Tag Archives: Menilmontant

Petite Ceinture: Ring around the city

Posted on February 23, 2020 by Parisian Fields

About 10 years ago, Norman and I were staying in part of a converted workshop in a courtyard in the 14th arrondissement. One day, as we walked towards the Porte de Vanves on a Saturday morning to visit the flea market, … Continue reading →

Posted in Paris bridges, Paris history, Paris maps, Paris travel | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 14 Comments

Paris in the First World War

Posted on October 27, 2013 by Parisian Fields

It’s that time of year again. The poppy-sellers are out on the streets of Toronto, and soon, on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month, we will stop what we are doing for a minute or … Continue reading →

Posted in Paris churches, Paris history, Paris postcards, Paris streets, World War I | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | 21 Comments

The red balloon

Posted on August 13, 2010 by Parisian Fields

I’d nearly gone right past before I realized what I’d just seen. A balloon, drifting past the chairs and tables of a café in Montmartre. A red balloon. In Paris. I turned around and photographed it, murmuring to a bemused … Continue reading →

Posted in Paris film | Tagged , , , , , , , | 13 Comments