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Ode to a Marvellous City

Marvellous city Anchored in the Mediterranean Reefs surround you Sun warms you Water refreshes you Small islands protect you Long is your history Liberated are your people Wide are your […]

Red Windows in Paris

These gorgeous windows belong to l’Hôtel de Sens in the Marais area of Paris. This hôtel particulier was built by Archbishop Tristan Salazar between 1475 and 1519 to be the home and power […]

Sunday in Paris

One photo, no words for Silent Sunday. Linked to Sundays in my City, Weekly Top Shot and Photo Friday.  

Deep Blue over the Grand Palais

The sweeping curve of the stone facade and  the bronze quadriga by Georges Récipon are framed beautifully by the deep blue sky and fluffy clouds (I always seem to be […]

Better to be Drunk or Ugly?

“I may be drunk, Miss, but in the morning I will be sober and you will still be ugly.” -Winston Churchill Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill (1874-1965), British Prime Minister 1940-1945 and […]

Keeping Abreast of Art in the Marais

The  Hôtel de Béthune-Sully in the Marais district of Paris, is marking Breast Cancer Awareness October with four pink installations by visual artist Kaliko, plus a photography exhibition.  The photography display is part of Estee Lauder’s […]

Infinity Reflected

As part of the renovation and redesign work that led up to Marseille’s City of Culture Year, Foster + Partners, together with the French landscape architect Michel Desvigne, were contracted to regenerate […]