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Louis Vuitton Treasure Trunks of the Paris Puces

Posted on November 8, 2012 by MessyNessy

They say the name ‘flea market’ first originated from the legendary Paris antiques market of St. Ouen, when an unknown bargain hunter in the 1880s looked down from nearby fortifications, observed junk dealers selling their scrap and allegedly exclaimed, “My word, but it’s a market of fleas!” In reality, it is anything but. On my [...]

Brunch in the Paris Puces

Posted on October 28, 2012 by MessyNessy

On a crisp sunny Sunday, there really is no better place to be in Paris than les Puces (the flea market) of St.Ouen. The epicenter of authentic Paris, le Marché aux Puces de Saint-Ouen is an ideal little society of its own, made up of village-like alleys and small streets, persevered by an intellectual and [...]

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Live Vicariously in Paris

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In : Paris. Tags: app, guide, Paris, photography, tech, and tour.
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In : Paris and shock me. Tags: history, Holocaust, mosque, muslim, Nazi, Paris, and word war II.
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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.
The Floating Paris Winery

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In : Paris. Tags: boat, canal, houseboat, Paris, river, Seine, and wine.
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In : Paris. Tags: architecture, citadel, Paris, and urban.
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In : Paris. Tags: bridge, home, house, Paris, and squat.
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In : Paris. Tags: Paris, underground, and underwater.
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In : Nostalgia and Paris. Tags: abandoned, Art Deco, cinema, movies, and Paris.
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In : fashion for dummies. Tags: art, embroidered, fashion, food, food x style, lookbook, moroccan, oxfords, painting, shoes, and style.
The Beverly Hills of Paris

I remember when I first saw it, Avenue Junot, the cobblestone road that winds up to Montmartre
In : Paris. Tags: Avenue Junot, French, Montmartre, and Paris.
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In : Paris. Tags: al fresco, garden, outdoor, Paris, park, picnic, spring, summer, and terrace.
Paris hires Sheep to do the Lawn Mowing

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In : Paris. Tags: animals, Paris, Sheep, and weird.
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In : Paris and shock me. Tags: city, clone, fake, Paris, replica, war, and world war I.
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In : life is messy and Paris. Tags: ex-pat, France, French, GIFs, Paris, Parisian, and Tumblr.
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In : Paris. Tags: food, hamburger, Paris, and restaurant.