Category Archives: Paris

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Chateau de Chantilly

It must be 10 years or more since I have been to Chateau de Chantilly. I think the last time was either autumn or spring, as I remember it being misty and distinctly muddy underfoot […]

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Val-de-Grace and Les Berges de Paris

Apparently Val-de-Grace will be open for visitors today. It is a long held ambition to see the interior of this church, build by Anne of Austria to celebrate the birth of Louis XIV. I have […]

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La Chasse aux Tresors (2013 Paris Treasure Hunt)

Saturday was the 2013 La Chasse aux Tresors de Paris (Paris Treasure Hunt). In it’s seventh year, it is jointly organised by the Mairies (City Halls) of the 3rd, 4th, 6th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, […]

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Paris II

Friday morning is overcast and misty in Paris. An early morning stroll round the Tuileries finds the line outside the Louvre quite long at 9:05am.  Not that I’m planning to join the queue. I want […]

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Paris

Paris traffic is at its absolute worst this morning – 90 minutes from CDG airport to the 2nd arrondisement, and a 65 Euro taxi fare. I hate taking taxis, but my suitcase is too heavy […]

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Paris to London

Today it’s time to travel from Paris to London. Okay, so the taxi company has the same trouble finding Rue St Roch (another one-way street in the 1st arrondissement) as they did Rue de la […]