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Reminders of Paris in Greenwich and London

Posted on November 6, 2011 by Parisian Fields

Ah, Paris! We still love you, and we’re coming back, but you have a rival. Thanks to the generosity of Alison and David, we had the use of a superb flat in Greenwich for a week. And perhaps because we … Continue reading →

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Tracing the tracks of Paris chimneys

Posted on September 25, 2011 by Parisian Fields

As we walk past the restaurant Monsieur Lapin on the rue Raymond Losserand in the 14th, my eyes are drawn upwards to a ladder of iron steps embedded in the wall. We are looking at the other half of a … Continue reading →

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Seduced by the chimneypots of Paris

Posted on September 11, 2011 by Parisian Fields

Many a seduction starts by looking through a window. The allure of chimneypots started to seduce me as I gazed through the generous windows of a rented flat on rue Charlemagne in the Marais. Okay, I liked les mitres de … Continue reading →

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