Here are my final thoughts on the Paris Olympic Games. In this episode, it's just me, your host Oliver Gee, sharing a few pros and cons of the Olympics.

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Meet Anne Carminati and James Wesolowski, the authors of 111 Museums in Paris You Shouldn't Miss.

We chat about the museum scene in Paris, the pros and cons of large and small museums, and a few good ones to find.

Their official website: https://www.111places.com/111-museums-in-paris

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Our new children's book, The Animal Games in Paris, left us with some unusual questions. 

Does meter rhyme with cheetah? Apparently not, according to some. 

And if not, should we keep it in the book? And on that note, should we spell it meter, or metre? Or both?

And that's just a few of the text-based questions from Oliver, who wrote the book.

As for the illustrations by Lina... should Notre Dame be seen as under construction, given that's what it looks like right now? Or should it seem perfect and complete?

What about drawing Olympic Games related stuff? Should the opening ceremony really be on the River Seine, given the plan might be scrapped?

Hosts Oliver and Lina discuss some of the talking points that went into making their fourth children's book, The Animal Games in Paris, which you can find only via The Earful Tower's online shop here.

And a super shoutout to Janet Hulstrand who has edited all five books from Earful Tower Publishing, and who certainly doesn't speak with the atrocious accent that Oliver did in this episode. Find Janet here for her own books and editing services. 

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The 3rd arrondissement is this week's focus on the podcast. Here's what we found after spending a full day there.

Mentioned in this show

• 46th and 3rd
• National Archives
• Fringe Cafe
• Musée National Picasso
• Marché des Enfants Rouges
• Musee Carnavalet
• Le Mary Celeste
• Le Progrès
• The Cambridge Public House

This podcast episode includes our final ranking on the district out of 100. 

This episode also features music by Pres Maxson, including his take on "Libre Comme Picasso" by Pascal Obispo.

We’ll share our visit, in video format, on our YouTube channel in the coming days. We’ll be making one of these travel vlogs every week, so be sure to subscribe (you can do it in one click via this link). 

Read our full guide with all the pictures on the Earful Tower website here.

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The 4th arrondissement is this week's focus on the podcast. Here's what we found after spending a full day there.

Mentioned in this show

• Saint Regis
• Ile Saint Louis
• Notre dame 
• Le Peloton Cafe
• Miznon restaurant 
• Philippe Auguste Wall
• Place des Vosges 
• Victor Hugo museum
• Carette cafe
• Centre Pompidou museum
• Maria Loca rum bar
• Bofinger restaurant
• Bar 1905

This podcast episode includes a brief interview with Paul Barron, the owner of the Peloton Cafe, and our final ranking on the district out of 100. 

This episode features music by Pres Maxson, including his take on Notre Dame de Paris by Edith Piaf.

We’ll share our visit, in video format, on our YouTube channel in the coming days. We’ll be making one of these travel vlogs every week, so be sure to subscribe (you can do it in one click via this link). 

Read our full guide with all the pictures on the Earful Tower website here.

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The 5th arrondissement is this week's focus on the podcast. Here's what we found after spending a full day there.

Mentioned in this show

• Le LouLou cafe
• Musée de Cluny 
• Pantheon
• Bibliotheque Saint-Genevieve
• Jardin des plantes
• Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle
• Grande Mosquée de Paris
• Rue Mouffetard 
• Le Contrescarpe
• Maison de Verlaine
• Caveau de la huchette

This podcast episode includes a brief interview with jazz singer Matthieu Boré and writer Sam Barrantes, and our final ranking on the district out of 100. 

This podcast episode features music by Pres Maxson, including his take on "Place de la Contrescarpe," by Jacques Brel

We’ll share our visit, in video format, on our YouTube channel in the coming days. We’ll be making one of these travel vlogs every week, so be sure to subscribe (you can do it in one click via this link). 

Read our full guide with all the pictures on the Earful Tower website here.

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The 6th arrondissement is this week's focus on the podcast. Here's what we found after spending a full day there.

Mentioned in this show

Breakfast at Cafe Flore

Musee Delacroix/Square Furstenburg

Buly perfumerie

La Palette Cafe

Luxembourg Gardens 

Treize au Jardin cafe

Ladurée confectionary store

The church: L'abbaye Saint-Germain-des-Prés

The bouquiniste bookshops by the Seine

Le Select bar

Brasserie Lipp 

Prescription cocktail bar

Lapérouse (for dessert)

Including an interview with renowned author John Baxter.

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This podcast episode features music by Pres Maxson, including his take on "Jardin du Luxembourg" by LAURA.

Video guide to the 6th arrondissement

We’ll share our visit, in video format, on our YouTube channel in the coming days. We’ll be making one of these travel vlogs every week, so be sure to subscribe (you can do it in one click via this link). 

The Earful Tower’s guide to the 6th arrondissement

Read our full guide with all the pictures on the Earful Tower website here.

