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Running A Fowl at Square du Temple

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Studying at the Sorbonne. Friday, February 27, 2015. Running A Fowl at Square du Temple. Ever since last year’s World Cup, Paris has had a very odd couple living in one of its parks. The Square du Temple. In the upper Marais, just south of Place de la République, is green space dedicated to playing children, summertime sunbathers, and bench lovers. Man I love a good bench. Various combinations of hens and roosters have inhabited the park ( according to other accounts. A good looking bird. Subscribe to: P...

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A Personal Tale: Inspiration, or the Lack Thereof

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Studying at the Sorbonne. Thursday, May 21, 2015. A Personal Tale: Inspiration, or the Lack Thereof. I know, I know. Paris is beautiful. Its streets are bustling. Its people are gorgeous. Its monuments are monumental. I am lucky to live here, blah, blah, blah. I know. Just not feeling it. While I regret not one moment of throwing myself into the expatriation thing so young, I’m starting to feel like it’s aged me. Sure, Hemingway moved to Paris at 22 as well, but those were different times...Maybe Maybe n...

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May 2015

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Studying at the Sorbonne. Thursday, May 21, 2015. A Personal Tale: Inspiration, or the Lack Thereof. I know, I know. Paris is beautiful. Its streets are bustling. Its people are gorgeous. Its monuments are monumental. I am lucky to live here, blah, blah, blah. I know. Posted by Bryan Pirolli. Links to this post. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Running it in 2016! My pet project: Paris's LGBT-friendly tour service. London, United Kingdom. View my complete profile. French Mystique Bike Tours.

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Paris Marathon: 3rd Times's a Charm

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Studying at the Sorbonne. Monday, April 13, 2015. Paris Marathon: 3rd Times's a Charm. It all starts off great. Standing in the corral you look behind you, thousands of colorfully-dressed runners set against the Arc de Triomphe, as 54,000 marathoners barrel down the Champs Elysées. It’s surreal. Mile 2 Mexican and British tourists should be cheering for me, too, right? We're almost the same. Mile 3 Helloooo firefighters. Mile 5 These sunglasses were the best purchase in a long time. Mile 11 Get us out of...

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A Spring Awakening in Paris

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Studying at the Sorbonne. Friday, March 20, 2015. A Spring Awakening in Paris. Parisian florists do their best work in the spring. Goodbye dark grey velvet skies and 4PM sunsets and hello spring. Every March 20th we celebrate as if it were the first spring we ever encountered. The sins of winter are forgiven and Paris will soon be at its best. We'll all shake off the sleepiness of the winter and step outside and enjoy the prospects of warm temperatures and some. Play this in the background. Easter is pri...

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Parisian Favorites

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Studying at the Sorbonne. So for 2015, so far, not much has changed:. Mmm Pink Flamingo Pizza. Currently for their amazingly affordable and perfect lunch menu. Because they made me a special dessert when I said I couldn't eat melon. For bo bun, great Cambodian food. 3 Le Refuge des Fondues. For ridiculous cheese fondue and wine in baby bottles - not for the fussy. Pizza with dried figs and Gorgonzola. 5 L'As du Fallafel. For, what else, Lenny Kravitz-approved fallafel. TOP PICK: Park Buttes Chaumont.

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January 2015

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Studying at the Sorbonne. Friday, January 16, 2015. It’s funny how a silly green newspaper can mean so much. I don’t regularly do much at 6AM, on account of the sleeping and all, but this past week I couldn’t not. Get up early. I had a mission. Paris won’t go back to normal. What does normal even mean anyway? While the city will recover from the terrorist attacks on the weekly satirical publication Charlie Hebdo. It’s just not going to be the same here. The scar will stay. Posted by Bryan Pirolli. In Par...

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April 2015

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Studying at the Sorbonne. Friday, April 24, 2015. Things Learned During a French PhD. Books, books, books everywhere. I’m halfway there – or at least I tell myself. Writing a doctoral thesis, and in a different language no less, is an experience that fortunately one need only do once in life. I’m thinking back to that time I told myself, “Yes, this is a good idea.” I’m sure I wasn’t sober. Have a drink. Two interviews transcribed? Time for a vacation. Posted by Bryan Pirolli. Links to this post. My Part-...

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Private Tours

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Studying at the Sorbonne. If you’re coming to Paris, you’re going to have quite a few questions. How does the métro work? Where can I go out tonight? What are the best neighborhoods to visit? Who are those people with clipboards asking me for money outside of the Louvre? Where can I find a decent meal? Why does the coffee come in such small cups? It can seem overbearing. I've launched a tour service called The Gay Locals. A LGBT-friendly tour company that offers tours of Paris that just happen. And/or se...