City of Names: Charles Dickens
“I cannot tell you what an immense impression Paris made upon me. It is the most extraordinary place in the world.” Charles Dickens, 1844. As a Brit, if you asked […]
“I cannot tell you what an immense impression Paris made upon me. It is the most extraordinary place in the world.” Charles Dickens, 1844. As a Brit, if you asked […]
The quintessential destination for someone looking to venture into the creepy depths of Paris is the Catacombes de Paris. A municipal ossuary that is probably the eeriest place I’ve ever […]
Paris is a city known for its art. No matter which guide book you choose to buy you’ll be advised to visit the Mona Lisa, the Venus de Milo or […]
So this isn’t a space that you can visit but it is a space that you can see. And it’s definitely dark. In 1913 the Champ de Mars metro station […]
There are only two churches in Paris that have adjoining graveyards and in one of them, there’s something that’s not quite right. In the 20th arrondissement sits a small but […]
I’ve previously written this chain of posts about Shakespeare, George Gershwin and Josephine Baker so I thought it was time to mention one of the many scientific international names featured on the […]
Where is the longest-flying star-spangled banner in Paris? It’s not hanging from the doors of the Embassy. It’s not on Place des Etats-Unis. Nor is it outside the American University […]
In the 14th arrondissement is a normal-looking house. From the outside, you would never expect that it was one of Paris’ most important historical sites. For it is in fact […]
Another American great who boasts a Parisian street named in his honour is none other than Oscar-award-winning composer, George Gershwin. Born Jacob Gershwine in 1898 in Brooklyn, New York, he was of Russian […]
If there’s something the Parisians get absolutely right, it’s putting together a park. The Champ de Mars is a glorious example of a symmetrically designed leisure space where tourists, locals, buskers […]