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The 7th arrondissement is this week's focus on the podcast. Here's what we found after spending a full day there.

Mentioned in this show

Coutume Cafe

Park Catherine Labourée

Deyrolle taxidermy shop

Eiffel Tower

Rue Cler

Musée Rodin

Musée d’Orsay

Les Ombres restaurant and bar (with the Eiffel Tower views)

Including an interview with Francine Campa, the head of the Deyrolle taxidermy shop and museum.

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This podcast episode features music by Pres Maxson, including his take on "La Tour Eiffel est Toujours Là" by Mistinguett, and "The Girl Who Stole the Eiffel Tower," by Frank Sinatra.

Video guide to the 7th arrondissement

We’ll share our visit, in video format, on our YouTube channel in the coming days. We’ll be making one of these travel vlogs every week, so be sure to subscribe (you can do it in one click via this link). 

The Earful Tower’s guide to the 7th arrondissement

Read our full guide with all the pictures on the Earful Tower website here.

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The 8th arrondissement is this week's focus on the podcast. Here's what we found after spending a full day there.

Mentioned in this show, in order of mention

Bridge: Pont Alexandre III

The Champs-Elysées

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Iwi Coffee shop

Galeries Lafayette

Église Saint-Philippe-du-Roule

Petit Palais

American Cathedral

Parc Monceau

Pagoda of Paris

Musée Nissim de Camondo

Plaza Athenee 

Maxims restaurant

Buddha bar

Bugsy’s

Including interviews with Gabriel from Iwi Coffee and Nat Katz, the canon of the American Cathedral in Paris. 

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This podcast episode features music by Pres Maxson, including his take on the Joe Dassin classic Les Champs-Elysées.

Video guide to the 8th arrondissement

We’ll share our visit, in video format, on our YouTube channel in the coming days. We’ll be making one of these travel vlogs every week, so be sure to subscribe (you can do it in one click via this link). 

The Earful Tower’s guide to the 8th arrondissement

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The 9th arrondissement made for the first time we felt like tourists in Paris, while visiting the breathtaking Opera Garnier. But there's a lot more to it all than that, with the famed department stores, the cool Pigalle neighbourhood, and the famed rue des Martyrs. Here's what we found. The Earful Tower podcast episode

This podcast episode features music by Pres Maxson, including his take on the classic Maurice Chevalier hit Place Pigalle.

Video guide to the 9th arrondissement

We’ll share our visit, in video format, on our YouTube channel in the coming days. We’ll be making one of these travel vlogs every week, so be sure to subscribe (you can do it in one click via this link). 

The Earful Tower’s guide to the 9th arrondissement

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So you're coming to Paris and you want to maximise your time and spend your money wisely. But how to do it?

Here are some suggestions from your hosts Oliver and Lina, based on our deep explorations of the city as part of our Paris Countdown series (from which we're currently on a two-week intermission).

So here they are: Ten expert tips for planning your Paris trip. 

A thank you to Pres Maxson for the original soundtrack to the episode.

For the tips written out with lovely pics, click here: https://theearfultower.com/2022/05/23/ten-expert-tips-for-planning-your-paris-trip/ 

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The 10th arrondissement feels like the centre of everything. People spill into the streets from the Gare du Nord station, one of the busiest rail terminals in the world, and mingle into a melting pot of old Paris, new Paris, and cultural offerings from around the world.

The district also features an intriguing museum of handheld fans, a delightful art nouveau restaurant, and the authentic Paris picnic spot: the Canal Saint-Martin. 

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This podcast episode on the 10th district of Paris includes an interview with Nico Alary who runs the ever-popular Holybelly restaurants, and Alex Toledano, the art consultant who literally wrote the book on the 10th… and our final ranking on the district out of 100. 

Video guide to the 10th arrondissement

We’ll share our visit, in video format, on our YouTube channel in the coming days. We’ll be making one of these travel vlogs every week, so be sure to subscribe (you can do it in one click via this link). 

The Earful Tower’s guide to the 10th arrondissement

Restaurants:

Bouillon Julien @bouillinjulienparis 

Address: 16 Rue du Faubourg Saint-Denis, 75010

Holybelly @holybellycafe 

Address: 5 Rue Lucien Sampaix, 75010

Bakeries:

Du Pain et des Idées @dupainetdesidees

Address: 34 Rue Yves Toudic, 75010 

Sain Boulangerie @sain_boulangerie 

Address: 15 Rue Marie et Louise, 75010

DonAntónia Pastelaria @donantonia_pastelaria

Address: 8 Rue de la Grange aux Belles, 75010

Drinks/Bars:

Le Syndicat @lesyndicat 

Address: 51 Rue du Faubourg Saint-Denis, 75010

Chez Jeanette @chezjeannette 

Address: 47 Rue du Faubourg Saint-Denis, 75010

Divine @bar_divine 

Address: 61 Rue d'Hauteville, 75010

Coffee:

Ten Belles - Paris 10 @tenbelles

Address: 10 Rue de la Grange aux Belles, 75010

More things to find in the 10th:

Explore the canal area, have a picnic.

