M is for… Mirrored Garden on Ile de la Cité
The Square Jean-XXIII wraps around the South and East sides […]
A Stroll around Montparnasse Cemetery
Montparnasse Cemetery, opened on 25 July 1824, is one of the three principal cemeteries of central Paris (the other two being Pere-Lachaise and Montmartre). It was originally one necropolis, but today […]
Selfie upon Selfie
The red door and stripes are part of the window display, the windows and car are a reflection, as are the camera and I ! Linked to Cee’s B&W and Podcast B&W.
From Hotel Fieubet to Ecole Massillon
These red doors and ornate facade on the Quai des Célestins belong to the Hôtel de Fieubet. The intricate detail is utterly fascinating and the bright doors demand your attention. There is history […]
F is for… Frog
This bronze frog drinking fountain, La Grenouille, one of many modern art structures in La Defense, was created by Claude Torricini. You’ve got to love the cute frog with an even cuter, […]
E is for… Emerald
Follow the emerald stone road… Linked to Texture Tuesday, ABC Wednesday and ABC Project.
Let the Shapes Shine Through
This Sunday I am also blogging over at Paula’s Lost in Translation. She kindly asked me to write a guest post for her weekly Black and White Challenge. It’s all about […]
Tangerine a la Parisienne
If clothes have personality, this jacket has oodles of it! Linked to B&W Sunday: Personality, Podcast B&W and Orange You Glad it’s Friday.
The Seeing of Sights
“Certainly, travel is more than the seeing of sights; it is a change that goes on, deep and permanent, in the ideas of living.” -Mary Ritter Beard (American historian, 1876- […]
Truly Madly Deeply
In the old town of Ljubljana, love is big business. They don’t mind if it’s true, mad, or deep, they just want you to buy a padlock. This oft-hated habit […]
Monster in Paris
The Pompidou Centre opened to much controversy in 1977: an article in Le Figaro declared “Paris has its own monster, just like the one in Loch Ness.” For me it’s […]
Travel with Intent 