But what is "Bastille"?
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July 14, 2025 at 4:57 PM
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#LettersFromParisAndOtherMissives is back! My behind the scenes blog live from #Paris, check out my newest post:
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Gare de l'Est in the shadow of its bigger sister
Paris Gare de l'Est - one of the city's 6 main train station
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April 1, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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This is where we left from and arrived back at last week: Gare de l'Est.
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#LifeInParis
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Gare de l'Est in the shadow of its bigger sister
Paris Gare de l'Est - one of the city's 6 main train station
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August 14, 2025 at 6:31 AM
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Look! It's the Eiffel Tower!
Yes, but where's the best spot to see it from in #Paris? Judge for yourselves with my latest on #LettersFromParisAndOtherMissives
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Spot the Tower
What are the best locations to spot the Eiffel Tower? Follow me!
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March 26, 2024 at 6:59 PM
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We were lucky enough to see the riders of the French Republican Guard perform at the International Agricultural Fair last Sunday, so I was able to enrich my #LettersFromParisAndOtherMissives post with a few videos.
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Horses in Paris
Seen horses in Paris? You might have met the Republican Guard.
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March 9, 2024 at 2:40 PM
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It's that time of the year again - mid-August, height of the holidays, when the tourists-to-locals ratio in #Paris is highest.
Let me share once again my #LettersFromParisAndOtherMissives blog post, including a radio piece that interviews me (among others).
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Paris: closed in August
In August, Paris is full of tourists. But why are so many businesses closed? Find out why Parisians go away in August.
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August 19, 2026 at 11:26 AM
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The newest post on #LettersFromParisAndOtherMissives is about an #AmWriting subject: Concepts that don't exist in the real world. #Fantasy

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A few words on concepts that don’t exist in the real world
How do you name invented concepts in your fantasy world?
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December 26, 2023 at 4:09 PM
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And it's that time of the year again when #LettersFromParisAndOtherMissives explains why Paris is all tourists, no Parisians in August, with lots of small businesses closed.
Bonus: a radio piece including an interview with me.
www.maykenbruenings.com/paris-closed...
Paris: closed in August
In August, Paris is full of tourists. But why are so many businesses closed? Find out why Parisians go away in August.
www.maykenbruenings.com
August 15, 2025 at 11:47 AM
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Keeping in tune with the upcoming release of the #TimeTravel anthology featuring a short story by me (check my website for preorder info!), this month's post on #LettersFromParisAndOtherMissives is about Time:
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Meridians and Paris Time
Why was Paris time 9,21min ahead of GMT?
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November 28, 2023 at 6:22 PM
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It is far-too-early-o'clock on a Saturday morning, but that hasn't stopped me from taking photo and video for upcoming blog posts at my #LettersFromParisAndOtherMissives blog. So if one day you read a blog post with nighttime photos, they're probably from this morning.
#LifeInParis
October 28, 2023 at 5:40 AM
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I publish a new blog post about Paris once a month. This morning: "I need to finish my post by tomorrow, and I'm leaving the country!"
*Films on métro 4 on the way to train station and brings up some photos taken of line 4 station in the past*
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October 28, 2023 at 6:10 PM
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Here's my post on #LettersFromParisAndOtherMissives about the old spire thst fell in the fire:
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In Memory of the Spire
The construction of Notre Dame started in 1163 and concluded in 1345. Do you remember where you were when you heard that Notre Dame was on fire? I do. It was a Monday night, I came home from swim p...
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December 16, 2023 at 2:31 PM
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February 23, 2024 at 12:12 PM