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Amanda Morrow
18/03/2011 - Hidden Paris

La Bastille - medieval symbol of oppression, modern symbol of liberty

Large brown paving stones chart a course through the smaller grey bricks that fan their way around Paris's Place de la Bastille.

03/02/2011 - Hidden Paris

Paris's Tamils thrive despite defeat at home

It’s often mistakenly called “Little Bombay”, but the lively neighbourhood that stretches from the rue du Faubourg-St-Denis north to La Chapelle is actually home to Paris’s ...

06/01/2011 - Hidden Paris

Truth buried as Paris cemetery sculpture is mistaken for famous wall

A robed goddess, etched in stone, falls backwards against a wall after being fatally wounded. She’s surrounded by sunken figures, and handprints that float like ghosts.

Christmas markets get French in festive spirit
24/12/2010 - Focus on France

Christmas markets get French in festive spirit

Mulled wine and gingerbread are just some of the offerings at Paris's Christmas markets, which attract millions of visitors each festive season.

09/12/2010 - Hidden Paris

Golden days are gone, but Paris's Jewish quarter still has rich story to tell

The name Goldenberg Pletzl still proudly announces itself on the frilly red awning where potato latkes and matzo ball soup were, for decades, a fixture of Paris's ambling Jewish ...

02/12/2010 - Hidden Paris

1961 - Algerians massacred on Paris streets

Each day, as throngs of people cross the St Michel bridge that joins Notre Dame cathedral with Paris’s bustling Latin Quarter, they pass by a nondescript stone plaque.

Bedbugs and the Karachi affair
27/11/2010 - Focus on France

Bedbugs and the Karachi affair

A look back on the week in France sees Paris grapple with the start of a bedbug infestation, former Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin give evidence in the Karachigate affair, and campaigners ...

How did he do?  Reaction to Sarkozy's big interview
17/11/2010 - Focus on France

How did he do? Reaction to Sarkozy's big interview

President Nicolas Sarkozy sets out his road map for the future by appearing on ...

Green team colour Paris at Marjolaine eco show
07/11/2010 - Focus on France

Green team colour Paris at Marjolaine eco show

While French newspapers bemoan President Nicolas Sarkozy's "failed environment revolution" on the third anniversary of the Grenelle forum, eco-conscious producers have set up shop again ...

21/10/2010 - Hidden Paris

A revolutionary on the Paris map

He spent most of his adult life in French prisons; Lenin and Marx thought he was a bit extreme; and today he might well be labelled a “terrorist”.

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