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Palais du Grand Prieur du Temple - Thirza Vallois Razed to the ground by Napoléon III in 1853, the Palais was an eyewitness to some interesting pieces of Paris history. (This piece is excerpted from Thirza Vallois' book Around and About Paris.)

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Letter From Paris - Harriet Welty-Rochefort Some thoughts on being a tourist in Paris, and what the place is like in April.

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A Park Full of Old Everything - Richard Erickson Bear hunting? In the middle of Paris? C'est vrai! Richard Erickson takes us out of the hussle and bussle of Parisian life into the eclectic Jardin des Plantes which truly has an animal magnetism all its own.

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The Champs-Elysées 1948 - A 50 year old impression of the city's most famous street. Originally published in the book France, Paris, and the Provinces (McGraw-Hill, 1948, New York.).

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French History - April - Events: France cedes Newfoundland & Gibraltar to Britain 11.04.1713; Mapoléon abdicates and is exiled to Elba 11.04.1814; Henri IV issues the Edict of Nantes 13.04.1598; Births: Gustave Moreau 6.04.1826; Raymond Barre 12.04.1924; Mme. de Staël 22.04.1766; Eugène Delacroix 26.04.1798.

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