Canal Saint Martin

Musée de l'Éventail (Fan Museum) @museedeleventail 

Address: 2 Bd de Strasbourg, 75010

Porte Saint-Denis

Address: Boulevard St Denis, 75010

Porte Saint Martin

Address: 18 Bd Saint-Martin, 75010

Music: A Pres Maxson version of "Canal Saint Martin" by Maria Remusat.

The 11th arrondissement is undoubtedly the cool part of town. Some call it the trendiest Paris district. It’s where you might find an eco-friendly garden hotel, a 1920s themed speakeasy bar, and a restaurant that’s so cool you can’t even find its name on the facade.

We found all those places, plus took a more traditional exploration through the old alleyways that were once thriving artisanal passages. Here’s everything we discovered during our 24 hours in the 11th arrondissement.

This podcast episode on the 11th district of Paris includes an interview with Guy Griffin from Cafe Mericourt and our final ranking on the district out of 100. 

Video guide to the 11th arrondissement

We’ll share our visit, in video format, on our YouTube channel in the coming days. We’ll be making one of these travel vlogs every week, so be sure to subscribe (you can do it in one click via this link). 

The Earful Tower’s guide to the 11th arrondissement Where to stay?

Eden Lodge: This hotel offers eco-friendly and sustainable living at the back of a miraculously quiet and green garden. If you need some zen-like escape from the bustle of Paris, this is the place for you. Our room had a large balcony and a very comfortable bed, the breakfast was lovely, and the common rooms were tastefully designed. Cat lovers: There are at least two wondering around this hotel and they’re very friendly. @edenlodgeparis  Address: 175 Rue de Charonne, 75011

The best cafe

Cafe Mericourt: There are loads of cafes in this neighbourhood but none match Cafe Mericourt, run by Guy Griffin. This place is an Earful Tower favourite, we have been coming here since before it opened. In fact, one of the first ever live videos was Guy showing us the facade of this cafe the same day he got the keys to it five years ago. Killer coffee and brunch options in a beautiful setting. @cafemericourt Address: 22 Rue de la Folie Méricourt, 75011

The best restaurants

Chambre Noir: This is the place that didn’t have a name on the facade. We didn’t even know if we’d come to the right place, but hipster whispers by the Canal Saint-Martin had insisted this was the place for dinner. A large wine menu and tapas for dinner, try the cheesy asparagus for a good time. @chambrenoireparis Address: 137, Rue Saint-Maur, 75011

Best place for a drink

Mobster Bar: We love a good gimmick and this one was fun. Pick up the phone out the front of this 1920s themed bar and a voice will ask you a prohibition-themed trivia question. You’ll have to type the correct combination into the keypad to get in, where you’ll be met with smartly dressed bartenders serving cocktails to customers in darkened rooms. @mobster_bar Address: 8 Rue de Crussol, 75011

More things to find in the 11th arrondissement

Ateliers des Lumières: Opened in 2018, this is one of the newest museums in Paris and it’s well worth a visit. You can see classical works of art from the likes of Dali, Van Gogh and Cezanne projected on the expansive industrial museum walls . You’ve not experienced a museum like this before! @ateliersdeslumieres Address: 38 Rue Saint-Maur, 75011

Marché Bastille Every arrondissement in Paris has its own market – and often more than one at that. But, the Bastille market has something special about it, whether you’re interested in purchasing some produce, or just want to soak up the atmosphere, it’s the ideal market. Our advice: start at the end furthest from the Bastille, the quality is better this side. Open Thursdays and Sundays 8:30AM – 1:30PM. Address: 2018 Bd Richard-Lenoir, 75011

Explore the hidden passageways of the 11th arrondissement

The 11th is full of old alleyways which were once teeming with artisans. Furniture makers, frame fixers, handymen and more. Nowadays, the passages are still there, but it’s often residents or office workers inside the buildings. If you know where to look, you’ll find stunning oases of calm and sometimes an artisan from today plying their trade. A good one to start at is Passage de l’Homme… but we visited about ten of them, and we’ll share our full findings and many more pictures in the coming days on this site.

That will do for now! I hope you enjoyed episode ten for this new season. 

A big thanks to Augusta Sagnelli for the photos, Charlotte Pleasants for the additional reporting, and to the Patreon members who make all this possible. Join them here. 

Meet Morgan Walesh, an American in Paris who specializes in the hidden underbelly of the city.

She talks of her love for the catacombs, the "history of the streets", and how she tried to talk her way into an infamous Paris apartment... 

