A Different View of Paris

The tour was a terrific taste of Belleville. Allison offers interesting, historical insights that defy the typical touristic view of Paris. As a historically developing neighborhood and the crossroads of the rich and the poor, Allison did a magnificent job in tying the challenges that Belleville is experiencing today to the questions and issues that affected the area two to three hundred years ago. Make sure you wear walking shoes! If you like Chinese food, there are plenty of options at the end of the tour, but I would recommened the one that comes from Allison herself.

– Jimmy

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A culinary newsletter from the edge of Paris with insider tips on French cooking & eating, quirky stories, and an attempt to wrestle meaning out of - or into - the domestic chaos of life as a mother of twins. Living/bicycling in Paris since 1995.