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8 Off-beat Museums in Paris (for people who don’t like museums)

Posted on February 5, 2013 by MessyNessy

I‘m not the kind of person you’re going to catch waiting in a museum queue that goes round the block to get my fix of history and culture. So here’s Nessy’s pick of museums off the beaten path in Paris… 1. Musée des Arts Forains (The Fairground Art Museum) Images by Julie Lefort Little-known even [...]

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A Walk along the Paris inner city Railway, abandoned since 1934

I spent my Saturday afternoon, avoiding the Parisian summer crowds and tiptoeing along the train
In : Featured and Uncategorized. Tags: abandoned, Paris, railroad, and railway.
The Secret Treasures Museums don’t Display

When I take my nose out of the encyclopedic rabbit hole that is the internet long enough to read an
In : Nostalgia. Tags: hidden, history, museum, secret, and vault.
Diner en Blanc – The Film about the World’s Largest Secret Dinner Party

Tonight in Paris, tens of thousands of people dressed in white, will converge at a secret location,
In : Paris. Tags: diner en blanc, documentary, film, Paris, and secret.
In a Nutshell: Ewan McGregor explains Design History in short, cute Cartoons

Ever since school, I feel like I’ve been continuing my own education; on the internet, with
In : life is messy. Tags: animated, cartoon, design, education, and history.
Reviving the Abandoned ‘Life of Pi’ Art Deco Pool in Paris

I finally watched Life of Pi last night and was pleasantly surprised to learn that the hero of the
In : Nostalgia and Paris. Tags: abandoned, movies, Paris, and swimming pool.
5 Secret Restaurants in Paris

Promise you won’t tell anyone…! 1. L’Etage de Pastavino – Saint Germain’s
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Live Vicariously in Paris

What good is an iPhone if it can’t take you to Paris?! Or an iPad that can’t take you
In : Paris. Tags: app, guide, Paris, photography, tech, and tour.
That time the Paris Mosque helped Jews escape the Nazis by giving them Muslim IDs

Here’s one they left out of the history textbooks. A recent French film, Free Men, brought to
In : Paris and shock me. Tags: history, Holocaust, mosque, muslim, Nazi, Paris, and word war II.
Letters from Montmartre: Receive Beautiful Notes from a Parisian Stranger

After I finish telling you about this, I’m going to write a letter to someone; with a pen,
In : Nostalgia. Tags: French, letters, Paris, romance, and writing.
So Today I Learned Napoleon’s Penis is in New Jersey

The garden state; where gas prices are cheaper and boardwalks are longer, and also where Napoleon
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The Floating Paris Winery

Between the 19th and 20th century, wine barrels would travel via canal boat from the regions of
In : Paris. Tags: boat, canal, houseboat, Paris, river, Seine, and wine.
The First Chanel Boutique: A Short Film by Karl Lagerfeld

Apparently Keira Knightley and her co-stars improvised their way through this thirteen minute
In : C'est Chic and fashion for dummies. Tags: boutique, Chanel, Coco Chanel, Deauville, fashion, history, and style.
The Remains of a Paris ‘Kowloon’ Walled City

You may recall we recently discovered Kowloon City, the Hong Kong ‘historical
In : Paris. Tags: architecture, citadel, Paris, and urban.
The Man who Lives in a Paris Bridge

I pass the Pont Louis Philippe most days, whizzing by on a scooter along the banks of the Seine. At
In : Paris. Tags: bridge, home, house, Paris, and squat.
Paris, Under your Feet

This breathtaking pool of glistening turquoise water under creamy ecclesiastical stone vaulting is
In : Paris. Tags: Paris, underground, and underwater.