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Travel: Paris from the River Seine

Down by the river… Sheila Kumar gets a different perspective of Paris as seen from the glinting gray waters of the Seine Tomas, all of twenty-six going on sixteen, is our guide aboard the neat little vedette, the passenger boat. It is a moot point whether Tomas is a good guide: he speaks fast and…

Travel: Paris: Mogan, Montmartre, Madhu and Montparnasse

Madhu, Mogan and Montparnasse Sheila Kumar gets a rather unusual perspective on Paris, The City of Lights. Mogan Sue, Madhu and me meet Mogan-from- Tiruchirapally) one autumn evening in the foyer of our hotel, the Hotel Montmartrois in Paris. After Mogan spooks us with a slew of warnings about “being careful,” he insists…