Category Archives: Paris

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New Year’s Day, Paris

New Year’s Day in Paris feels like a good day to be flopped on the sofa watching videos. But this is Paris, so it’s out to explore the city. Wandering around the 16th, I pass […]

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New Year’s Eve, Paris

Overcast and raining in Paris for most of the day today. I’ve been lucky enough to be invited to a private party for tonight’s celebrations, so I spend most of the day obsessing over whether […]

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Grand Palais Cartier Exhibition

It’s a grey day today in Paris, with light rain at times. I decide to visit the Jardin des Plantes, to see if they have photography exhibition on the iron railings of the garden. On […]

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Boxing Day, Paris, 2013

A quiet morning by the Canal St Martin and a manic, crowded afternoon at Trocadero…. After the pretty ordinary weather of the last few days, Boxing Day is cold, mostly clear and sunny. I decide […]

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Christmas Decorations in Paris, 2013

Christmas Day is an interesting day in Paris. Many cafes, boulangeries, pharmacies and restaurants are open for business. Dalloyau patisserie, next door to my apartment is open all day and well into early evening, as […]

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Christmas Eve in Paris, 2013

Christmas Eve in Paris has really turned it on weather wise,  and not in a good way! The wind has howled all night, and in additional to broken tree branches littering the (pretty empty) streets, […]