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Recent stories:

Rendezvous with Arrondissements:
by Laura Glendinning  – One of the many charms of Paris is how it is set up, in so-called arrondissements, literally meaning “districts.” It’s a city of just over 2 million people, and there are 20 arrondissements. When they were created in 1795 there were just 12, but, like any city, Paris absorbed some suburbs over a few decades. Et voila. Twenty. They each have their own subtly different character, be they posh, trendy, ethnic, or all about nightlife.  Read More

Paris … In My Pocket! When I grow up I want to be French:
By David Macdonald – Even though my family name is Macdonald (‘ac’ small ‘d’,) and I’m as proud of my Scots ancestry as the next member of any of my clan, this ambition is neither incongruent with my lineage nor as far fetched as it may seem. You can hardly imagine my delight when during my first visit to Paris, more specifically a foray to the Science Museum at La Vilette, I found myself wandering along one of the boulevards forming the ring around the greater city and it was signposted – wait for it – Boulevard MacDonald. It is of course named after the Napoleonic Marechal, Étienne Jacques Joseph Alexandre MacDonald. What’s a size difference in D’s between clan members? As the genealogist at Inverness library informed me once “all ye Donald clanfolk be kinfolk!” Read More