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  • Poster for the exhibition Man Ray et la Mode Musée du Luxembourg
    Let's Explore,  Photography-Art

    Man Ray: Fashion Photographer

    October 28, 2020 /

    Before there was Helmut Newton or Richard Avedon, there was Man Ray. From a fashion perspective and as fashion photographer, Musée du Luxembourg explores the body of Man Ray's fashion work. In the display cases, this exhibit follows his Parisian fashion trail with gowns featured in the Harper’s Bazaar magazine. I highly recommend downloading the Musée du Luxembourg audio guide to explore the exhibit virtually. Even after the exhibit closes, the audioguide remains active. Some images from my visit are below the videos. You begin with his early surrealist works and move quickly into his work with, photographer, Lee Miller...keep reading

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    Musée d'art et histoire du Judaïsme-Capa, Taro & Chim, Paris La Valise Mexicaine, The Mexican Suitcase

    Treasures in a Mexican Suitcase-Capa, Taro, Chim

    April 16, 2013

    Brassaï Photography Exhibit

    January 16, 2014
    Venice Train Gare de Bercy

    Gare de Bercy Is Not Gare de Lyon

    May 31, 2010
  • Image of brasserie Le Renard and tabac neons
    Photography-Art,  Seeing Paris

    Bright Colors: Paris Evening Lights

    October 14, 2020 /

    A week after seeing a part of Paris in black and white, it was time to focus on bright colors. Along the way, I recalled other ways to view the evening light in reflections and patterns. I was one of seven photographers who followed a spontaneous route from the Metro Temple along Rue de Turbigo, off and on Rue du Temple, toward Arts et Métiers (museum), rue du Renard (fox) down to l'Hotel de Ville and the Pont d'Arcole. On the bridge....

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    Pharmacy restaurant near Oberkampf woman carrying baguettes in a bag passing by

    The Paris Pharmacy – Fixing What Ails You

    October 31, 2011
    ChampsElysees Balls in the Fountain

    Constant change in Paris

    December 21, 2011
    Chinese New Year 2011 Lion Dance at shops along rue Sedaine in the Bastille, Paris

    Chinese New Year along rue Sedaine in Paris

    February 8, 2011
  • Cat in construction area at night
    Let's Explore,  Photography-Art

    Paris Evening, Walking in Black and White

    October 3, 2020 /

    Paris has an aura when the lights dim on a moist evening. With a group of photographers on an evening shoot, the black and white theme had four criteria: reflection, near and far, silhouette and/or en marche (walking, movement). An image could have any or all of these criteria. We began at Place Igor-Stravinsky and walked through the first, second and third districts/arrondissements... click on the title to read more and see the images

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    Pierre Cardin’s Permanent Paris Museum

    October 19, 2015
    Metro Franklin Roosevelt Paris

    Paris Transport Tickets, Maps And Definitions

    April 19, 2013
    La Belle chocolatiere

    Gourmet Chocolate Museum in Paris is Choco-Story

    May 19, 2010
  • Temporary Grand Palais with Eiffel Tower view
    Let's Explore,  Museums

    The Temporary Grand Palais

    September 27, 2020 /

    On the radio one day I heard that the Grand Palais was moving to a new location. I went to Place Joffre across from the Ecole Militaire and the Champ-de-Mars--Nothing. Shortly after, I heard on the radio work had begun. I jumped on bus 86 and headed for the Eiffel Tower, missed my stop but saw this looming wood structure jutting out above the trees. The first frames secured on delivery trucks were being pieced together. A few weeks later, I returned to the construction site to check on progress. The Grand Palais Ephémère (temporary) is a wooden dual-framed structure is well underway in its new location with a spectacular…

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    Fernand PINAL (1881-1958) Le Pont du Marché à Meaux, 1913, Musée Bossuet, Meaux

    Meaux, A brie(f) half hour from Paris

    October 29, 2018
    Chess players near l'Orangerie greenhouse at Luxembourg Gardens

    Le Jardin du Luxembourg: Live or Virtual Visit

    November 5, 2020
    Chalets along Champs-Elysées for Christmas Market and Santa Claus Pere Noel

    Champs Elysées Christmas Market No More

    November 7, 2017
  • The sign that impressioned Louboutin to work with heels
    Let's Explore,  Museum exhibitions

    Christian Louboutin Exhibition(iste)

    September 13, 2020 /

    For Christian Louboutin, "a shoe has so much more to offer than just to walk". The fashion designer known for his over-the-topThe sign that impressioned Louboutin between 10 and 12 to work with heels footwear with the red soles, Louboutin was inspired to create a line of high heels after a visit to the Museum of African and Oceanian Arts. Here he observed a sign forbidding patrons to wear high heels because of the delicate mosaic tile floor. Inspired by the museum in the 12th arrondissement where he lived, Louboutin used motifs, architecture, color, Indian and Egyptian movies even the iridescent fish in the museum’s aquarium to interpret this multi-cultural neighborhood in his…

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    The towering boulder zoo landmark houses all the technical needs of the zoo

    The Paris Zoo Reopens – An Afternoon Visit

    July 28, 2014
    Lost & Found - Objets trouvées - 36, rue des Morillons Paris 75015

    Did You Lose An Object In Paris?

