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Astérix and the lost streets of Montparnasse
I am a latecomer to the adventures of Astérix, the hero of more than 30 bandes dessinés – comics, or perhaps “comix” à la René Goscinny, the creator of Astérix and all those other “x” characters. There’s Obélix, the pigtailed … Continue reading
Posted in Paris churches, Paris popular culture, Paris streets
Tagged Albert Uderzo, Astérix, Galettes bretonnes, Hotel de l'Industrie, Martin Sorrell, Nicholas Breach, Notre Dame du Travail, René Goscinny, Richard Cobb, rue d’Alésia, Rue de Gergovie, rue Vercingétorix, Slightly Foxed, Suffren
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They Sell Onions, Don’t They?
On a recent trip to London, we visited the Slightly Foxed Book Shop on Gloucester Road. We recommend it highly. One of the treasures Philippa acquired there was They Eat Horses Don’t They? The Truth About the French by Piu … Continue reading
Posted in Paris food, Paris history
Tagged Buffalo Dandy, Buffalo Lazy Randonneur Club, Claude Quimerech, European Ethnological Research Centre, Ian MacDougall, Jean Milin, Jean Saout, Johnny Onion, Onion Johnnies, Onion Johnny, Piu Marie Eatwell, Plouescat, Roscoff, Santec, Scottish Working People’s History Trust, Slightly Foxed, St Pol de Léon, Yves Rolland
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Parisian Fields 