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Spring Windows in the Palais Royal
It’s grey and miserable outside, even though it’s 13°, but with winter sales starting tomorrow, the spring windows have already appeared. I thought I’d try and cheer myself up by visiting some of the clothing shops in the Palais Royal. … Continue reading
Monkeys in the Louvre and Other Strange Things in Paris
And there he was, just hanging out the window of the Louvre with absolutely no one taking any notice of him, up to some monkey business no doubt. And today, I walked past Stella McCartney’s shop in the Palais Royal … Continue reading
Miss Bibi and the Palais Royal in Paris
Ow! that was loud! I always forget. At 12 noon every Wednesday, the time cannon in the Palais Royal gardens goes off. Initially installed in 1786 on the Paris meridian by a clockmaker called Rousseau who had a shop on … Continue reading
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Tagged La Petite Robe Noire, Miss Bibi, music boxes, pipes, Stella McCartney, teddy bear coat, time cannon Palais Royal
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