Weekend Conversation Starters

[Messy Nessy Chic]   It’s been a difficult week at the HQ here in Paris, where the last time I sat writing to you, I could see the tip of the Notre Dame’s spire from the windows. But of course, beautiful stories and small miracles often come out of tragedy and today, I bring some very [uplifting news from Notre Dame by way of its courageous rooftop honeybees](. And I think you’ll find this will brighten up your day. Earlier this week, I also shared some of the ideas that have helped occupy my mind in the aftermath, including France’s beautiful back-up plan and a little-known sites to visit while we wait for Notre Dame to rise again.  In other (good) news, MessyNessyChic’s next book finally heading off to the printers next week, so I’ve prepared a special sneak peek at Don’t be a Tourist in New York with a selection of [New York Collector’s Addresses]( plucked straight from the manuscript (for a Keyholder’s eyes only). We’ve already started planning our book launch party at a very special location in New York this July, so make sure you’re [in-the-know]( when it comes time to send out invitations. In the meantime, don’t forget, I’m hosting the first [Café Philosophique with Messy Nessy Chic]( next week at my local café on Paris’ Left Bank. We have much to discuss, so if you’re in town, I hope to see you there.  Adieu for now, [Nessy]   [Did the Rooftop Bees of Notre Dame Survive?](  [17817434_2135166863376378_5780017513504964608_n](  It took me several days to think of the bees. After the smoke had cleared and the heartbreak settled in, I remembered: they kept beehives up there. So you might be wondering too:  [Continue Reading](   [A Pit-Stop in Japan’s Time Capsule Post Towns](  [18603864223_be180d304c_b](  We’ve got an achilles heel for places stuck in the past, and today on our armchair adventures, we’re stopping off in the sleepy streets of Japan’s cinematic post towns, known locally as Shukuba (å®¿å ´). What is a post town, you ask? Essentially it’s a pit-stop, albeit a very charming one lost in time, which popped…  [Continue Reading](   [10 New York Collector’s Addresses](  [TenderButtons]( To celebrate MessyNessyChic’s next book finally heading off to the printers, I thought we’d switch this week’s “Collector’s item du Jour” series with a special sneak peek at Don’t be a Tourist in New York. So I’ve combed through the manuscript and plucked out my favourite collector’s addresses … for your Keyholder eyes only! 1. Pssst!  [Continue Reading](   [So in Albania, the Number of Abandoned Bunkers is Kind of a Problem](  [47448500621_c4f20cb9d0_k](  Once upon a time, during the Cold War, Albania’s paranoid dictator Enver Hoxha forced his country to build 700,000 bunkers, one for every four citizens. Today, the country is still trying to figure out what to do with his concrete mushrooms that have become synonymous with the landscape. A number of them have been creatively…  [Continue Reading](   [Thoughts for Our Lady of France](  [57076985_289012445334742_8025468076590581610_n](  I wish I had taken your picture a thousand more times, my beautiful neighbour. For all the history lovers, architecture lovers (who feel that buildings have souls), Paris lovers: we are all no doubt feeling the same helplessness and sadness for Notre Dame. I think of the artisans who have spent the last decade tirelessly…  [Continue Reading](   [13 Things I Found on the Internet Today (Vol. CCCXLVIII)](  [jurxn8yw3ku11](  1. Unearthing the 1929 Julian Price House The historic 1929 Julian Price home appeared on Hoarders. The current owners maintain a Facebook page here. 2.  [Continue Reading](   [The Wondrous Search for the Lost Pink and White Terraces](  [cc6af0e6-0eeb-46fa-b528-ce10fa0a1d66-20151105101641](  “This is New Zealand’s Titanic,” said one scientist who dedicated several years of his career to searching for the 8th Wonder of the World – thought to be lost forever – destroyed by a massive volcanic eruption in 1886 that devastated the natural landscape. Known to the Māori people as “the Fountain of the Clouded…  [Continue Reading](  Interested in Becoming a MessyNessyAmbassador? [Get Your Ambassador Link And Start Sharing!](    [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [LinkedIn]( [Blog]( [To ready more from MessyNessyChic visit the Blog]( and make sure you keep getting these email by adding contact@messynessychic.com to your address book or whitelist us. Our postal address: In a Café, Paris 75001 Want out of the loop? [Unsubscribe](.