Category Archives: Paris

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Christmas Eve, Paris

My Christmas Eve flight from Hong Kong to Paris arrives on time at Charles de Gaulle at 06:20am. After clearing Immigration in record time – no queue! – there seems to be a lengthy wait […]

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Paris in the Fog…

Paris in the fog this morning. A week in Paris has flown by, and it’s time to head to Charles de Gaulle airport for the flight home via Hong Kong. Before I leave, there are […]

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London to Paris in the fog…

A visit to London yesterday to visit friends means an early departure from London to Paris on the Eurostar. At 7:30am, London is in the grip of a ‘pea-soup’ fog, as seen in the photo […]

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Around Paris, from Bastille to Canal St Martin

An early morning stroll in Paris from Bastille to Place des Victoires finds some interesting street art on the side of a building. It must have needed scaffolding and perhaps a hoist for the artist […]

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A flâneur in Paris in winter

Paris is the perfect city for a flâneur  like me – someone who walks out the front door, turns left and keeps walking with no apparent destination in mind. An early morning stroll along the Right […]

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Around Paris – Boxing Day 2016

As I’ve written in previous posts, there is no concept of ‘Boxing Day’ in Paris. Around Paris it’s a normal, if quieter than usual day. The major department stores are open, and it is generally […]