The 20th arrondissement of Paris: Where Bohemia meets the world
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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. A big thank you to the Patreon supporters, without whom we wouldn't be making this season. Join them here. 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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