Skip to content
ParisVoice

ParisVoice

The webzine for English speaking Parisians

  • Home
  • Paris
    • Practical Paris
    • Paris Selections
    • Vintage Q & A
  • Discover
    • Travel
    • Guides
    • Books on France
  • Art
  • Photo
  • Stage
  • Trending
    • Features
    • Style
  • Archives
    • Story Archives 1986-1997
    • Web Archives 1998-2004
  • About
  • Connect

Author: CraigLaBan

Posted on October 1, 1992March 21, 2017

Paris’ bains-douches

Feature, Hot tips on hot showers, October 1992

According to La Vie Parisienne à Travers les Ages, Henri IV’s mistress once felt obliged to tell him, “Sire, it’s a good thing that you’re King, because in all honesty, you smell like carrion rot.”

Continue reading “Paris’ bains-douches”

French movies + English subtitles

Paris cinemas proposing French movies with English subtitles

Featured

  • Loire Plein Air Painting Workshop
    Treat yourself to a week of water color painting taught by Paul George (May 27-June …
  • Tasty Tips…French Aperitifs
    Terrace weather is here and having a drink at a strategically placed people-watching café is …
  • Paris by it’s Writers
    Much of Paris’ romantic patina comes from tales told by writers who have lived here. …
  • Paris 17th district
    Of all the 8 new arrondissements incorporated into Paris in January 1860  (13th to 20th), …

Recent Posts

  • Movie Posters. Galerie Ciné-Images
  • Best Paris Baguette 2026
  • Paris For Movie Lovers

Some great books

  • The Sexual Life of Catherine M.
    Steamy French memoir goes global One of the most talked-about women in France last year was …
  • We’ll always have Paris
    John Baxter talks about sex and love in the City of Light Renowned film critic, …
  • French Like Moi
    Scott Carpenter’s memoir “French Like Moi” revisits B.C Paris (before corona virus) with wit and …
  • So Parisian!
    “Paris has more to offer than climbing the Eiffel Tower” says “So Parisian!” author Jean-Christophe …

Top stories from past

  • Paris… Ten Years After
    Parisvoice celebrates ten years, Feburary 1989 The celebration of birthdays,  anniversaries and other assorted red-letter …
  • Lille, “Flanning” in Flanders
    In an hour, you can be in another country. Lille, capital of French Flanders, has …
  • Storming the Bastille and Beyond
    When the last decade of the 20th century witnessed the collapse of communism throughout the …
  • Living in Paris and Other Fantasies
    When asked in a recent survey to name their number one fantasy, most Americans polled …

Beau Paris

  • La fontaine Médicis

  • Jardin du Luxembourg

  • La fontaine Stravinsky

  • La fontaine Stravinsky

  • Seine night view

  • Bistrot 1900

  • Port Royal garden

  • Eiffel sunset

  • Red cat, Paris XIIème

  • Galeries Lafayette

  • La fontaine des Innocents

Categories

  • Archives
  • Archives 97-86
  • Art
  • Books on France
  • Features
  • Food and drink
  • Guides
  • Movies
  • Music
  • New books
  • On Stage
  • Paris Q & A
  • Paris Selections
  • Photography
  • Practical Paris
  • Style and shopping
  • Travel
  • Uncategorized
  • Voice Section 1

RSS FRANCE 24 – INTERNATIONAL NEWS 24/7

  • Libya ‘corruption pact’: Sarkozy returns to court as his former right-hand man turns against him
  • France's public holidays: The art of the long weekend
  • Abuse at French after-school programmes: Parents sound the alarm
  • French navy boards Russia-linked tanker in Mediterranean
  • Socialist leads Paris mayoral race but leftist rival threatens to split vote
  • French far right eyes Marseille upset after strong showing in mayoral elections
  • Turnout low in French mayoral elections seen as key test ahead of 2027 presidential race
  • ‘To be free, we have to be feared,’ Macron says in keynote nuclear speech
Privacy Policy Proudly powered by WordPress
Manage Cookie Consent
To provide the best experiences, we use technologies like cookies to store and/or access device information. Consenting to these technologies will allow us to process data such as browsing behavior or unique IDs on this site. Not consenting or withdrawing consent, may adversely affect certain features and functions.
Functional Always active
The technical storage or access is strictly necessary for the legitimate purpose of enabling the use of a specific service explicitly requested by the subscriber or user, or for the sole purpose of carrying out the transmission of a communication over an electronic communications network.
Preferences
The technical storage or access is necessary for the legitimate purpose of storing preferences that are not requested by the subscriber or user.
Statistics
The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for statistical purposes. The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for anonymous statistical purposes. Without a subpoena, voluntary compliance on the part of your Internet Service Provider, or additional records from a third party, information stored or retrieved for this purpose alone cannot usually be used to identify you.
Marketing
The technical storage or access is required to create user profiles to send advertising, or to track the user on a website or across several websites for similar marketing purposes.
  • Manage options
  • Manage services
  • Manage {vendor_count} vendors
  • Read more about these purposes
View preferences
  • {title}
  • {title}
  • {title}