Homesickness hits me without warning. We are walking along Rue de l’ Assomption in Paris, on our way back to the Maison d’Accueil de l’Assomption where we’ll be staying for the next three days. Already it is seven in the evening, yet it is as bright as 10AM. The thought of going back to an…
Category: France
Footnote: Street Art in Paris
The gifted cinematographer and my friend Lee Briones Meilly first spotted this spray-painted piece of street art while we were walking around the 5th arrondissement of Paris. The pink image tickled our imagination. Was someone killed on this spot? Who is Anna Cappelli? Was she a murderer? Later, I found out that Anna Cappelli…
Budget Accommodation in Paris: Maison d’Accueil de l’Assomption
If you’re looking for budget accommodation in Paris, consider staying with nuns! 🙂 I highly recommend the Maison d’Accueil de l’Assomption, the Motherhouse of the Assumption Sisters. This was where we checked in when we were in Paris a few months back. The hostel is actually a retreat house operated by the Assumption Sisters, a…
Paris Dyptich
#1 | Italian The first thing we eat is Italian food. Fancy that! First lunch in Paris and here we are, going over an Italian menu written in French. How did Ernestine and I end up in an Italian restaurant anyway? I feel a little guilty for being too lazy to explore the…