Adventures of an Anglaise

Anecdotes of an English expat, finding her feet in Paris. Not a food blog, but might as well be.

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“Paris is always a good idea.”
#audreyhepburn #Parisjetaime #eiffeltower

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Beautiful (chilly!) #jourférié featuring croissants, coffee, and catching up with copains. 🥐☕️

#quaisdeseine #parisjetaime

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This tree wins #autumn.

#jardindesplantes #parisjetaime

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Sunday evening sunset stroll 🧡

#arcdetriomphe #champselysées #parisjetaime

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No better time than #autumn - and the anniversary of my expatriation to #Paris - to have a little ponder about #change…

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Tuscany: Lush rolling hills, terracotta-topped villas, golden hours so breathtakingly beautiful you honestly want to cry, and 3€ glasses of Prosecco the size of your head. https://t.co/Oq0PUK6q3o
#Tuscany #Italy #ladolcevita

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Wandering along #ruederivoli always makes me feel like the leading lady in some delightfully cliché parisian #romance. One with a killer soundtrack, naturally.

#Parisjetaime #Parisienne

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@e_jms_ @YouTube Thanks so much for sharing ☺️

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Here’s the aforementioned taste-of-heaven-in-the-form-of-a-speculoos-éclair. Truly divine. Should probably stop using religious language to describe #patisserie on the most important day in the Christian calendar.
But seriously. Oh my God.
#frenchfood #foodporn #Easter

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Joyeuses #Paques ! Today I went to the beautiful Basilique du Sacré Cœur in #Montmartre, hung out in the #Tuileries garden all afternoon with someone I’d just met in Carrefour, and tasted heaven itself in the form of a #speculoos éclair. #adventuresofananglaise #HappyEaster2021

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@daraobriain Irish Dairy Milk is categorically NOT THE SAME as British Dairy Milk. Tried and tested. Cadbury’s from Ireland is a different kind of special. 🙌🏻

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Gender equality isn’t about encouraging every woman to shoot for CEO - it’s about empowering women to be whoever we want to be and do whatever we choose to do, unfettered by sexist bias and outdated stereotypes. #IWD2021 #Choosetochallenge #thisgirlcan
https://t.co/ctPrhTyliR

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Some #girlbosses run companies. Some run households. Some don’t run at all: they’re perfectly happy wandering through life at their own pace, enjoying the little things and living for the moment thankyouverymuch. #IWD2021 #ChooseToChallenge #thisgirlcan https://t.co/ctPrhTyliR

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Joyeuse Saint-Valentin ! I was going to do a typical #ValentinesDay blog about creative #dateideas in #Paris - but then decided to turn tradition on its head, and wrote a piece about the joys of being #single instead. ♥️ https://t.co/0J7tVeTNho

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That’s #chandeleur, not to be confused with

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Not content with a mere tweet, I decided to write a whole blog post about #Chandeleur, aka National #Crêpe Day here in #France. I even did a bit of research into the (frankly very bizarre) origins of the tradition. You’re welcome. https://t.co/hiIWNRXLSr

#frenchfood #parisblog

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Joyeux #chandeleur ! Nope, that’s not a real greeting - but any day dedicated to #crêpes deserves one, in my opinion. Crêpes for breakfast on a weekday is a “joyeux” occasion indeed 😌

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January is over, which means no more #galettedesrois for another year. *Sigh.*
I tweeted about it a few times last month, so here’s a quick intro to the special start-of-year #pâtisserie, for those of you whose tastebuds have never been blessed by one: https://t.co/Q76fIYVNU0

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You know, I’m sure it’s usually somewhat... pointier 🤔

#eiffeltower #toureiffel #Paris

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Looking for your next (literary) adventure? I can’t recommend #Circe highly enough! https://t.co/zcRLgKGTzm

#BookReview #GreekMythology #Fiction