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Weekend in Paris #9

Je t'aime comme un chien! ๐Ÿถ ๐Ÿ’•

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Weekend in Paris is a bonus series for paid subscribersโ€”itโ€™s one part recap of my off-duty fun as a baking school student, one part dishing about (temporary) expat life. Bienvenue!

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Shopping isnโ€™t high on my list of hobbies, but after two months of living near the iconic department store Le Bon Marchรฉ, I figured it was time to step inside.

For the past few weeks, the storeโ€™s exterior had been plastered with the words โ€œJE Tโ€™AIME COMME UN CHIENโ€โ€”I love you like a dog, which is to say unconditionally and without reservationโ€”as well as a gigantic photo of an Australian shepherd. It was time to figure out why!

Inside, I found that the escalators had been transformed into enormous dog bones; across the atrium, dog-shaped cardboard cutouts watched the bones with rapt attention (and swayed in unison like adorable metronomes). A special section of the store sold all kinds of design-forward products that featured or were meant for dogs.

Apparently, the splashy display was for an excellent cause: an organization called Gamelles Pleines, which helps homeless and isolated citizens care for their pets.

Iโ€™ve lived here for eight weeks now, but Iโ€™ve still barely scratched the surface of lovely surprises like this one. And in todayโ€™s letter, youโ€™ll find two other hidden gems I discovered this weekend:

  • ๐ŸŒธ An urban oasis for peaceful reflection, and

  • ๐Ÿ“š The cityโ€™s most awe-inspiring reading room.

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