Find out more about Morgan and her work on "Paris History of our Streets" via her website here, Instagram here, and Facebook here.

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It's the Paris Countdown! Here comes an-depth guide to the 12th arrondissement of Paris after we spent 24 hours there.

The blog post is here with all the pictures. 

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Music: A Pres Maxson interpretation of Plus Bleu Que Tes Yeux (A Blue Like the Blue of Your Eyes) by Charles Aznavour

Below are all the places we mentioned.

Where to stay?

Mk2 Hotel Paradiso @mk2hotelparadiso 

Address: 135 Bd Diderot, 75012

The best restaurants

Le Train Bleu @restaurantletrainbleu 

Address: Pl. Louis-Armand, 75012

Ground control Address: 81 Rue du Charolais, 75012

Best place for a drink

Le Baron Rouge

Address: 1 Rue Théophile Roussel, 75012

Le Calbar @lecalbar 

Address: 82 Rue de Charenton, 75012

lads in their undies

The Best Cafe

Cafe CC @cafecc_paris 

Address: 6 Rue Théophile Roussel, 75012 Paris

Curiosity: The fairground museum

Musée des Arts Forains @museedesartsforains 

Address: 53 Av. des Terroirs de France, 75012

More things to find

Marché d’Aligre

Promenade Plantée

Bois de Vincennes

Jardin du Bassin de l’Arsenal - Charming beginning of the canal, lovely spot for a picnic, a stroll, or entertain the kids in the play areas. 

Opera Bastille

That's it for this week, back with the 11th arrondissement on Monday.

It's the Paris Countdown! Here comes an-depth guide to the 13th arrondissement of Paris after we spent 24 hours there.

The blog post is here with all the pictures. 

A big thank you to the Patreon supporters, without whom we wouldn't be making this season. Join them here.

Music: A Pres Maxson interpretation of La mer, by Charles Trenet.

Below are all the places we mentioned.

Where to stay? / An unusual hotel

OFF Paris Seine

Address: 86 Quai d'Austerlitz, 75013 @offparisseine

The best restaurants

Eat in Chinatown: 

Impérial Choisy @imperialchoisy

Address: 32 Av. de Choisy, 75013

Best place for a drink

Evening drink on a boat

Bateau El Alamein @bateauelalamein 

Address: 10 Port de la Gare, 75013

Terrace drink:

Les Tanneurs de la Butte @lestanneursdelabutte

Address: 22 Rue de la Butte aux Cailles, 75013

The best cafe

Bob’s Cafe in MK2 Bibliothèque

Address: MK2 Bibliothèque, 128-162 Av. de France, 75013

More things to find

Stroll through the Butte-aux-Cailles

Visit the antique map shop

Librairie Loeb Larocque - maps & books @librarie.loeb.larocque 

Address: 31 Rue de Tolbiac, 75013

Track down traces of the Bievre river

Find the magnificent globes

François-Mitterrand Library - The Globes of Coronelli or Globes of Marly are a pair of globes (terrestrial and celestial) of large size (about 4 meters in diameter) made by Vincenzo Coronelli and offered to Louis XIV at the end of the 17th century.

Address: Quai François Mauriac, 75706

It's the Paris Countdown! Here comes an-depth guide to the 14th arrondissement of Paris after we spent 24 hours there.

The blog post is here with all the pictures. 

A big thank you to the Patreon supporters, without whom we wouldn't be making this season. Join them here.

Music: A Pres Maxson interpretation of Le poinçonneur des Lilas, by Serge Gainsbourg.

Below are all the places we mentioned.

Where to stay?

Hotel Cabane @hotelcabane Address: 76 Rue Raymond Losserand, 75014

Great eateries:

La Belle Ronde Address: 19 Rue Daguerre, 75014 Paris

Le Dôme @ledomemontparnasse Address: 108 Bd du Montparnasse, 75014

Land & Monkeys Address: 85 Rue Raymond Losserand, 75014

Best places for a drink

Le Tournesol @cafetournesol Address: 9 Rue de la Gaité, 75014

Rosebud. Address: 11 Rue Delambre, 75014

La Coupole @la_coupole_paris Address: 102 Bd du Montparnasse, 75014

The best cafe

Hexagone Café @hexagonecafe Address: 121 Rue du Château, 75014

Things to find

Église Notre-Dame-du-Travail Address: 59 Rue Vercingétorix, 75014

Comédie-Italienne Address: 17 Rue de la Gaité, 75014

Montparnasse Cemetery Address: 3 Bd Edgar Quinet, 75014

Musée de la Libération de Paris Address: 4 Av. du Colonel Henri Rol-Tanguy, 75014

The Catacombs of Paris Address: 1 Av. du Colonel Henri Rol-Tanguy, 75014

Rue des Thermopyles

Aussi curiosity shop Address: 119 Rue du Château, 75014

Vanves Flea market Address: 5 Av. de la Porte de Vanves, 75014

Stroll: Rue de la Gaîté 

It's Season 12 of The Earful Tower, The Paris Countdown: Here comes an-depth guide to the Paris arrondissements after we've spent 24 hours in each of them.