    December 17, 2012
    image of the Boucherie Bruno Marché Bastille

    Paris Markets Wrapped in Plastic

    May 15, 2020
  • Image of Nathalie from Bring France Home in her shop rue de Birague
    Practical Info,  Specialty shops

    Bring France Home and Support Small Businesses

    August 21, 2020 /

    “We’re still here,” said Nathalie as she dusted the Paris dust off the shelves and products. Bring France Home is your Made in France shop on rue de Birague and online. Click on the categories at the bottom of their webpage to fill your shopping basket! The Eiffel Tower jewelry (category “jewels”) is unique to Bring France Home from their neighbor jeweler: Galerie UBU. Nathalie is optimistic for this year, but her shop and others need the international tourists back to survive. Chamber of Commerce (CCI) research in October 2019 showed that 80% of a shop’s revenue came from international tourists...... Click on the title to read more and watch…

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    Ice skating until beginning of March at Hotel de Ville plaza, Notre Dame in the background

    Living in Paris on a January Saturday Morning

    January 15, 2014
    Images of Paris Plages 2017 posters

    Paris Plages 2017 – Villette Update

    August 20, 2017
    Hotel Soubise, Chambre du Prince

    The World Of Young, Talented Musicians At Hôtel de Soubise

    January 12, 2011
  • Sunbather looking into Seine Paris Plages 2020
    Life in Paris & France,  Specific Info

    Paris Plages 2020 Includes Covid Testing

    August 13, 2020 /

    Paris Plages is carrying on its tradition in 2020 with sun and fun in this "Eté particulier". Circumstances make this a special summer with daily activities under sanitary conditions. Even Covid testing is included in the activities until August 30. Weekends at the Paris Plages (beach) are very busy. However, visit on a Wednesday and the atmosphere is much calmer. You can even find open deckchairs and parasols! The only line is at for Covid testing between 2 and 6 pm. the average wait time is 30 minutes to 2 hours for two different tests: do you have the antibodies and have you had Covid. Paris Plages is open daily…

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    August 21, no service between La Défense and Nation alternatives available

    Paris RER A Renovating after Forty Years

    July 18, 2016
    Improfessionals - International improve group - English comedy show

    Comedy (in English) Venues in Paris

    July 1, 2016
    Barge on Seine Passing in front of the Conciergerie

    Good Deals for A Boat, A Train and 4 Museums!

    August 28, 2013
  • image of rose in the Musée Rodin garden and Rodin's Thinker
    Let's Explore,  Museums

    Lift the Mask and Smell the Rodin Roses

    July 26, 2020 /

    Alain Baraton recommends the garden at Musée Rodin for the perfume of roses. Colleen’s Paris recommends you hurry before all the petals fall off. It is the end of July. The alternative is to save the date for next year. You will be swept away by the variety of scents. Early Saturday morning, Mr. Baraton convinced me to make the museum’s garden my focus for the morning. He responded to a listener’s question on the radio: If one is in Paris, what garden would he recommend for a garden visit? He saw rabbits in the garden; I saw the Auguste Rodin’s Le Penseur (The Thinker) surrounded by roses in an…

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    Girl selling flowers at her stand in a pavilion 1968

    Doisneau Photos Show Old Les Halles

    February 22, 2012
    Patrouille de France (Alpha Jet)

    Visiting the Paris Air Show – Le Bourget

    June 23, 2015
    Hotel Soubise, Chambre du Prince

    The World Of Young, Talented Musicians At Hôtel de Soubise

    January 12, 2011
  • image of fountain reflection Les Halles
    Let's Explore,  Seeing Paris

    Les Halles and the Mist in Paris

    July 24, 2020 /

    After walking for the last 20 minutes between the shade of the buildings and the sun, our body temperatures mounted. On this warm, July morning we were sitting in the shade chatting before going into Les Halles. Without warning we received a lovely surprise: a light mist spouted forth from the fountain in the Jardin Nelson Mandela. It lowered our body temperatures and the air around us. We were ready to attack the book section at FNAC!

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    Image from Foire de Paris website new for 2017 Déco Village

    Foire de Paris 2017-Successful Treasure Hunt

    May 1, 2017
    Children wearing helmets on ponies at Jardin d'Acclimatation in Paris

    Pony Rides in Paris Parks

    March 27, 2014
    Interactive game Shambles at Versailles "Help Louis XIV to build his Palace

    Experience Versailles in 3D from Home

    June 17, 2012
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