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Place d’Italie and Butte aux Cailles
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Place d’Italie and Butte aux Cailles

During this trip to Paris, I have made the Latin Quarter my home. The 13th arrondissement is the neighbor, which includes the lively Place d’Italie and the charming village-like district Butte aux Cailles. This is a good place to go if you’re looking for something relatively uncharted by tourists.

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If I Ever Won the Lotto…
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If I Ever Won the Lotto…

Not too long ago, I think it may have been in April or May, there was a lady in Florida in her senior years who won the jackpot, and I mean a HUGE jackpot of several hundred millions…with all of the winnings going to only her. I thought to myself, geez, what a lucky gal!…

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The 19th Arrondissement…a new favorite!
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The 19th Arrondissement…a new favorite!

Have you ever stumbled onto something that turned out to be an absolutely pleasant surprise? That’s exactly what happened when by chance I came across the Bassin de la Villette in the 19th Arrondissement. I was supposed to go to the Jazz Festival at Parc Floral in the Parisian suburb of Vincennes…

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