This week it's the 15th arrondissement of Paris. The blog post is here with all the pictures. A big thank you to the Patreon supporters, without whom we wouldn't be making this season. Join them here.

Music: A Pres Maxson interpretation of Le vent nous portera, by Noir Désir.

Below are all the places we mentioned. 

Where to stay?

Relais 12bis

Address: 12 Bis Rue Desaix, 75015

The best restaurants

Cafe du Commerce @lecafeducommerce.1921

Address: 51 Rue du Commerce, 75015

 

Best place for a drink

Le Ciel de Paris Restaurant
Address: Tour Maine Montparnasse, 56ème, Av. du Maine, 75015

The best cafe

Good News Coffee Shop @good_news_coffeeshop 

Address: 27 bis Rue Mademoiselle, 75015 Paris

 

More things to find in the 15th

Poilâne Tour Eiffel @poilane 

Address: 49 Bd de Grenelle, 75015

Île aux Cygnes

Address: Île aux Cygnes, 75015

Ballon de Paris

Address: Parc André Citroën, 75015

Musée Bourdelle

Address: 18 Rue Antoine Bourdelle, 75015

 

Additional:

Parc Georges Brassens

Address: 2 Pl. Jacques Marette, 75015 Paris

La Ruche 

Address: 2 Pass. de Dantzig, 75015 Paris

It's Season 12 of The Earful Tower, The Paris Countdown: Here comes an-depth guide to the Paris arrondissements after we've spent 24 hours in each of them.

This week it's the 16th arrondissement of Paris. The YouTube video that goes with this episode will be here, and the blog post is here with all the pictures.

A big thank you to the Patreon supporters, without whom we wouldn't be making this season. Join them here.

Below are all the places we mentioned. 

Where did we stay?

Sourire Hotel @souriredepassy

Address: 29 Rue des Marronniers, 75016 

The best restaurants

Andia @andia_paris 

Address: 19 Chau. de la Muette, 75016 Paris

La Rotonde @larotondedelamuette 

Address: 12 Chau. de la Muette, 75016 Paris

Best place for a drink

Cravan bar @cravanparis

Address: 17 Rue Jean de la Fontaine, 75016 Paris

Shangri-La @shangrilaparis

Address: 10 Av. d'Iéna, 75116 Paris

The best cafe Coutume Passy @coutumecafe
Address: 78 Rue de Passy, 75016 Paris More things to find in the 16th

Maison de Balzac

Address: 47 Rue Raynouard, 75016 Paris 

Palais de Tokyo 

Address: 13 Av. du Président Wilson, 75116 Paris @palaisdetokyo

Musée du Vin

Address: 5 Sq. Charles Dickens, 75016 Paris

Musée Clemenceau

Address: 8 Rue Benjamin Franklin, 75116

Hunt for Hector. Spend an afternoon finding all the buildings in the district designed by “the pope of art nouveau” Hector Guimard.

Music: Pres Maxson's interpretation of "Douce France", by Charles Trenet.

It's Season 12 of The Earful Tower, The Paris Countdown: Here comes an-depth guide to the Paris arrondissements after we've spent 24 hours in each of them.

This week it's the 17th arrondissement of Paris. The YouTube video that goes with this episode will be here, and the blog post will be here with all the pictures.

A big thank you to the Patreon supporters, without whom we wouldn't be making this season. Join them here.

Below are all the places we mentioned. 

Where we stayed

Villa Alessandra @villa_alessandra_paris

Address: 9 Pl. Boulnois, 75017 Paris

The restaurants

Le Dada @ledada_paris

Address: 12 Av. des Ternes, 75017 

Mamma Primi @bigmammagroup

Address: 18 Rue Boursault, 75017 Paris

Where we had a drink

L’Ambre Bar @ambrebar

Address:  29 Rue Brunel, 75017 Paris

Les Caves Populaire @lescavespopulaires

Address: 22 Rue des Dames, 75017 Paris

The cafe

Dose Café @dose.paris

Address: 82 Place du Dr Félix Lobligeois, 75017 Paris

More things to find in the 17th

Cité de l’Économie money museum

Address: 1 Pl. du Général Catroux, 75017 Paris

Boulevard Pereire park for a walk or cycle

Square des Batignolles

Address: 144 bis Rue Cardinet, 75017 Paris 

It's Season 12 of The Earful Tower, The Paris Countdown: Here comes an-depth guide to the Paris arrondissements after we've spent 24 hours in each of them. 

This week it's the 18th arrondissement, with a strong focus on Montmartre. The YouTube video that goes with this episode will be here, and the blog post will be here with all the pictures.

