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The Earful Tower: Paris

The 12th arrondissement of Paris: A district on the move

The Earful Tower: Paris

Oliver Gee

Arts, Paris, Society & Culture, Travel, Places & Travel, France

4.8 • 749 Ratings

🗓️ 2 May 2022

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

It's the Paris Countdown! Here comes an-depth guide to the 12th arrondissement of Paris after we spent 24 hours there.

The blog post is here with all the pictures. 

A big thank you to the Patreon supporters, without whom we wouldn't be making this season. Join them here.

Music: A Pres Maxson interpretation of Plus Bleu Que Tes Yeux (A Blue Like the Blue of Your Eyes) by Charles Aznavour

Below are all the places we mentioned.

Where to stay?

Mk2 Hotel Paradiso @mk2hotelparadiso 

Address: 135 Bd Diderot, 75012

The best restaurants

Le Train Bleu @restaurantletrainbleu 

Address: Pl. Louis-Armand, 75012

Ground control Address: 81 Rue du Charolais, 75012

Best place for a drink

Le Baron Rouge

Address: 1 Rue Théophile Roussel, 75012

Le Calbar @lecalbar 

Address: 82 Rue de Charenton, 75012

lads in their undies

The Best Cafe

Cafe CC @cafecc_paris 

Address: 6 Rue Théophile Roussel, 75012 Paris

Curiosity: The fairground museum

Musée des Arts Forains @museedesartsforains 

Address: 53 Av. des Terroirs de France, 75012

More things to find

Marché d’Aligre

Promenade Plantée

Bois de Vincennes

Jardin du Bassin de l’Arsenal - Charming beginning of the canal, lovely spot for a picnic, a stroll, or entertain the kids in the play areas. 

Opera Bastille

That's it for this week, back with the 11th arrondissement on Monday.

Transcript

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0:00.0

Hello, everyone, you're listening to The Eiffel Tower and Lena and I are about to take you to

0:03.9

the 12th Arandesmont of Paris.

0:07.2

Are you ready?

0:08.0

Dood, dude.

0:09.1

Oh, funny that you did.

0:11.0

A train noise.

0:12.3

Yeah.

0:13.1

I thought it fitting.

0:14.7

You know what we could do?

0:16.6

We'll give everyone at home a little game.

0:18.9

As part of our 24 hours in the 12th Arandespont,

0:22.0

we ate in one of the most famous restaurants in France.

0:26.1

Yeah, it must be right.

0:27.6

Yeah, but I'm not going to tell you the name of that.

0:29.5

I think a lot of people would be going, I know it, I know it.

0:31.7

Instead, I'm going to give you a clue,

0:33.4

because this week's song, our theme music from Press Maxon, is a nod to the name of this restaurant.

0:39.7

Ooh, and also my little hint is a hint.

0:42.2

It's a double hint.

0:43.0

It's a double hint.

0:43.7

Let's hear what Pres sent in this week. I think a lot of people know that song.

1:04.7

Yeah, of course I do.

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