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Édith Piaf, the Murder of Louis Leplée, and Montmartre

Near the beginning of the movie A Star is Born, you see…
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Charles Godefroy and the Arc de Triomphe

The Arc de Triomphe has always been a rallying point for soldiers…
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Discoveries triggered by sleeping effigies at Père Lachaise

There are numerous graves at Père Lachaise with sculpted effigies of people…
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The Panthéon and Hoche

The Panthéon in Paris is King Louis XV’s great contribution to the…
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The Patron Saint of Murderers and the Oldest House in Paris

Across the Seine from Notre Dame, in old Paris, is Église Saint-Julien-le-Pauvre.…
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Notre Dame’s Unfortunate Suicide History

Meet Notre Dame de Paris: it’s neither the oldest, nor the biggest,…
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Steampunk Paris

Paris is steampunk in a very complex and deep way. You could…
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The Macabre Epilogue of those who Drowned in the Seine

Meet the Seine River: it’s 776km long, the second largest river in…
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Marché aux puces, Paris

On one rainy Saturday morning, we stepped out on our balcony in…
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Je suis Charlie: 1-Year Anniversary

January 7th marks the 1-year anniversary of the attack on the Charlie…
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Musée Rodin and Le Penseur

Yet again another gallery experience from Paris, with a story… We were…
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Adolphe Sax and the Cimetière de Montmartre

I’m going to slip in a post from Paris because a few…
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