Voici, l’une des plus belles vues sur Paris. C’est gratuit, c’est pour tous qui sait l’apprécier.Parc de Belleville in the 20th arrondissement offers one of the best views of Paris. It’s free for all to enjoy, as long as you make the effort to climb uphill! Space Invader au Parc de Belleville dans le 20ème…
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Still on la Tour Eiffel… this time, some pictures taken from the Right Bank, la Rive Droite.Taken with Lomo LC-A + Ilford 100: Near la Seine and l’Hôtel de VilleWinter 2011: Star Trek’s Geordi La Forge cycling in Jardin de TuileriesWinter 2011: View from Jardin de Tuileries at sunset, together with the transportable ferris wheel (roue de…
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It was a sunny afternoon in 2011 when I spotted this set of Space Invaders hiding by a staircase on l’île aux Cygnes with la Tour Eiffel in the background.I had visited my friend Kaori & her newborn girl at her apartment and was on my way to a doctor’s clinic in the 16th arrondissement…
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Behind this wall lies the former premises of Keith & Henderson in Brussels, where high-quality fabric was produced and used to make bespoke suits such as those along Seville Row in London. I pass this building frequently as it is just round the corner from my home and I have always been attracted to the font…
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I moved to Brussels in late 2011. One of the things that I missed about Paris was its vibrant street art. In Brussels, it seems like the local communes are very quick to remove any tags with high-pressure water sprays. As spring approached in 2012, I spotted a Space Invader in Brussels which really made…
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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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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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When I moved to Brussels, I shipped various things from my home in Singapore. This included my queen-size bed (mattress and pillows included), a made-in-France cast iron pot (that got to travel around the world a bit) and a few pairs of stilettos (in which I struggle to walk on cobblestone streets). Some of the…
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