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September 8, 2010, at 10:53 pm

Librairie Eyrolles

This entry is a part of the Paris English bookshops series. A friend’s visit to Paris prompted me to seek out a bookshop that sells math reference books in English. There is this bookshop very near our university, so we decided to give it a try. Librairie Eyrolles is the bookshop for professionals, and they [...]

August 6, 2010, at 7:31 pm

Tea and Tattered Pages

This entry is a part of the Paris English bookshops series. I dragged my friend to visit one of the top 5 bookshops listed in my Lonely Planet guidebook. We settled with Tea and Tattered Pages since it is the only store that is open on Sundays at noon. It took us a while to [...]

July 21, 2010, at 11:53 pm

WHSmith

This entry is a part of the Paris English bookshops series. I first heard the name of the bookshop while Googling for something else. It got me wondering why it was not included in my trusty Lonely Planet guidebook. So last July 17, I ventured into the shop along rue de Rivoli. It was located [...]

July 21, 2010, at 12:36 am

English Bookshops in Paris

As a foreigner in a strange land, I was shy to look around by myself, knowing that the French people prefer not to speak English and insist that you learn French. I’ve stayed long enough (and even gave tours to some friends who visited me in Paris) for me to get bored with the different [...]

April 26, 2010, at 5:37 am

Paris Flea Markets

Today we are going to stop the geek work and venture on someplace I’ve never been before. Today, I wandered around the flea markets in Paris. There are three main flea markets located at the borders of Paris: at Porte de Vanves, Porte de Montreuil, and the main flea market at St. Ouen. These three [...]