Review : Paris, My Sweet : A year in the City of Light (and Dark Chocolate)

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June 18, 2012 2:07 pm

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Review : Paris, My Sweet : A year in the City of Light (and Dark Chocolate)

Paris, My Sweet  : A year in the City of Light (and Dark Chocolate) by Amy Thomas Pages : 280 Genre : Memoir, Cultural Stand Alone Rating :  What it’s about : For Amy Thomas, a woman obsessed with France, working on the Champs-Élysées and walking daily the streets of Paris sounds like a dream; even more if you get a taste of its delicious pastries and chocolates. When she gets the opportunity to work in the City of Light, she jumps...

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Review : 13 Little Blue Envelopes

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4 stars reads

December 4, 2011 4:04 am

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Review : 13 Little Blue Envelopes

13 Little Blue Envelopes by Maureen Johnson Pages : 317 Genre : YA, Fiction Series : 13 Little Blue Envelopes, book 1 My Rating : What it’s about : Before she passed away, Ginny’s aunt took care of leaving behind a very special gift for her niece : 13 blue envelopes with very specific instructions for a trip around Europe. Equipped with a single backpack and no guidebook (as instructed), Ginny is ready for a life changing...

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Review : French Milk

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August 10, 2011 12:08 am

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Review : French Milk

French Milk by Lucy Knisley Pages : 193 Genre : Graphic Novel, memoir Stand Alone My Rating : French Milk is an adorable graphic novel, illustrating Lucy and her mother’s trip to Paris during the 2006-2007 holidays. Charming and evocative of the beautiful French city, this visual travelogue is also illustrated by a few photographs, though the author’s drawings really are center stage to the story. I adored reading French Milk,...

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While in Versailles – some thoughts on photography

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July 18, 2011 5:51 pm

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While in Versailles – some thoughts on photography

When visiting the famous Versailles on our trip to France a year ago, I was faced with a contradiction I have rarely met in my short photography life : as beautiful and rich in details and history as the place was, I found it almost impossible to photograph. Not because of the crowd – which was, let’s say it, an attraction in itself. You could hardly take a picture without having another tourist standing in the way. If photographs...

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