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Category Archives: Paris
Photos of the Week – Palais Royal in June
Just a few photos from the sunny Palais Royal Gardens to start the week.
Weekly Blogger Round-Up: Buying French & German rail tickets – Packing cubes – Love locks in Paris
This week’s blogger round-up contains a very helpful website review by Maggie Lacoste from Experience France by Bike for hassle-free purchase of French & German train tickets at the best prices, followed by tips on using packing cubes (I had never heard of … Continue reading
Posted in Cycling, France, Paris, Travelling
Tagged capitaine phone app, love lock bridge in paris, packing cubes
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Photo of the Week – Rooftops & Roses
We started the week in Paris and finished up in Blois. We’re moving into summer at last with the return of the warm weather and the lovely long twilight. The first photo was taken at about 7.15 pm and the second … Continue reading
Posted in Closerie Falaiseau, Flowers & gardens, Paris
Tagged climbing roses, Paris rooftops, summer solstice
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Photos of the Week – Tuileries Gardens and a Royal Rose
A meeting with some Australian friends on a sunny day took me to my favourite café in the Tuileries – Chez Diane. On the way back, I went to see my favourite rose in the Palais Royal gardens. I don’t … Continue reading
Posted in Flowers & gardens, Paris
Tagged Palais Royal, sailing boats in Tuileries, Tuileries Gardens
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Weekly Blogger Round-Up: Secret hot chocolate spots in Paris – The blue church in Bratislava – Good & bad in Istanbul
This week’s Blogger Round-Up starts with a post by Judy MacMahon from My French Life who shares 4 secrets spots for hot chocolate – I shall be the first to try! Next Phoebe from Lou Messugo takes us to visit the … Continue reading
Posted in Eastern Europe, Paris, Restaurants, Sightseeing, Slovakia
Tagged blue church bratislava, hot chocolate in Paris, Istanbul, secret paris
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Weekly Blogger Round-Up: Mussels & Bread
This week’s blogger round-up is all about food. Paula McInerney from Contented Traveller reports on eating mussels in Brussels, which it’s a very popular food in France as well. We buy them on the Sunday market. And it’s the Fête du … Continue reading
Posted in Belgium, Food, France, Paris, Weekly Blogger Round-Up
Tagged bread festival, Brussels, fête du pain, mussels, weekly blogger round-up
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Weekly Blogger Round-Up: Origin of the croissant – Road Trip to Romania – Le Petit Palais
This week’s Blogger Round-Up is all Australian. French Moments shares the story of the croissant with us which is more Turkish orAustrian than French while Andrea from Rear View Mirror takes us on the ultimate road trip to Romania, a … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Art, Eastern Europe, Food, Paris, Uncategorized, Weekly Blogger Round-Up
Tagged Le Petit Palais, origin of the croissant, Romania
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An Easter Monday Birthday in Paris
Jean Michel usually takes me to a Michelin-star restaurant for my birthday but it’s Easter Monday which is a public holiday in France and there isn’t much open so we’ve postponed it until Wednesday. Instead, he surprises me by suggesting … Continue reading
Posted in Accommodation, Architecture, Paris, Restaurants
Tagged Angelina's, Hospitel hotel, hôtel dieu
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Photos of the Week – Tuileries Gardens
Back in Paris this week, trying to recover from our renovation stint! A favourite cousin came through Paris so we spent a delightful afternoon catching up in the Tuileries at Café Diane because it really does have the best view.
Posted in Flowers & gardens, Paris, Restaurants
Tagged boatman in the tuilerie, Café Diane, Tuileries
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Photos of the Week – Spring in Paris
We have just spent a week in Paris and are returning to Blois tomorrow for two weeks. I’m so looking forward to it! Although spring is present in Paris, it pales in comparison with the Loire Valley! Here are some … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Flowers & gardens, Paris
Tagged bourse du commerce, magnolias, spring in Paris, the Night Revellers' Kiosk
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