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The Mysterious Cats of the Montmartre Cemetery

November 9, 2020November 9, 2020 Oliver Gee

IN PICS: Did you know there are about 50 friendly stray cats living in the Montmartre Cemetery? Here are many of them.

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Paris in lockdown

How has Paris changed since the pandemic hit?

October 5, 2020October 5, 2020 Oliver Gee

Property consultant Adrian Leeds joins me to discuss daily life in Paris and how it has changed. 

Paris in lockdown

A closer look at Paris without tourists

July 13, 2020July 13, 2020 Oliver Gee

In photos: Here’s a look at Paris without all the tourists… just me, Lina, and a bunch of Parisians (more of less).

Books about Paris / Paris in lockdown

Behind the curtains at Shakespeare and Company book store

May 25, 2020August 5, 2020 Oliver Gee

New podcast: Adam Biles from Shakespeare and Company talks about the lockdown, Tumbleweeds, and his favourite author interviews.

Paris in lockdown

The lockdown is over! So what now for Paris?

May 11, 2020May 11, 2020 Oliver Gee

The mayor of the Marais talks about how Paris will change – and life after lockdown.

Paris in lockdown

What now? Life as a Paris influencer in lockdown

April 27, 2020April 27, 2020 Oliver Gee

New episode: Life in lockdown is a little unusual for these Paris influencers. They talk us through how things have changed.

Paris in lockdown

Scenes from Paris in lockdown

April 20, 2020April 20, 2020 Oliver Gee

In photos: Here’s what Paris looks like right now, from the Marais to Montmartre, the Eiffel Tower to the suburbs… with the help of some friends of The Earful Tower podcast.

Entertainment / Paris in lockdown

Art attack! The woman who’s painting Paris every day

April 13, 2020April 13, 2020 Oliver Gee

New episode: Lina Nordin Gee aka @parisianpostcards has been painting a watercolour every day about Paris, France, and famous French faces. 

Paris in lockdown

The Paris street frozen in 1942 (with 100+ pictures)

April 6, 2020November 25, 2020 Oliver Gee

New episode: When the lockdown hit Paris, all non essential work was forbidden. So a local film crew didn’t have time to remove a World War II movie set in Montmartre…

Paris in lockdown

‘I got coronavirus’: One Parisian’s story

March 26, 2020March 26, 2020 Oliver Gee

New episodes! I chat with a coronavirus patient in Paris, an Australian locked down in Rome, and a Paris coffeeshop owner about the shutdown.

Paris in lockdown

Coronavirus in Paris: What’s going on?

March 10, 2020April 15, 2020 Oliver Gee

Lockdown in Paris and France. Here are the lockdown podcasts from The Earful Tower.

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