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mardi 13 mai 2008

Forget Versailles - see the fountains at Saint-Cloud

:: A Parisian experience

Versailles Schmersailles. Who needs all the tourists and tacky souvenirs? If you're looking for a beautiful park and incredible fountains, make a more original choice and head for the beautiful Parc de Saint-Cloud...

photo (c) mfshadow, used under CC licence

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jeudi 8 mai 2008

Paris (parks) by night

:: A Parisian experience

Few of Paris' parks are open at night. The Parc de le Villette is an exception, and we happened to be there just a couple of nights ago to take a couple of photos for you...

all photos: jasonw

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mercredi 30 avril 2008

exploring the rue du Cherche-Midi

:: A Parisian experience

It's a long street in the heart of Saint Germain, it's where our new Hotel Ferrandi is situated, and neither you or I know it very well for the moment (well, I don't), so we decided to walk down it - yes, all of it! - to give you an idea of the charming shops you'll find there.

all photos (c) jasonw

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mardi 29 avril 2008

The Pope is coming! The Pope is coming!

:: A Parisian experience

Yep, Pope Benedict is coming to Paris.

photo (c) M&M Ski

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La visite du pape à Paris - septembre 2008

:: A Parisian experience

Même si pape Benoît XVI ne descendra certainement pas dans un de nos hôtels, sa visite - la première depuis sa nomination en 2005 - est un événement.

photo (c) prepster96

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lundi 28 avril 2008

I see dead people - the new and improved Paris catacombs

:: A Parisian experience

After being closed for a three-month refit, the catacombs are now open again. 253,000 people visited this bizarre, macabre attraction last year, and this number increases every year. Read on to find out what's new in the world of the dead...

photo (c) -karolinka-

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mardi 22 avril 2008

New Paris Travel Kit available... and free!

:: A Parisian experience

Essential for crossing the city and seeing the sites...

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mercredi 9 avril 2008

A new way of getting up Montmartre: by foot

:: A Parisian experience

Want to take the funiculaire up to the top of Paris' biggest hill? Careful when you go then; it's being repaired...

photo (c) ~Kenjin~

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mardi 1 avril 2008

Marathon de Paris 2008 next weekend

:: A Parisian experience

A quick reminder that the Marathon's on this weekend...

photo : Mr~Poussnik

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jeudi 27 mars 2008

La Fête de l'Arbre - celebrating the trees of Paris - 29th/30th March 2008

:: A Parisian experience

In a compact city like Paris, parks and gardens tend to be smaller than in some cities, but we like to make the most of them and each year the city celebrates the wonderful trees that help Paris breathe.

photo : Miguel Jette

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lundi 24 mars 2008

Eiffel Tower to get a party hat in 2009?

:: A Parisian experience

There seems to be a bit of doubt about this on the internets. For its 120th anniversary the Eiffel Tower is/isn't going to have a giant Kevlar observation deck stuck on the top of it...

photos : serero

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vendredi 21 mars 2008

Paris as a sprawling metropolis (pt.2)

:: A Parisian experience

Another shot of the festering hellhole that is Paris Gotham!

photo : jasonw

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jeudi 20 mars 2008

Paris as a sprawling metropolis (pt.1)

:: A Parisian experience

Used to quaint shots of the city with cherry blossom and the Eiffel Tower? A village of accordion players and beret-wearers? We were almost shocked by the photos we took at Montmartre last week: Paris Gotham!

photo : jasonw

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lundi 17 mars 2008

La Foire du Trône - giant Paris funfair - 22nd March-18th May 2008

:: A Parisian experience

Can't be bothered to go to Disneyland? Neither can we! Luckily, Paris has its own giant funfair in the heart of the city for two months every Spring...

photo : kaysha

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jeudi 13 mars 2008

We visit Mad Vicky's Tea Gallery

:: A Parisian experience

Mad Vicky's what? CocoRosie fans know what we're talking about. Cocowhat? Erm, read on...

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mercredi 27 février 2008

The covered galleries of the Grands Boulevards

:: A Parisian experience

Great for getting out of the rain... and for travelling back in time; these galleries give a glimpse of what Paris must have been like at the turn of the 19th Century and are now a fascinating collection of odd shops and interesting restaurants...


All photos by jasonw

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lundi 18 février 2008

Paris Best Baguette Award 2008

:: A Parisian experience

Each year, the Paris city council gives an award for this most iconic of French foods...

photo: BoSi Himself

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lundi 11 février 2008

Chinese New Year in Paris

:: A Parisian experience

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vendredi 8 février 2008

Secret Paris - finding angels

:: A Parisian experience

Some say that Paris in the springtime is beautiful, and it would be difficult to disagree, but winter has its good side too; with no leaves on the trees, Paris' architecture reveals some secret wonders that you wouldn't normally see...

photos : jasonw

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jeudi 7 février 2008

Pamela Anderson plays the Crazy Horse (taking time off from reading all those books)

:: A Parisian experience

Never thought you'd be reading about Pamela Anderson on this blog? Neither did I. Read on...


photo : green23

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