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After Dark at the Shakespeare & Co in Paris

Posted on December 14, 2012 by MessyNessy

Paris is just one of those places in the world where talented people get together and make magical things. Filmmaker Spike Jonze and one of the few handbag designers in the world I actually think is worth raving about these day, Olympia Le-Tan, got together to collaborate on a short film set in one of [...]

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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.
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.
The Chained Books of Zutphen

A spot of ‘book p0rn’ for you on this fine Friday, which takes us to the 16th-century
In : Nostalgia. Tags: books, library, and medieval.
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
In : Featured and Paris. Tags: hidden, Paris, restaurants, and secret.
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.
Why is F Scott Fitzgerald Buried in a strangely Unremarkable Place?

His novel is at the top of the Amazon bestsellers list, nearly 90 years later after it was written.
In : life is messy. Tags: author, books, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Gatsby, graves, literature, and writer.
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 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.
The Renaissance of a 1920s Abandoned Parisian Cinema! Before & After Photos

Young people in the neighborhood had never known a time when the doors of the old Louxor Movie
In : Nostalgia and Paris. Tags: abandoned, Art Deco, cinema, movies, and Paris.
When Hollywood Movie Posters can’t be Imported: A Bootleg Retrospective

Far from the gleaming multiplex cinemas most of us are accustomed to, there are places that
In : don't be a tourist and life is messy. Tags: Africa, bootleg, film, and movies.