Grab the Champagne!

I have to admit that despite annual visits to Paris over the last five springs, Pater and I have not visited the Eiffel Tower since 1990 when we took our kids to the top for…

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a paris buzz

I came across this lovely graffiti in the Butte aux Cailles today and then the one below was just around the corner from us at Gobelins — somewhere in my photo files I have a…

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Ca vaut la peine — Paris walking

Thought you might like a glimpse of my new shoes — might have put a few too many kilometres on them the other day, walking to Le Petit Palais to see a great exhibition of…

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a paris labyrinth

It’s difficult to keep track of what we’ve done — I keep a record in my little Moleskine which I carry everywhere, but without consulting it, our days blur into a whirl of museums and…

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Merci, Paris

Yesterday, we headed out to find a shop I’d read about at various blogs, Merci — an interesting enterprise which sells designer goods from a variety of sources at discounted prices and donates some/most/all??? of…

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