At the start of September, we can finally say it: back-to-school time is officially here!
And yet, I don’t know about you, but I have the strange feeling that it’s not really the case… Maybe it’s because of this aborted summer that ended before it even began… Maybe because the sun is back when we didn’t even know what it looked like anymore…
And perhaps it is also because of all that that I’m serving you a hodgepodge article today, for a back-to-school season that isn’t really one, to dive back into our daily lives, well-equipped, but without really paying attention to it, as if summer had finally arrived…
Be British at Beaugrenelle Paris
Beaugrenelle
is getting into an English mood for the new school year with a Be British week. The shopping center’s brands are teaming up from September 6th to 20th to give us a Made in England shopping experience and give away many prizes in a very British atmosphere.
On the program:
- stores dressed in the colors of England (you can see classic Minis, telephone booths straight from England, and even meet look-alikes of the biggest British stars)
- restaurants with British menus, including fish & chips for original gourmet breaks (a quick stop at Marks & Spencer; English Breakfast at Exki; English cooking classes at Du Bruit dans la Cuisine; a hot-dog menu accompanied by an English beer at the Parisian pub; a fish & chips at Bermuda Onion or at Eclectic)
- a film lineup with great English classics at Pathé Beaugrenelle
- hundreds of prizes to be won in the center, including a classic Mini. To try your luck at this big game, sign up either with one of the British star look-alikes equipped with iPads that you’ll need to find in the center, or on one of the 18 touch-screen kiosks in the center
- instant win game: for the less patient, hundreds of immediately available gifts from participating stores will be distributed throughout the operation (perfume, muffin, tea, manicure, etc.)
- #BeBritish photo contest: take pictures of yourself and win many prizes via social networks
- activities for children (Viens Jouer à La Maison offers workshops to help them discover England and its treasures in a fun way; English-style makeup workshop + photo by the famous Harcourt photo booths)
- sports activities (a fitness session with Nike training)
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Beaugrenelle Paris Center
12, rue de Linois – 75015 Paris
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A beach terrace to extend the summer
The Hôtel Renaissance Paris Le Parc Trocadéro is extending the summer with the most exotic pop-up terrace in Paris, the Corner Long Beach, until September 28th.
On the program, immediate boarding for Mauritius, thanks to a partnership with Long Beach, a luxury establishment from the Sun Resorts group, to transform the hotel’s garden terrace (classified as a “Protected Indoor Green Space”) into an exotic haven of peace where it’s good to lounge on deckchairs and refresh yourself with a signature cocktail (13€) or homemade sorbets (6€ for 2 scoops).
Long Beach Mojito: Rum, curry leaves, cane syrup, lime, sparkling water
Corner Long Beach Ice Tea: Bombay Sapphire East Gin, cinnamon syrup, ginger, lemongrass, lime, ginger ale soda
All accompanied by homemade exotic tapas (plate at 15€), for a trip to the land of Mauritian flavors.
Tapas: Curry beef meatballs with black mustard seeds, vegetable samosas with green tomato rougail, herb badias with green chili and spring onions, cinnamon and cardamom marinated shrimp skewers, seared white tuna with curry leaves
Le Renaissance Paris Le Parc Trocadéro
55-57 avenue Raymond Poincaré, 75016 Paris
01 44 05 66 66
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Back-to-school at Bercy Village
Bercy Village has concocted a program for the new school year dedicated to art, heritage, and music.
On the program:
- dazzling opera performances with the 2nd part of the Opéra côté Cour festival, a completely free open-air opera festival, every Sunday from September 7th to 28th, 2014, on the Bercy Village stage, Cour Saint-Emilion, opposite FNAC
- free guided tours to discover the Bercy district for the European Heritage Days
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The Suite 601 by Kure Bazaar
The French brand Kure Bazaar is setting up shop this month of September 2014 in one of the suites at the Park Hyatt Paris Vendôme and is opening its first beauty space dedicated to nails and color inside a luxury hotel.
The great idea behind this confidential address specializing in manicures and pedicures is the exceptional setting of a 5-star hotel, open for the occasion to Palace guests, but also to anyone wanting to enjoy (by appointment, of course) this privileged setting for a moment of relaxation and gentleness.
You feel like you’re in a cocoon in this charming suite, comfortably installed in an armchair next to a small side table for a wellness break (which we really need during this back-to-school period) and an application of natural-origin nail polish made from wood pulp, cotton, corn, potato, and wheat.
Expect to pay 30€ for a polish application and nail shaping (20 min) and 45€ for a Parisian manicure (35 min). As a bonus, it’s worth knowing that the Suite can be privatized upon request…
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A massage to recharge
The Les Cent Ciels hammams offer their new treatment for radiant, hydrated, and revitalized skin, and to prolong your tan: The Back-to-School Treatment.
