Two Doors in Montmartre
Jean-Baptiste Clément (1836-1903), a singer, was “Mayor of Montmartre” during the heady 70 days of the 1871 Commune, when this area actually seceded from Paris. The Commune (La Commune de […]
Hergé’s Adventures in… Brussels
Georges Prosper Remi (22 May 1907 – 3 March 1983), known by the pen name Hergé, was a Belgian cartoonist, born in Brussels. His best known and most substantial work is The Adventures of […]
Fluffy Clouds over Marseille
Linked to Skywatch Friday.
Warm Tones in Tenerife
Wordless Wednesday – on Wednesdays all over the internet bloggers post a photo with no words to explain it. Linked to Whimsical Windows Delirious Doors.
Tipsy Eiffel Tower?
Linked to Signs, Signs.
One Lonesome Door
Built between 1613 and 1632, the Hôtel de Retz first took this name in 1649, when Pierre de Retz and his wife acquired what had previously been known as the Hôtel d’Elbeuf. The niece […]
An Eerie Muse
There’s a strange sculpture in l’Espace Pierre Cardin in Paris: it is a featureless face hidden in part behind a veil that is held aloft by bodiless hands. This bronze sculpture […]
Lost in Paris
Le Lieu du Design is currently showing an exhibition dedicated to design and tourism in Paris and the Ile-de-France region, called Lost in Paris. This personal vision of Paris by Parisians adoptees […]
One Step at a Time in Paris
I had a short and very enjoyable trip to Paris the other week. Looking back at the photos, it seems that, business aside, I spent a large part of my […]
Free WiFi? Girls Only!
Linked to Signs, Signs and Whimsical Windows.
Place aux Huiles
Wordless Wednesday – on Wednesdays all over the internet bloggers post a photo with no words to explain it.
Travel with Intent 