went on a mom-organized guided tour of the belleville area of paris. our tour guide spoke only in french (good practice for me). belleville started out as a separate town in the countryside, and of course was eventually swallowed up by paris. it has had a history of different immigrant groups- eastern european, jewish, north african and finally chinese. after the chinese, came the artists, though, it’s still a sort of chinatown. some parts still feel very much like a small village. it is up on a hill, so had wonderful views of paris.
afterwards, we went out for chinese food. it was ok, but not fab.
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