The latter includes:
- hammam, sauna, swimming pool
- 15-minute massage with black soap enriched with eucalyptus essential oils to prepare the skin for the exfoliation of dead skin caused by the sun
- 15-minute scrub with a kessa glove.
- application of argan oil and prickly pear flower oil, well known for their antioxidant, nourishing, highly moisturizing, and firming properties
This treatment is offered in September and October 2014 for the price of 100€.
Les Cent Ciels Boulogne 45 bis, avenue Edouard Vaillant – 92100 Boulogne
Les Cent Ciels Paris 7 rue de Nemours – 75011 Paris
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The City of Paris Museums and their exhibitions combined in 1 pass
Back-to-school is also the right time to make good cultural resolutions.
The Paris Musées Card is the ideal golden key to fully enjoy the rich and varied exhibition schedule of the City of Paris museums.
This card is obviously a great deal since it offers a very attractive rate allowing 1 year of unlimited and skip-the-line access to the thirty or so exhibitions offered each season by the city.
But there are also many other advantages such as preferential rates for tours, lectures, workshops, shows, in the museum network’s bookstores and café-restaurants, as well as a privileged relationship with the museums and their schedule (indeed, every subscriber is informed as a priority throughout the season about the establishments’ news).
Member museums: the Museum of Modern Art of the City of Paris, the Maison de Balzac, the Bourdelle Museum, the Carnavalet Museum – History of Paris, the Cernuschi Museum, the Cognacq-Jay Museum, the Palais Galliera, the Jean-Moulin Museum, the Petit Palais, the Museum of Romantic Life, the Maison de Victor Hugo, and the Zadkine Museum.
Information and rates:
- Individual card at 40€
- Duo card (valid for the member + 1 guest of their choice) at 60€
- Youth card (under 26 years old) at 20€
You can subscribe to the card at museum box offices from the very first autumn exhibition, or on the internet.
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Pretty notebooks, planners, and accessories to add a splash of color to our bags and jot down everything that crosses our minds…
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A gourmet back-to-school at BHV Marais
Meet from September 10th to 30th on the 3rd floor of BHV Marais to discover the Marlette brand (which I personally discovered thanks to Pain Quotidien) and its organic bread and pastry mixes.
For the true foodies, free workshops are offered to learn how to make delicious pancakes, financiers, and moist cakes, the art of customizing cakes, and ending with tastings of cereal bars..
Workshop hours: Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday from 12 PM to 6 PM / Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday from 2 PM to 7:30 PM
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Festival Des Heures 2014 “Voices of Peace” at the Collège des Bernardins
On the threshold of the Great War commemorations, this 4th edition of the Festival des Heures intends to celebrate music as a bearer of peace on Saturday, September 27th, 2014, from 9:30 AM to 10 PM.
On the program: the diaphanous viols of the Sit Fast ensemble, Ravel and Caplet, in a program mixing the great repertoire with rarely heard pieces (Luce del Canto and Quatuor Cambini), a concert of piano improvisations by Karol Beffa on the film 7th Heaven by Frank Borzage, The Tallis Scholars, for an a cappella program, the Concert Spirituel led by Hervé Niquet.
These concerts will be punctuated by film screenings, workshops-debates, convivial moments, meetings with the artists, and tours of the Collège des Bernardins.
In parallel, a wide program intended for young audiences offers highlights around the same theme to children and families.
Collège des Bernardins / 20 rue de Poissy 75005 Paris
GIVEAWAY:
To end this article well and especially to start this new school year off right, I invite you to win 3×2 invitations for The Concert of Lauds as part of the Festival des Heures.
The latter will take place from 11:15 AM to 12:30 PM, on Saturday, September 27th, 2014 in the Grande Nef of the Collège des Bernardins.
To participate, just leave a comment below this article telling me what your tip / good idea / good resolution is for this back-to-school season.
A lucky draw among the answers to this question will determine the 3 winners of the invitations. Good luck to everyone!
Rules:
– Contest limited to Metropolitan France
– Transportation to the festival venue is not included in the prize
– + 1 chance if you are a fan of the blog’s facebook page; + 1 chance if you follow the blog’s twitter page; + 1 chance if you follow the blog’s hellocoton page + 1 chance if you follow the blog’s Instagram page + 1 chance for every share of the article (don’t forget to leave your pseudonyms in your comment if you want to benefit from extra chance(s))
– 1 entry per IP address
– contest start date: Monday, September 15th, 2014 – contest deadline: Monday, September 22nd, 2014 and results the next day on the blog in an edit of this article
