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July 24, 2018
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After the detour into the life of Beaumarchais (whom I hope you found as interesting as I), it’s time to resume our walk through le Marais with our last stop before lunch at the place that David calls the jewel …
July 20, 2018
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New Intrigues. In April 1775 Beaumarchais went to London with a mission from King Louis XVI – to reach a settlement with a certain Chevalier D’Eon. D’Eon was attempting to blackmail Louis XVI by revealing to the British correspondence between …
July 20, 2018
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After a mid-morning coffee and croissant break (well, tea for me and coffee for everyone else), we made our way along rue François Miron. There, showing that half-timbering wasn’t exclusively the province of Normandy, we saw two of the oldest …