Paname Ensemble welcomes Lauren Elkin, blogger behind La Maitresse, our Blog de la Semaine.

Who are you?
A native New Yorker who somehow ended up in Paris.

What is your favorite thing to do in Paris?
Walking everywhere; picnics on the Pont des Arts; sitting in churches; browsing in bookstores; spending hours in cafes in Montparnasse or Montmartre, depending on my mood; ending a long day of shopping with a drink on the roof deck at Printemps.

When did you start your blog?
In May 2004, a few months before I moved to Paris.

Where do you blog from?
For now, the 9th, but I have to move at the end of June (and I'm looking for an apartment-- if anyone hears of a cute studio or 2 pièces, do let me know!)

Why blog?
Because it creates a collective experience that is unmatched through any other form of media.

How many other blogs do you read? Which ones?
So many blogs, so little time... I do love The Paris Blog because it rounds up the best of the best, thereby saving me valuable surfing time, and so many of the bloggers are good friends of mine. Then, my friend and colleague from graduate school has a brilliant blog, called Is There No Sin In It. When I have free time I read Go Fug Yourself, which is awesome.

Anything else we should know about your blog?
Much like bloggers themselves, it's a work in progress! for example: I keep meaning to jazz up the template but never get around to it. One of these days...

Paname Ensemble welcomes Eric, blogger behind ParisDailyPhoto, our Blog de la Semaine.

Who are you?
I am Eric, I am 46, I am a journalist and I live in Paris. I have always lived in Paris and I love it. The only cities I would trade for Paris are Barcelona and New York.

What is your favorite thing to do in Paris?
I love walking down the enbankment in the summer time with a Berthillon ice cream in my hand!

When did you start your blog?
I started in 2005 o March 11 after I received a digital camera for my birthday (January 21 BTW...)

Where do you blog from?
I live in the 9th (Passage Verdeau) so I blog from the 9th but I post photos from all arrondissements.

Why blog?
At first to share my love for Paris with as many people in the world and now also because I have loyal visitors that I enjoy reading the comments of.

How many other blogs do you read? Which ones?
I visit a lot of city daily photo blogs from all around the world of course (there are almost 80 to date now) and I also read the usual French "blogeoisie" : Loïc Le Meur, Bonjour America by Vinvin, Christophe Ginisty, 09:09. Also Rue Rude that I recently discovered.

Anything else we should know about your blog?
I don't think so. Thank you very much for you interest.

Paname Ensemble welcomes La Coquette, our first Blog de la Semaine. A few q & a's with Blogger Elisabeth Fourmont...

Who are you? A Franco-American (raised in America) living in Paris.

What is your favorite thing to do in Paris? There are so many. My newest favorite thing is to see a good nouvelle vague film at Cinéma Le Champo on rue des Ecoles. I also like walking along the Seine at sunset and eating macarons and steak tartare (not together, don't worry).

When did you start your blog? I began in earnest in October of 2004, when I quit working at a fashion magazine here.
Where do you blog from? The 5th.

Why blog? Creating a narrative for my humiliations is therapeutic. And there is no shortage of humiliation when you are a foreigner. Also, I blog to get hot dates. That approach is a little less efficient.

How many other blogs do you read? Which ones? I read dozens of blogs daily. My favorites are listed on my sidebar, but my ultimate favorite is written by a recovering Mormon living in Utah. She blogs at www.dooce.com. I also really like a blog called Imaginary Socialite, www.imaginarysocialite.com, which reminds me what life could be like if I were a magazine editor/ hipster in New York. (Parties, sample sales, photo shoots.) I'm happy with my quiet life in Paris, but her blog is a fun escape.

Anything else we should know about your blog?I am really a man.