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THE REMARKABLE STORIES OF THE THREE PARIS PAGODAS – Part 2

This story continues on from my previous post about one of the three Paris pagodas, the Japanese-style pagoda, known as La Pagode, which was converted to a much-loved cinema. The other two are equally fascinating, with their own surprising stor…

THE REMARKABLE PARIS PAGODAS – Part 1

Categories: Paris City – Attractions, Provence

Paris has three remarkable and unusual pagodas. Curiously, only one of them was built as a shrine. Of the other two, one is bold and conspicuous, while the other is discreet and hidden within a dense bamboo and ginko garden. What the three ha…

REJUVENATING THE CHAMPS ÉLYSÉES

Categories: Paris City – Attractions

The Champs Élysées is surely the iconic avenue in Paris. It conjures up images of a wide, tree-lined boulevard lined with magnificent Beaux-Art style buildings occupied by elegant designer boutiques, discreet luxury hotels, the famous Lido caba…

MORE GREAT DESTINATIONS IN PROVENCE!

Categories: Provence, South of France

The very name ‘Provence’ conjures up images of brilliant blue skies, ancient golden stone villages with terracotta tiled roofs, and dazzling colours thrown into sharp relief as depicted in a Van Gogh painting. It’s a land of languid, hot sunny…