In Obscure Paris/ ParisIn Search of the France of Yesteryear: The Lost Windmills of ParisOnce upon a time, plenty of wooden windmills graced the hills surrounding Paris. What was once farmland is now housing. What was once dirt tracks…Continue Reading →
In Obscure Paris/ ParisLa Maison Rose: The ‘Pink House’ of Picture Perfect MontmartreIf you’ve spent as much time looking at Paris photos on Instagram as I have, then no doubt you’ve spotted ‘La Maison Rose’ of…Continue Reading →
In Obscure Paris/ ParisFlooding in Paris: Photos, History & A Statue on the BridgeRecently I learned a new word in French; ‘crue‘. Literally translated as ‘flood’, there has been a fairly large use of this ‘mot’ during…Continue Reading →
In Like a Local/ Obscure Paris/ ParisCanal Saint Martin Guide: Forget the Seine, This is Where the Locals Hang OutIn the trendy, hip and vibrant 10e arrondissement of Paris, you’ll find it. Perhaps you’ll notice some locals playing boules in one of the…Continue Reading →
In Obscure Paris/ ParisRue des Chantres: A Little-Known Lane on Île de la Cité, Cloisters and A Medieval Love StoryBlink and you might miss it. For, located in the heart of Île de la Cité tucked away behind Notre Dame and along a…Continue Reading →
In Churches/ Obscure Paris/ ParisÉglise Saint-Éphrem-le-Syriaque: Classical Music & A Church Dating Back to the 14th CenturyLying in the shadows of the iconic and ever more famous Paris Panthéon, many of the other churches in the 5e arrondissement are often…Continue Reading →
In Bookshops/ Obscure Paris/ ParisThe Abbey Bookshop: History, Coffee & Paris’ Other Anglophone Bookstore!Welcome to one of my favourite little corners of Paris, that of the Latin Quarter. Wander away from the Banks of Seine. Step away…Continue Reading →
In Obscure Paris/ Paris9 Lost & Secret Villages in Paris That Even the Locals Don’t Know About!You’ve seen the Eiffel Tower. You’ve wandered around the Louvre. Hey, you may even have climbed the spiralling staircases of the Arc de Triomphe.…Continue Reading →
In Obscure Paris/ ParisBibliothèque Forney: That moment when your local library is a former medieval mansion in Le Marais…A little plaque here, a small sign there. There are few directions on how to reach the interior of Bibliotheque Forney. But look hard…Continue Reading →
In Obscure Paris/ ParisRue Cremieux: A Pastel Candy Coloured Street near BastilleBastille is best known as the site of a former prison which was pivotal in the events leading up to the French Revolution. All…Continue Reading →
In Obscure Paris/ ParisVILLAGE ST PAUL: PARIS’ ANTIQUE MARKET IN THE HEART OF LE MARAISSomewhere between the Seine and Place des Vosges you’ll find it. A little village that might be anywhere in France, tucked away in the…Continue Reading →
In Obscure Paris/ ParisIn search of the oldest tree in Paris…In comparison with other major European capitals, Paris is often accused of lacking in green space. London, Amsterdam and Bucharest all have oodles of…Continue Reading →
