L'Oisive The
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L'Oisive The
1 rue Jean Marie Jego
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The 13th arrondissement doesn't make it onto many tourist itineraries. Unfortunately so, because this quarter offers an interesting look at everyday Parisian life, from the little Chinatown around Avenue Tolbiac to the architectually questionable Bibliothèque nationale de France, one of the...
Mad Vicky's Tea Gallery
Bianca Cassidy, half of the difficult to classify musical duo CocoRosie (the other half is her sister Sierra) opened her difficult to classify tea shop/gallery/store in Montmartre on Valentine's Day 2008. First - it's a tea shop featuring original blends like Angel Eyes, recommended for "age...
Art Exchange
Looking to build your art collection but short on cash? Check out the Troc'Art fair on Saturday 28 June in the Jardins d'Eole park in the 18th. A 'troc' is a swap or barter. The mission of this event is to create a link between artists and the public and to provide a moneyless forum for the exchange...
An Italian in Paris
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Musée des Arts Décoratifs
107 rue de Rivoli, 1er, Paris, France
01-44-55-57-50
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It's no secret, and probably even a bit of a cliche, that Paris is one of the world's fashion capitals. If your knowledge of fashion is less than world-class, get up to speed on the basics at the Musee des Arts decoratifs. The museum, located in the rue de Rivoli next to that other museum, is...
I scream, you scream.....
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Glacier Berthillon
31, Rue St Louis en l'ile, Paris, France
01 43 54 31 61
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Summer has finally dusted off its passport, packed its bags and found its way to Paris. Now that the weather is finally warm, it seems that there is a glass case in offering tubs of ’homemade’ ice creams, or glaces, in front of every patisserie in the city. Far be it from me to deprive...