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DATE NIGHT IN PARIS: Romantic Cinemas

Posted on July 5, 2012 by MessyNessy

When in Paris, you might as well do things the right way; drink at the bistros of the belle époque, buy your vegetables fresh at the marché; bargain your way through the brocantes; and when it comes to going to the cinéma, why not watch your favorite movie stars on the big screens of the [...]

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