From A Paris Balcony - by Ernest Demnit
From a Paris Balcony by Ernest Dimnet - my review of a collection of essays with the most wonderful title. Published just over 100 years ago, Dimnet’s essays offer not only a window onto France and Europe at a time between the two World Wars, along with an insightful and esoteric commentary on a world now vanished.
Le Vieux Paris
Where else to begin exploring Paris but where the city began? Walking through the Île de la Cité covers some 4000 years of civilisation, from when the first Gauls settled here, to those living statues who pose each day outside the Notre-Dame for tourists.
Exploring the Île St Louis
The Île St Louis, an island in the Seine, Paris, is easily overlooked when visiting the neighbouring Notre Dame. It’s one of the oldest parts of Paris, said to be haunted, and boasts the (reputedly) best sorbet in Europe.
Memories of Paris
A video collage I made from photos I’ve taken when visiting Paris.