Le Chic En Rose

Diaries of an independent traveller

I’ll be continuing my French travel series soon moving further south to Burgundy, Lyon, Provence and the Cote d’Azur. However, since I have quite a collection of unpublished photos taken in Paris, I thought would be a nice idea to share some short vignettes from time to time in between other posts. The online Oxford …

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I’ve explored the charming Parisian right bank neighbourhood of Le Marais on previous visits to the French capital, but always rather fleetingly en route somewhere else. This historic part of Paris is brimming with history, bustling streets, quaint buildings and charming cafes. Spanning parts of the 3rd and 4th arrondissements, it’s really worthwhile spending a …

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Just in time for Christmas, this is the 3rd instalment of my rather extended series of “24 Hours in Paris”. After spending some time on the Left Bank checking out the restoration project of Notre Dame (Part 1 here) and enjoying a wonderful lazy lunch at Le Petit Châtelet (Part 2 here), we headed over …

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