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August 12, 2016

Ballon de Paris

The “Ballon de Paris” is a large helium-filled balloon located in the Parc André Citroën, near the Seine in southwest Paris. It has sensors for monitoring pollution but also takes passengers: The balloon goes up to 150m and stays there for a few minutes before going down. The view is quite nice even if it is not centrally located.

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Tagged france, observatory, paris, seine, summer
August 9, 2016

Issy-les-Moulineaux

Issy-les-Moulineaux is a suburb south-west of Paris, on the left bank of the Seine. Many large companies have their French headquarters there.

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Tagged architecture, france, paris, park, seine, walk, winter
August 6, 2016

Montparnasse Cemetery

Montparnasse Cemetery is a cemetery in Paris. The French poet Charles Baudelaire and many other famous people are buried there.

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Tagged cemetery, france, montparnasse, paris, tomb, winter
August 5, 2016

Curry Udon / Curry Tsuke Udon at Udon Jubey in Paris

Curry udon (beef), with sides of rice and tonkatsu with omelette.

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Tagged curry, food, france, japanese, noodle, opera, paris, spicy, tsukemen, udon
August 1, 2016

Shoyu Ramen / Shio Ramen / Tori Paitan Ramen / Black Sesame Ramen / Hiyashi Chuka at Kodawari Ramen in Paris

Jidori shoyu soba, with additional ajitama egg.  The noodles are made in the shop.

Decent ramen for Paris but quite overrated.

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Tagged food, france, hiyashi chuka, japanese, paris, ramen, saint-germain, shio, shoyu
July 31, 2016

Observatory of Tour Montparnasse

The Tour Montparnasse is a 210-meter office tower in Paris. It was the tallest building in France until 2011. Its roof is open to the public and provides a great view on the city.

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Tagged france, montparnasse, observatory, paris, tower, view, winter
July 30, 2016

Mont Rond / Col de la Faucille

Last winter, on Christmas day, I went to Col de la Faucille, in the French Jura near Geneva. There is a ski resort there but there was barely any snow. I took the ropeway to the summit of Mont Rond and walked around for a bit.

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Tagged france, jura, mountain, nature, pays de gex, winter
July 29, 2016

Dan Dan Noodles / Spicy Noodle Soup at Trois Fois Plus de Piment in Paris

Dan dan noodles.

It is possible to choose the spice level from 0 to 5. I got level 1 since I had read it was very spicy but it wasn’t really though…

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Tagged chinese, dan dan, food, france, noodle, paris, sichuan, soup, spicy
July 27, 2016

Geneva in winter

I went to Geneva on Christmas eve of last year. I walked around at random then headed to Ferney-Voltaire, in France.

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Tagged city, geneva, switzerland, walk, winter
July 23, 2016

Curry Udon / Miso Udon at Sanukiya in Paris

Above, curry udon (beef), with additional soft-boiled egg and side of rice.

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Tagged curry, egg, food, france, japanese, miso, noodle, opera, paris, sanukiya, spicy, udon
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