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Here we are: Season 12, The Paris Countdown. For the next 20 weeks, you'll be hearing an in-depth guide to the Paris arrondissements after we've spent 24 hours in each of them.
We're starting at the 20th arrondissement, with a strong focus on Edith Piaf. The YouTube video that goes with this episode is here, and here is the blog post with all the pictures.
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Below are all the places we mentioned.
Hotel:
Babel Belleville
3 Rue Lemon, 75020
Lunch:
Peppe Pizzeria
2 Pl. Saint-Blaise, 75020 Paris
Sites:
Campagne à Paris
210 Rue des Pyrénées, 75020 Paris
Père-Lachaise Cemetery
16 Rue du Repos, 75020 Paris
Edith Piaf’s birthplace
72 Rue de Belleville
Market:
Boulevard de Belleville, Tuesdays and Fridays
Dinner and Edith singing:
Le Vieux Belleville
12 Rue des Envierges, 75020
Drink:
Aux Folies
8 Rue de Belleville, 75020 Paris
Coffee shop:
The Dancing Goat
117 Av. Gambetta, 75020 Paris
Street art street:
Rue du Retrait
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