Susie's Paris Tours

Where the Eurostar arrives in Paris at Gare du Nord.

Paris by Moebius.

Today Paris inaugurated the new rue David Bowie between the gare d'Austerlitz and the Bibliothèque nationale, on what would have been his 77th birthday. This is a young and futuristic neighbourhood, I think he would approve.

I love the idea of a "new" part of history.

‘A masterpiece rediscovered’: Unseen Monet painting expected to fetch more than $65 million at auction | CNN A previously unseen painting by Claude Monet is expected to fetch more than $65 million when it goes on sale in New York early next month, according to a statement released by Christie’s auction house.

Women wearing trousers on Place de la Concode in 1935.

Place de la Concorde, Paris vers 1935

Parisian Parks habe a special beauty in Autumn.

Where best to enjoy autumn in Paris Forget Paris in the spring … autumn is the best time of year to enjoy the city’s parks, gardens and forests. A local garden expert picks her favourites in the fall

The reconstruction of Notre-Dame Cathedral is moving impressively fast.

📸 La photo de la semaine

A l'intérieur de la cathédrale, le démontage des échafaudages se poursuit, laissant peu à peu apparaître la nef restaurée ⭐

Romaric Toussaint © Rebâtir Notre-Dame de Paris

Now that the great efforts to make the Seine clean enough for people to swim in, Catfish in the river have reach a giant size. They are harmless to humans, but I imagine that we'd be pretty dangerous for them.

Ces pêcheurs ont ferré un silure de 2m35 dans la Seine

This weekend I was interviewed about the Irish coming to Paris for Rugby World Cup matches.
Paris does have alternatives to Irish pubs for rugby matches, but hey, these pubs are good ones!

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French Marvel At The Drinking Capacity Of Irish Fans And The Simplicity Of Their Rounds An army of green descended on Paris this weekend – by planes, trains and automobiles from Ireland and across the continent – as a chain of Irish pubs reported

It was 33° and I don't know whether I was laughing at the stairs or the stairs were laughing at me. Either way, I was not going up them tonight.

An Irish style soaking for Paris. I'm marveling at how the roots always find a way in this landscape.

What happens underground is essential to Paris as we know it and can be complex stuff. One of my favourite piece of construction in this city is the innovative solutions for running line 4 under the river at Ile de la Cité, the first part mentioned in this article.

Parisian panache: six of the most spectacular Paris Métro stations Grand designs will feature in a major expansion of the Paris Métro, but there is plenty of theatricality, beauty and swagger on show at existing stations

Parisian style fast food, kebab and chips. The flat bread of the sandwich is made in front of you.

A quiet corner in July.

We Finally Know How Ancient Roman Concrete Was So Durable The ancient Romans were masters of building and engineering, perhaps most famously represented by the aqueducts.

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