A big thank you to the Patreon supporters, without whom we wouldn't be making this season. Join them here.

Below are all the places we mentioned. 

All the details:

Hotel:
Terrass” Hotel 
Address: 12-14 Rue Joseph de Maistre, 75018 @terrasshotel

Sites:

Place du Tertre (artists' square)
Address:  Pl. du Tertre, 75018 Paris

Restaurant:

Le Moulin de la Galette
@lemoulindelagaletteofficiel
Address: 83 Rue Lepic, 75018 Paris

Drinks:

Terrass Rooftop Bar
Address: 12 Rue Joseph de Maistre, 75018 Paris

Chez Camille
@bar_chez_camille 
Address: 8 Rue Ravignan, 75018 Paris

Coffee shops:

La Main Noire
@la.main.noire
Address: 12 Rue Cavallotti, 75018 Paris

Les 5 Marches
@les.5.marches
Address: 12 Rue Girardon, 75018 Paris

 

It's Season 12 of The Earful Tower, The Paris Countdown: Here comes an-depth guide to the Paris arrondissements after we've spent 24 hours in each of them. 

This week it's the 19th arrondissement, with a strong focus on the canals that run through the neighbourhood.

The YouTube video that goes with this episode will be here, and the blog post will be here with all the pictures.

A big thank you to the Patreon supporters, without whom we wouldn't be making this season. Join them here.

Below are all the places we mentioned. 

Hotel:

Holiday Inn Express Paris - Canal de la Villette

68 Quai de la Seine, 75019

Lunch:

Paname Brewing Company

41 bis Quai de la Loire, 75019

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Sites:

Philharmonie de Paris 

221 Av. Jean Jaurès, 75019

Instagram 

Curiosities:

Péniche L'Eau Et Les Rêves (Péniche Librairie)

9 Quai de l'Oise, 75019

Instagram 

Lunch:

La Rotonde Stalingrad

6-8 Pl. de la Bataille de Stalingrad, 75019

Instagram 

Drinks:

Péniche Antipode - Abricadabra

55 Quai de la Seine, 75019

Instagram 

Café Mama Kin

Address: 13 Rue de Thionville, 75019 

@cafe.mamakin 

Coffee shops:

Le Pavillon des Canaux

39 Quai de la Loire, 75019

Instagram 

Kaffebar 19 

26B Rue de l'Ourcq, 75019

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Here we are: Season 12, The Paris Countdown. For the next 20 weeks, you'll be hearing an in-depth guide to the Paris arrondissements after we've spent 24 hours in each of them. 
We're starting at the 20th arrondissement, with a strong focus on Edith Piaf. 

The YouTube video that goes with this episode is here, and here is the blog post with all the pictures.

A big thank you to the Patreon supporters, without whom we wouldn't be making this season. Join them here.

Below are all the places we mentioned. 

Hotel: 

Babel Belleville

3 Rue Lemon, 75020

Lunch: 

Peppe Pizzeria 

2 Pl. Saint-Blaise, 75020 Paris

Sites:

Campagne à Paris

210 Rue des Pyrénées, 75020 Paris

Père-Lachaise Cemetery

16 Rue du Repos, 75020 Paris

Edith Piaf’s birthplace

72 Rue de Belleville

Market:

Boulevard de Belleville, Tuesdays and Fridays

Dinner and Edith singing:

Le Vieux Belleville

12 Rue des Envierges, 75020

Drink:

Aux Folies 

8 Rue de Belleville, 75020 Paris

Coffee shop: 

The Dancing Goat

117 Av. Gambetta, 75020 Paris

Street art street:

Rue du Retrait 

Next week the new season of The Earful Tower begins. Here's what you can expect :)

Become a member here on Patreon.

Meet Parisian woman Virginie Dubost. In 2018, she became a quadriplegic after a surfing accident. 

Now, she is an accessibility advocate and has made headlines in Paris for drawing attention to accessibility issues in the city. 

She joined us in the lovely Square Santiago-du-Chili in the 7th arrondissement to talk about Paris, its low level of accessibility, and how it can be improved. Here's the viral video she featured in, which we talked about in the show (4 million hits on Instagram!)

Find out more about Virginie via her Instagram page here. 

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Here's the story of how Lina and I got our two childen's books in the gift shop of the Louvre Museum. 

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You can find our books all over Paris, or buy them directly from our online shop here. 

Are Parisian men all well-dressed? Or is it a myth? And while we're at it, what should YOU wear on your visit to Paris? 

All these questions and much more are answered this week by Frenchman Fabien Renault, the managing director France's arm of the luxury fashion company Joseph. 

And the idiot in this show, of course, is me. Enjoy the episode and subscribe for more of the same every single week.

My father-in-law Jakob is on the show, recounting the tale of how he got VIP treatment at a Paris fashion house in the 1980s. 

