Parisian August

Grateful graduate project: Reasons 218- 227 As is the case in several parts of continental Europe, life slows down quite significantly in August. Bakeries, restaurants, and other daily haunts roll down their blinds and head off for holidays. These generally come to an end after the 15th of August, or thereabouts – the 15th being…

Paris Urban Beach -‘Paris Plages’ 2012

As of tomorrow, the 20th of July, the banks of the Seine transform into a series of beaches – complete with spaces for volleyball, folding chairs, umbrella’s and all seaside accouterments. The city becomes coastal for a short breath of four weeks or so. The temporary Parisian shore spans from the Louvre to Pont du…

Panning for Summer in Paris

Just discovered a website to plan for the summer, with Paris as a either a base to travel or as a summer destination itself. Cick here

ooh Heaven is a place on earth

47 Avenue Foch – Parc Moulin Brule: this is where I have been trying to run of kilograms added from a season of ‘eating for exams’: but it also serves as a gorgeous place to take a romantic stroll – it is also relatively far from regular tourist haunts. This is a hazy image of…