Sharing photos and stories from my travels.
My Paris by the Numbers series continues this week with the 4th arrondissement, one of the most popular in the city as it is packed with monuments. As I mentioned last week, there are 20 arrondissements in Paris and I’m covering each and every one over the next few months. The landmarks I have chosen... Continue Reading →
I’m continuing this week with my Paris by the Numbers series with the 2nd and 3rd arrondissements, the two smallest neighborhoods in Paris. As I mentioned last week, there are 20 arrondissements in Paris and I’m covering each and every one over the next few months. The landmarks I have chosen in each neighborhood are... Continue Reading →
I’m starting a new series today called Paris by the Numbers. There are twenty arrondissements in Paris, and I’m going to cover each and every one of them in numerical order. The landmarks I have chosen in each neighborhood are the ones that appealed to us, so this won’t be an inclusive list of sites... Continue Reading →
But of Paris it can be said that the right bank of the Seine belongs to the world, and the left bank to France. Mary Butts Left Bank, Paris
It feels surreal to live so close to Paris and to visit whenever we want. We drive 30 minutes to the local train station, park our car in the free, long-term parking lot, hop on a train, and two hours later we’re in the heart of Paris. Before heading to Spain we enjoyed a few... Continue Reading →
We enjoyed a visit to the Rodin Museum and gardens on our trip to Paris last month. We have visited this beautiful museum multiple times before but never tire of seeing the works of France’s most famous sculptor. Housed in a stunning manor house built in 1732, it was called Hôtel Biron when Rodin rented... Continue Reading →
I guess it goes to show that you just never know where life will take you. You search for answers. You wonder what it all means. You stumble, and you soar. And, if you’re lucky, you make it to Paris for a while. Amy Thomas Sketch curtesy of theTravelsketcher.
I have to admit, it feels quite surreal to live fairly close to Paris, and to visit whenever we want. So many people dream of visiting this iconic city, and get to experience it perhaps only once in their lifetime. We feel quite lucky and humbled to be able to visit pretty much whenever we... Continue Reading →
Musée d’Orsay, located on the left bank of the Seine in Paris, houses the largest collection of impressionist art in the world, including works by Monet, Manet, Degas, Renoir and many other famous artists. In addition to the amazing paintings, you’ll find sculptures, photography, and other works of art dating from the mid 1900s to... Continue Reading →
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