December 20, 2017

Basilique de Saint-Denis

The Basilique de Saint-Denis (Basilica of Saint Denis) is a large catholic church in the city of Saint-Denis, north of Paris. A church was present on the site starting from the 5th century. In 636, the relics of Saint Denis, a patron saint of France and famous cephalophore, were reinterred in the basilica. It then became the burial place of the French Kings with nearly every king from the 10th to the 18th centuries being buried there. The church was rebuilt in pretty much its current form in the 12th century.

December 19, 2017

Sichuan beef shreds at Tian Tian Wang in Paris

Dry-fried Sichuan beef shreds (干煸牛肉丝), with additional bowl of rice. It was really good!

December 18, 2017

Skyscrapers of Les Olympiades (Paris 13)

Les Olympiades is a district of residential towers located in the 13th arrondissement of Paris. Built from 1969 to 1974, the district consists of a dozen towers built along a large esplanade. A shopping mall, the Pagode, stands at the centre of the esplanade.

December 17, 2017

Jardin du Monument aux Mères Françaises

Jardin du Monument aux Mères Françaises (Park of the Monument to French Mothers) is a small park in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, right next to Parc Kellerman. The monument was designed by Paul Bigot and built in 1938 under the Popular Front.

December 16, 2017

Parc Kellerman

Parc Kellermann is a public park located in the 13th arrondissement of Paris. It was created between 1939 and 1950 on the former bed of the Bièvre river.

December 14, 2017

Eglise Saint-Etienne-du-Mont

Eglise Saint-Etienne-du-Mont is a catholic church located on Montagne Sainte-Geneviève right next to the Panthéon. Its construction was completed in the 17th century. The church contains the shrine of Sainte-Geneviève, the patron saint of Paris. It also houses the remains of Blaise Pascal and is well known for its stained glasses (Galerie du cloître du charnier).

December 13, 2017

Panthéon

The Panthéon is a large building on Montagne Sainte-Geneviève in Paris. It was originally built as a church in the 18th century but now serves as a mausoleum for great Frenchmen.

December 11, 2017

Les Etoiles d'Ivry

Les Etoiles d’Ivry (Stars of Ivry), aka Les Etoiles de Renaudie, are a mixed-used development in Ivry-sur-Seine. It was designed in the 1960’s by architect Jean Renaudie as part of the urban renewal of the city centre of Ivry. The name comes from the use of triangles as the main building block of the design.

December 10, 2017

Parc des Cormailles (Ivry-sur-Seine)

Parc départemental des Cormailles is a large park in Ivry-sur-Seine, a town in Val-de-Marne located just south of Paris.

December 9, 2017

Sichuan boiled beef / Mapo tofu at Asia Room in Paris

Sichuan boiled beef (水煮牛肉 – “shuizhu niurou” in Chinese; “marmite de boeuf piquant” in French).

This is a classic dish from the province of Sichuan in southwestern China. It was very spicy and really good. It was only my first time eating this dish and, after Asia Room, I had it at many other restaurants in Paris.

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