It's part of a bigger theme of 'My First Trip To Paris' that Patreon members have been sharing, join them here.

Mentioned in this episode:

Charles Aznavour songs:

Non je n'ai rien oublié

and

Emmenez moi

The song played in the intro and outro was Sous le ciel de Paris. 

And the fashion house was Carven, which still exists at 6 Rdpt des Champs-Élysées Marcel-Dassault, 75008.

See you next week with another new episode. 

Do you want a peek behind the scenes of artist life on the Left Bank of Paris? 

Well it's your lucky day! Today on the podcast it's renowned artist Alex Hillkurtz, who shares a little about his method, from inside his Left Bank chambre de bonne studio.

I first met Alex when his work was on exhibit at the Orangerie in the Luxembourg Gardens and I'm already planning my visit to see his work in the Grand Palais this year.

You can find more about Alex on his website here, in advance, or join his nearly 100,000 Instagram followers here. 

If you're a Patreon member, I hope you've already seen our tour of his workplace and his view over the sixth arrondissement of Paris. If not, watch the replay by signing up here.

IT'S BACK! 

Today's guest is the reigning champ of The Earful Tower Bucket List, Shelly. She is a Paris art consultant, a personal friend of mine, and has her finger firmly on the pulse of things to do in Paris. 

We share our top five things to do this year in Paris. Why not write your own list and join us?

The full list will be on the website later today: www.theearfultower.com 

My Dad worked on Paris peniche, moored on the Seine, in 1976. 

I didn't know much about the story, so asked him how it came to be.

His tale included hitch-hiking, thievery, a police station in Arles, and finally a boat in Paris. 

Here it is in full :)

This episode, and all the others, were brought to you thanks to the Patreon members. Join them here.

Oliver looks back at the most popular episodes of 2021 in a countdown of the top five top episodes of the year. Below are links to the episodes that made the cut:

https://theearfultower.com/2021/08/31/ten-tourist-mistakes-to-avoid-in-paris/

https://theearfultower.com/2021/02/08/a-guide-to-the-french-tradition-of-the-apero/

https://theearfultower.com/2021/01/04/paris-bucket-list-2021-ten-fun-things-i-want-to-do/

https://theearfultower.com/2021/09/20/an-idiots-guide-to-fashion-in-paris/

https://theearfultower.com/2021/07/02/paris-on-air-heres-my-audio-book-for-free/

 

Lina and Oliver share their stories of how Paris landed on their radars.

What's your own version? Leave a comment on social media!

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It's cocktail queen Forest Collins from 52 Martinis, sharing ten new speakeasy hidden bars in Paris.

Find more from Forest here.

Become a Patreon supporter of The Earful Tower here.

Find the full list of speakeasies from the show right here.

To celebrate five years of The Earful Tower podcast and 2 millions downloads, I explain the ten decisions that shaped this show. 

By my side: The Stockholm Sting aka Lovely Lina.

As I say in the episode, this is NOT a good episode if you're new around here, this one is for the fans.

To become a member, click here.

Meet Daniel Christensen, an avid boulderer in Paris.

He talks of how the trend of climbing - aka bouldering - is captivating people's attention in Paris, and how the worldwide sport actually started near Paris in Fontainebleau. 

Even if you're not a climber, this makes for an interesting chat about Paris and how sports/hobbies/pastimes are changing. There's even a climbing hall INSIDE a church!

Find out more about Daniel on his Instagram page here.

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Membership takes only a minute to set up. Thank you for keeping this channel independent. 

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Meet Amaury Bouhours, Executive Chef at Le Meurice. 

We chatted at the chef's table about running a restaurant with two Michelin stars, his cooking background, and French food in general. 

Halfway through, we stepped into the kitchen to taste some food as it was being cooked!

Check out the link for the restaurant here: https://www.alainducasse-meurice.com/en/experience 

Become a Patreon member of The Earful Tower here: https://www.patreon.com/theearfultower 

And check my site for pictures from this episode: https://theearfultower.com/ 

We stayed a night in Le Meurice, the iconic Parisian palace in the centre of town. 

In this episode, Lina and I explain why we booked it, how we got lucky with an upgrade, and what you could expect if you stayed in their heritage suite. 

For more on Le Meurice: https://www.dorchestercollection.com/en/paris/le-meurice/ 

To see the Heritage Suite: https://www.dorchestercollection.com/en/paris/le-meurice/rooms-suites/heritage-suite/ 

To buy my 2022 guide to Paris: https://theearfultower.com/guide 

To become a Patreon member: https://www.patreon.com/theearfultower 

I've always had a lot of questions about France's obsession with dubbing films, so I sat down with Jean-Pierre Michael, who is the French voice of Brad Pitt and Keanu Reeves, to find out more.

He explains whether he voices each actor differently, if he gets recognized in daily life, and what happens if another actor were to voice Brad Pitt (it happened once, it wasn't pretty!)

