The Cluny for Roman and medieval history in Paris
If you do a bit of reading about Paris, you’ll know that it was originally a Roman town. For example, Rue St…
If you do a bit of reading about Paris, you’ll know that it was originally a Roman town. For example, Rue St…
The Pantheon is a building with an interesting background. It was originally commissioned by King Louis XV in 1755. He had a…
Our little corner of Paris around Place Maubert was a study in contrasts. At one end of our street was the Notre…
Let’s get a few very obvious observations about Paris out of the way. Paris is a wonderful city for walking, for being…
If you’ve seen the mock-doc Exit Through the Gift Shop, then you know about the street artists Banksy, Shepard Fairey and the…
Many of my friends have been to Paris, but when I ask them, did you go to the top of the Eiffel…
One of the true joys of Paris are the bridges over the Seine. Within the city, there are 37 of them, including…
As if the Louvre wasn’t big enough on its own, within the building there’s another completely separate museum, the Musée d’Arts Decoratif.…
We’d been to the Musée d’Orsay on previous trips to Paris and when it was time for lunch or a snack we…
Paris has always been a magnet for expatriates. Artists, musicians, writers, bohemians… all have been drawn to Paris for its appreciation and…