A Parisian stroll, Canal St. Martin to the Marais
We were staying on the Canal St. Martin, an area I knew only from the film Amélie, and from watching Jean Vigo’s great film, L’Atalante – a love story between the captain of canal barge and his new...
View ArticleParisian Street Art: Canal St. Martin
If Paris is home to a treasure trove of artwork, and the inspiration for artists over the centuries, during our meanderings it soon became apparent that it’s also home to a wealth of the art world’s...
View ArticleScenes from the streets of Montmartre
A village with a unique history sits on a hill, a city sprawling at its feet. That, at least, is how Montmartre feels when you wander its streets and glimpse the sweeping vistas of Paris that its...
View ArticleParisian Street Art: Montmartre
As well as being a hotbed of tourism, Montmartre is also a vibrant area for street artists to ply their trade. It adds a dynamism to a walk around the district, and seems fitting for an area that has...
View ArticlePère Lachaise Cemetery, a Who’s Who of the dead
The Cimetiere Père Lachaise is like a Who’s Who of the dead, with architecture to match the grandest burial monuments anywhere in the world. Exploring this fascinating place is like walking through a...
View ArticlePère Lachaise Cemetery and the legend of Victor Noir
The story of Monsieur Noir is legend amongst those interred within the walls of the Père Lachaise Cemetery. A legend that has led to his life-like bronze effigy becoming a sexualised fertility symbol....
View ArticleAlong the Seine to Notre-Dame de Paris
The Seine is one of Europe’s most historic rivers, famously winding its way past some of Paris’ most iconic landmarks: the Eiffel Tower, Grand Palais, Place de la Concorde, Musée du Louvre and...
View ArticleParisian Street Art: Beware the Kraken
All across Paris you find street art by the same artists so that, even after just a few days, you start to recognise the works even if you don’t know who’s behind them. One artist, who we saw almost...
View ArticleMusée des Arts Forains, childhood revisited
It was only by chance that I discovered that the Musée des Arts Forains exists. Having visited I’m glad I stumbled upon it while looking for more unusual things to do in Paris. The museum houses an...
View ArticleMusée des Arts Forains, a history of 19th century fairgrounds
Inside Paris’ Musée des Arts Forains, it’s possible to recreate the sense of wonder and excitement people must have felt when the extraordinary mechanical contraptions, carousels, rides and games, of a...
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