Follow Jean-Pierre on Instagram for a glimpse into the life of a French actor in Paris: https://www.instagram.com/jpmofficiel/?hl=en

And if you want a whole lot more from The Earful Tower podcast, become a member right here on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theearfultower 

Happy Halloween everyone!

For today's episode, Lina and I tell the story of our recent attempt to solve a Paris murder mystery.

But with neither of us speaking perfect French, could we possibly manage to muster up some "interrogative, detective, murder-solving French"?

The short answer is no. But we had a lot of fun.

The experience was one of those games in a beautiful town house in the 16th arrondissement, and it's called "Murder Mystery". 

If you want to find out more, here's the link: https://feverup.com/m/81013

As it's a new month, it's the perfect time to become a Patreon member for The Earful Tower. That is literally how we manage to buy tickets to these murder mysteries - you're helping make the show better. Here's the sign up link: https://www.patreon.com/theearfultower

Join me on my first ever descent into the illegal part of the Paris catacombs. 

Do not try this without expert help. 

Thanks to my guides Codex and the Comte de Saint Germain.

Find them on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/codexurbanus/ and https://www.instagram.com/walk.paris/ 

More on the catacombs: https://www.catacombes.paris.fr/en/history/site-history

Check out my YouTube channel for the footage from this trip: https://www.youtube.com/theearfultower 

And to become a member, click here: https://www.patreon.com/theearfultower 

Canadian Etheliya Hananova, from the restaurant Comice, talks about how she ended up recommending wine in her family-owned Michelin-starred restaurant in Paris. 

Find the restaurant at 31 avenue de Versailles, and explore their website here: https://comice.paris/

To become a Patreon member of The Earful Tower, click here: https://www.patreon.com/theearfultower 

Here are ten French words that I really love, right now. 

This list changes all the time. I guarantee if you use some of these words, French people will be impressed :) They'll at least smile.

Get a copy of our new book here: www.theearfultower.com/shop

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This week I grabbed a rod and followed Fred Miessner out for a fishing adventure from the bridges of the Seine River.

Did we catch the big one? The monster catfish in the murky depths?

Find Fred by searching French Touch Fishing, or click here to follow him on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/frenchtouchfishing/ 

Acclaimed restaurant critic Alec Lobrano is back on the show, this time talking about the French food revolution (which is happening now!)

The American writer also talked about his new book: "My Place at the Table: A Recipe for a Delicious Life in Paris".

We recorded the episode in a suite in the Plaza Athenee hotel.

Find out more about Alec on his website here: https://www.alexanderlobrano.com/

And remember: He will be signing books on September 30th at the Red Wheelbarrow book shop in Paris.

What's the deal with Paris Fashion Week? And what should you wear on your visit to Paris? And how do Parisian women get their hair to look like that?

All these questions and much more are answered this week by Monica de La Villardière. She is a Canadian in Paris, who works as a fashion and culture journalist. She is the co-host of the fashion podcast Fashion no Filter, and runs the hugely popular Instagram account @monicaainleydlv.

And the idiot in this show, of course, is me. Enjoy the episode and subscribe for more of the same every single week.

Oh yes, here's the article about Emily in Paris mentioned in the show. 

Thanks to Treize au Jardin for hosting us for this chat.

And yes, I added our limerick to a new TikTok account, here's where you can follow: https://www.tiktok.com/@theearfultower? 

Meet Simon Kuper, a British (and naturalized French) journalist in Paris. 

He talks of how the changing face of Paris and its suburbs - and his new book Impossible City: Paris in the Twenty-First Century.

Find out more about Simon and his work on his Twitter profile here.

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The Earful Tower exists thanks to support from its Patreon members. From $10 a month you can unlock almost endless extras including bonus podcast episodes, live video replays, special event invites, and our annually updated PDF guide to Paris. 

Membership takes only a minute to set up. Thank you for keeping this channel independent. 

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Lina and Oliver are two creatives in Paris. They may hate the word, but you can't deny that there's something creative going on there.

In this episode, they talk about their newest venture, a children's book called Roger the Liger in Paris - and how they made it. 

To get the book, go to this link: www.theearfultower.com/roger

 

Today it's Valerie Nicolas on the podcast, speaking before she leaves France to lead the Alliance Francaise in Australia. 

Considering she is someone who has lived in many, many countries with this work over the years, I was curious to hear her story, but also to hear about what she misses most from France when she is away. 

Some of the answers will surely surprise you :)

If you enjoyed this show, subscribe, tell a friend, and perhaps consider becoming a Patreon supporter: www.patreon.com/theearfultower

 

So you're coming to Paris! Amazing!

Now just make sure you don't do these ten things. 

Special guest: Lina Nordin Gee. Find her on Instagram here: www.instagram.com/parisianpostcards

Become a Patreon member here: www.patreon.com/theearfultower

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