Spring must finally be arriving! Here’s a belated Easter Sunday post: I was in Paris last weekend and visited my friends and their newborn, who will be four weeks old today. Great company, delicious chocolate, fresh flowers, hot tea, and of course, the sun was shining. Ah, is this not happiness?Interestingly, I just discovered a beautiful French…
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I first came upon La Caféothèque (52 Rue de l’Hôtel de Ville, 75004) in summer 2011 when researching for places to show my family around when they were in Paris. While we never made it there, something kept it at the back of my mind and I’ve been meaning to visit since… perhaps it was…
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While looking though my photos for this week’s Space Invader, I started listening to the street recordings of Paris by Des Coulam on his blog for inspiration. Here’s an animated recording that he created: A Soundwalk in Montmartre and I’d suggest that you leave the soundwalk playing as you continue reading this post… 23 December 2008: I had…
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23 February 2013: I was in Paris for the weekend, in between two work trips. AB and I met our friends at La Fée Verte @ 108 rue de la Roquette for drinks – absinthe, of course, and some beer. I like how the sugar cube gradually disappears with every cold water droplet that lands on…
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… just for the weekend. This photo was taken on a trip which marked several firsts for me, including the first time I was in Paris, saw immaculate rows of trees trimmed like little box soldiers, drank picon beer, experienced a cold winter (no snow though), had Christmas lunch with complete strangers, was amazed to see the…
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I work in PR (Public Relations). The unfortunate reputation or stereotype of my trade is that of women, inclusive of some airheads, in slinky dresses and heels sipping champagne at glamorous soirées. While it’s true that I sometimes I have to dress up for events where the glass in hand always seems to be filled…
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Living in Brussels, one of the things I miss about Paris is the abundance of Asian shops and restaurants. From Vietnamese restaurants serving hot bowls of pho (Vietnamese beef noodles) or bo bun (vermicelli over raw veggies and topped with beef or pork, ground peanut and spring onion) to all-night Indian shops selling everything you might suddenly…
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One of the things I miss most about living in Paris is being a flâneur, strolling around the city, sometimes aimlessly, other times on the lookout for Space Invaders, and almost always with a camera in my bag. I took this photo while on vacation in Paris a few years ago. It was raining and we…
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Chinese New Year will start on 10 February this year. Just round the corner! This photo collage reminds of an auspicious greeting “年年有余” that is commonly heard during this festive period. What “年年有余” means: (Wish you will have) Abundance every year The last character “余” is a homonym for “鱼”, which sounds like “yù” in hanyu pinyin.…
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Angelina Hue 