O Chateau Blog | Stuff Parisians Like. A blog by Olivier Magny

All Parisians love Roland Garros.
Not the man – the tennis tournament. Known overseas as the French Open. Roland Garros is all good news for Parisians.
Firstly, it means spring has arrived. Roland Garros is the official kick-off of the best months of the year. The French open is allegedly a tennis tournament. Truth be told, it [...]

Parisians want to be great and in pain.
Jacques Brel was great, and he was in pain.
Jacques Brel is every Parisian’s idol.
Parisians reluctantly admit to see value in other human beings. Only a few can make it to the pantheon of Parisians’ acceptance. Even fewer artists (living artists being slackers in Paris). Jacques Brel was one [...]