Green Notebook from the Porte de Versailles
Readers who venture to Paris from time to time will know that there are numerous “Portes…” in the City of Light. Porte means door or gate, and it is a nicer word than barrière or grille. The reasons there are all these gates is because there were once massive earthworks around Paris – and they … Continue reading Green Notebook from the Porte de Versailles →
Readers who venture to Paris from time to time will know that there are numerous “Portes…” in the City of Light. Porte means door or gate, and it is a nicer word than barrière or grille. The reasons there are all these gates is because there were once massive earthworks around Paris – and they … Continue reading Green Notebook from the Porte de Versailles →
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