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Footnote: Street Art in Paris

By on September 24, 2015

    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 […]

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Budget Accommodation in Paris: Maison d’Accueil de l’Assomption

By on September 16, 2014

  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 […]

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Paris Dyptich

By on September 12, 2014

  #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 […]

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