French Words I Learned This Week – 23/05/2015
The day job has been a bit less exhausting this month so I’ve had more time for reading in the evenings. This naturally means more dictionary look-ups than last time […]
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French Words I Learned This Week – 25/04/2015
It’s been a crazy busy month in the day job so I haven’t had too much time for writing/reading but these are some of the words that made it into […]
Adventures with Instagram: Eiffel Tower
When I first moved to Paris in September 2001, it was two weeks after 9/11. I arrived with a suitcase full of clothes and books, ready to study at the […]
Update – where have I been?
So this morning I updated my site with my favourite recent dictionary checks, knowing that it was my first post in a while but I hadn’t realised quite how many […]
French Words I Learned This Week – 28/03/2015
Oh there have been some really fun new words in my dictionary-check notebook recently. I’m sure I have learned and forgotten some of these in the past and there were […]
French Words I Learned This Week – 21/02/2015
Morning all! It feels like ages since I last did a vocab post and that one had a bit of an architectural theme. Over the last few weeks, I’ve spent some time reading […]
Hidden Treasures: Dupleix Market
Paris is famous for shopping. From the luxury boutiques of Avenue Montaigne to the flea markets of Clignancourt and the flower markets on the banks of the river, there is always […]
Hidden Treasures: Square du Palais Galliera
The Palais Galliera is Paris’ fashion museum. Throughout the year they hold amazing exhibitions about the world of fashion that Paris is so well-known for and when there is no […]
Exhibition: Revoir Paris
A couple of weeks ago I went to see a great exhibition at the Cité de l’Architecture et du Patrimoine at Trocadéro. It’s on until Monday 9 March so I wanted […]
Things to do alone in Paris on Valentine’s Day
Paris, more than any city I’ve spent time, is an ideal place for exploring on your own. So while all the mags and listings are boasting amazing things to do in […]
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