Tag Archives: Musée Nissim de Camondo

The hidden city

Posted on December 11, 2011 by Parisian Fields

One of the distinct pleasures to be had in Paris is the feeling you get when you open a door into a private space. Enter a digicode and hear the satisfying click-thunk sound, or simply push open a closed but … Continue reading →

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The collectors

Posted on August 7, 2011 by Parisian Fields

Before our last trip to Paris, a friend and fellow Francophile lent me a book to read on the plane: The Hare with the Amber Eyes by Edmund de Waal. I highly recommend this absorbing family saga, imaginatively told through … Continue reading →

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