Paris tu me manque tellement!

I have taken these beautiful snapshots of Paris from Karla's Closet as I'm having a nostalgic week, reminiscing about my year last year living in this beautiful city. Also I am going back at the end of August for a special weekend and I cannot wait! There seems to be a lot going on in Paris over bank holiday weekend despite that August is the month where all Parisians leave the city for the sunny Cote d'Azur.

I have found a James Blake (my absolute favourite) gig at Social Club, Shakespeare and Moliere plays in the Bois de Boulogne, the amazing Kate Moss expo at Musée des Arts Décoratifs (my no.1 Paris museum convenieantly located on Rue de Rivoli), an interesting Paris-Delhi-Bombay expo at Centre Pompidou, a Notting Hill-style carnival and much more. Excited doesn't describe it!

Top 5 cafés/restaurants in Soho.

1. Café Boheme, Old Compton Street

2. Andrew Edmunds, Lexington Street

3. Alphabet, Beak Street

4. Polpo, Beak Street

5. Ed's Diner, Old Compton Street

Top 5 vintage shops in Covent Garden/Soho, London.

1. Rokit, 42 Shelton Street

2. Wow Retro, Drury Lane

3. Oxfam, Drury Lane

4. Beyond Retro, Great Marlborough Street

5. Urban Outfitters vintage section, 42-56 Earlham Street

Top 5 Sunday activities in Paris.

1. Walking around the Marais - all shops and falafel outlets open!

2. Pere Louis, Rue Monsieur le Prince, 75006, for plates of charcuterie, fromage and wine.

3. Wandering around Paris taking photos.

4. Rue Montorgueil for food shopping, people-watching and coffee drinking.

5. Wandering around Montmartre.

Top 5 places to eat cake in Paris.

1. Bagels and Brownies 

12 Rue Notre Dame des Champs, 75006

2. Rose Bakery

46 Rue des Martyrs 75009

30 Rue Debelleyme 75003

3. Ladurée

21 Rue Bonaparte, 75006

75 Avenue des Champs Elysées, 75008

16 Rue Royale, 75008

16 Rue de la Forge Royale, 75011

(many others)

4. Bread and Roses

62 Rue Madame, 75006

5. Angelina

226 Rue de Rivoli, 75001

Top 5 Parisian bookshops.

1. Shakespeare & Co

37 rue de la Bûcherie, 75005 Paris

2.  Librairie des Abbesses

20 Rue Yvonne le Tac, 75018 Paris

3. Librairie Galignani

224 Rue de Rivoli, 75001 Paris

4. Gibert Jeune

All over Paris

5. WH Smith

248 Rue de Rivoli, 75001 Paris