Our little corner of Paris around Place Maubert was a study in contrasts. At one end of our street was the Notre…
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Let’s get a few very obvious observations about Paris out of the way. Paris is a wonderful city for walking, for being…
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The fascination with Vincent Van Gogh carries on through 2012. Near the top of my pile of books to read is a…
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If you’ve seen the mock-doc Exit Through the Gift Shop, then you know about the street artists Banksy, Shepard Fairey and the…
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Many of my friends have been to Paris, but when I ask them, did you go to the top of the Eiffel…
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One of the true joys of Paris are the bridges over the Seine. Within the city, there are 37 of them, including…
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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.…
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We’d been to the Musée d’Orsay on previous trips to Paris and when it was time for lunch or a snack we…
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Paris has always been a magnet for expatriates. Artists, musicians, writers, bohemians… all have been drawn to Paris for its appreciation and…
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When most people think of Paris, they picture the arrondisements closest to the Seine, the single-digit, high-rent, beautified haute couture picture-postcard City…
