If you have ever taken in a walk in the lovely Luxembourg gardens, you have probably seen Marie de Medici’s palace. This stately former royal palace became home to the French Senate. The palace is not open to the general public except by invitation from a senator, or on Jours de Patrimoine( Heritage Days). Not …
Marie de Medici, The Queen Behind Luxembourg Palace And Gardens Read More »
La Petite Ceinture has regained some its glory and a new life, with a recent celebration, including an amusing Drag Queen Pétanque event! The French value restoring most old buildings and entities of merit, rather than tearing them down. This includes an abandoned old railway, La Petite Ceinture that once circled Paris. Deep trenches were …
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Come June and July, casual conversation with neighbors seems to be proliferated with the big V question. That is preciously, “where are you going on vacation?”. “Je vais rester ici. Août c’est mon mois préféré à Paris!”. My matter of fact announcement that I am staying put and that August is my favourite month in …
Some of the weird and wicked sounding street names of Paris I encounter bring smiles or wonder. Some are just plain laughable! The more reasonable ones are historic in nature indicating that this street or area was well known for certain tradesmen or merchants. Some are a dead give off of what you presume they …
Saint Sulpice is the adopted church of Notre Dame, while the burned cathedral is being renovated. The Archbishop of Paris and Notre Dame clergy give masses there on Sunday evenings at 6:30 pm, until they will eventually switch to Saint Eustache. Saint Sulpice is actually only a little smaller than Notre Dame, has a massive …
The sun finally returned after a seemingly too long absence and it was just what I needed to stroll around Ile de La Cité and Ile Saint Louis, a favourite walk. The heart of Paris still revolves around Notre Dame! Notre Dame from Le Pont Saint Michel looked eerily almost the same, even though minus …
Ile de la Cité And Ile Saint Louis After Notre Dame Fire Read More »
If you have ever entered Notre Dame, perhaps you came away with something very personal to you. Notre Dame has always been more than a magnificent cathedral to me. Like many other suffering souls, I would bring my broken heart for the solace and comfort I found there attending Vespers and Mass. Yet, in the …
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Paris is Notre Dame and Notre Dame is Paris. There can’t be one without the other. Beloved and fusional with the heart and soul of Paris, Notre Dame still stands and will be rebuilt! Her heaven reaching spiral tower toppled and was swallowed in flames yesterday. Her priceless and irreplaceable ancient wood-beamed roof likewise went …
Paris In Shock And Grief, But Notre Dame Still Stands And Will Be Rebuilt! Read More »
Atelier du Temps Passé is a fabulous workshop and most unusual school! Let me take you inside to see the incredible work these students are training to master a rare craft and little known career; art restorers!! Knowledge of ancient techniques and modern science are the tools of the trade for restorers of art. Students there learn to …
A Very Unusual Workshop And School Training Rare Professional Art Restorers Read More »
Paris owes a lot to Gustave Eiffel, the mastermind behind the Eiffel Tower! He risked everything, his personal and professional reputation, and his financial welfare to build La Dame Eiffel! What is now the most beloved and globally recognizable symbol of Paris and France almost never saw the light of day. It was the outright …
Eiffel Tower Celebrates 130 Years, Thanks To Gustave Eiffel Read More »
You can never get enough joy, nor love, nor beauty in life! Unfortunately, these exquisite moments that brings sweetness to living rarely just fly into your lap, so we have to seek them out. Paris offers such an abundance of beautiful art that it can be hard to choose which place to go to next, …
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At the end of this year, it will be almost 20 years of having the privilege of spending ordinary Sundays in this beautiful place! Paris is a place I never could forget and a place I can never get enough of either. Each day I like to reflect upon my blessings and gratitudes, and being …
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