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  • 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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    Taking a break during the photo session Port des Champs Elysées

    Paris Photo Walk at Pont Alexandre III

    September 10, 2015
    View from garden of lily pond Giverny bike ride between Vernon and Giverny month of September

    Giverny, Claude Monet, Impressionists

    May 23, 2011
    Maison&Objet 2017 Liisu Arro Arro Keraamika

    Art de la Table and On the Wall at M&O

    October 4, 2017
  • Willy Ronis exhibition Photo album in English and French for sale at exhibition
    Let's Explore,  Photography-Art

    Willy Ronis-Views of Belleville Menilmontant in Paris

    October 31, 2018 /

    Sometimes a photo can make us curious, inspire us or wish we could find something.... By the time my sister saw the photos of my vintage chinaware, it was too late. I had already donated the set to Emmaus. I needed it back for her! The trek to one of the Emmaus stores (Goodwill-style shops founded in 1954 by Abbé Pierre) took me to the north of Paris and the Porte de Menilmontant in the 20th arrondissement. "If I am going to the 20th", I pondered, "why not check out local art exhibits in the area?" That thought and a quick look at l'Official des spectacles, took me to the…

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    May 1 and the Muguet

    April 30, 2014
    Plaque to victims of 2015 attacks Republique Monument in Paris with posters, notices, lost child, candles and flowers in Paris France

    Paris Attack’s Discreet Memorial

    January 14, 2016

    Un Picasso – Play at Theatre de Nesle

    October 22, 2015
  • Musée de la Marine, Arts et Metiers, Paris, diving suit, scaphandre, Carmagnolle
    Museum exhibitions,  Practical Info

    Art of Graphic Novels at Arts et Métiers

    February 13, 2017 /

    Are you interested in futuristic graphic novels? machines? retro drawings? You may be interested in the graphic novel, “Paris Revoir”. A recent exhibition in Paris uses instruments, models, machines from the Musée des Arts et Métiers that illustrates Paris Revoir. If you are interested in architecture, you may have seen more of these drawings from the novel at the Paris Revoir exhibition in 2014 Cité de l’architecture et du Patrimoine. Videos Arts et Métiers video trailer: Drawing Machines Machines à dessiner Arts et Métiers long version video: Birth of a poster (Naissance d’un affiche) The Illustrator, François Schuiten and the writer, Benoît Peeters are the creators of “Obscure cities”, an…

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    Parisien Taxi at Saint Paul with light pole and buildings in the background at the split of rue Saint-Antoine and rue de Rivoli

    How Can I Find a Paris Taxi?

    October 8, 2013
    Jardin de Reuilly Sparkling Water Fountain in Paris (eau petillante)

    Paris Sparkling Water

    August 22, 2013
    Cheveux Cheris, Musee Quai Branly, exhibit September 18, 2012 to July 14, 2013

    Beloved Hair (Cheveux Cheris) Exhibit at Quai Branly

    April 16, 2013
  • Salon du Chocolat Junior new addition to the 2016 Paris edition
    Children and Teens,  Events and Trade Shows,  Food, Drink & Health,  Life in Paris & France,  Museum exhibitions

    Salon du Chocolat Junior is New Addition

    October 31, 2016 /

    On Sunday evening, the opportunity arose to visit the last opening hours of the Salon du Chocolat. The show continues through November 1 in Pavilion 5, Porte de Versailles and is a five-day event that began the 27th of November. My goal this year: See what is happening at the Salon du Chocolat Junior on the main level. For the first time in 2016, the Salon du Chocolat Junior, gives young chocophiles the chance to sign up for pastry classes, Choco-Tours of the salon wearing cooking toques, workshops, visit the beauty boutique with delicious chocolate treatments, enjoy cultural heritage and entertainment activities with African cocoa-producing countries and watch the production…

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    Paris Transport Tickets, Maps And Definitions

    April 19, 2013

    Artisanal Shop Brings New Flavours to the Bastille

    July 21, 2020
    Poster for Aiguille en fete the needlework trade show with studios

    Needlework Fair (Aiguille en Fête) February

    January 27, 2016
  • Poster for Carambolages, Carambolages RMN Grand Palais, Paris
    Museum exhibitions

    Last Days of Carambolages-Grand Palais

    June 29, 2016 /

    Colleen’s Take Away: This style of museum visit could be the future: Necessity to look at each object because each is related to the previous and to the next; Listening to sounds or music on your smartphone to set the tone. The exhibit poster gives no indication of what to expect. In the end, the exhibit is the unexpected. I recommend the exhibit “Carambolages” if you have time before it ends July 4. Colleen’s Tip: Best visited using the app. Download the app (Apple and Android) and its three parts either in advance or at the Grand Palais: Parcours sonore (sound), which I used throughout, Oeuvres galerie basse (art works…

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    Venice Train Gare de Bercy

    Gare de Bercy Is Not Gare de Lyon

    May 31, 2010
    Facade Courtyard Boulevard Friedlander Doctor's Office

    Apartment Crackdown In Paris

    October 4, 2010
    Bataclan Café

    Bataclan Revisted

    November 24, 2015
  • Two-for-one supplement for Tele7Jours TV guide Foire de Paris
    Events and Trade Shows

    Always Something New at Foire de Paris

    May 4, 2016 /

    For me the Paris Home Show (Foire de Paris until May 8) is like no other. There is always something new to discover. ... This year I discovered something new: My desired desk style fell out of style, the water filter people did not show up, I experience old-fashioned French blasé customer service looking for the chair cream (ahhh! the good ole days!) and the food truck did not have places to sit. Instead, the new discoveries were going with someone instead of alone, learning about the powers of stones, spending more time in the Tropics and World, Madagascar and Asia......

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    Maternal Tenderness (1786) Salon 1787 one of three paintings shown at the salon exulting the joys of motherhood, reflecting the new spirit of the time, fashionable to express sentimentalism.

    Vigée Le Brun Retrospective at Grand Palais

    November 3, 2015
    image Notre-Dame and facades Ile-de-la-Cité

    Bell Rings Tonight at Notre-Dame

    April 15, 2020
    Denis Josselin crossing the Seine with Cité des Art et du Design to the right

    A Stroll on a Tightrope Stretched Across the Seine

    April 8, 2014
  • Maternal Tenderness (1786) Salon 1787 one of three paintings shown at the salon exulting the joys of motherhood, reflecting the new spirit of the time, fashionable to express sentimentalism.
    Events and Trade Shows,  Museum exhibitions

    Vigée Le Brun Retrospective at Grand Palais

    November 3, 2015 /

    “Only in painting have I found happiness” ... Elisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun. This is the first French retrospective for this portraitist. One hundred fifty-nine works are on view until January 11, 2016 at the Grand Palais. You will be mesmerized by the moist, glinting eyes that look at you. One of the best times to visit avoiding lines and crowds is Friday around 5:30 pm. In her portraits, I see an artist who painted impressionism, fashion, motherly tenderness and narrative art. Although not the first to paint teeth showing or expressive eyes, Madame Le Brun did have an expressive talent for naturalness. For her education....

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    Cemeteries in Paris and Maps

    October 4, 2011
    Map of RER, Metro and Tramway from the

    Day Trip Basics and Ideas

    May 30, 2012
    Navigo and Metro Map Plan 2 in Paris

    Use Navigo for Weekend and Holiday Advantages

    April 19, 2013
  • image of Alaïa poster Galliera exhibition
    Museum exhibitions

    Galliera Reopens with Alaïa Retrospective

    November 30, 2013 /

    The Paris fashion design museum Palais Galliera reopened in 2013. After four years of renovations, why not invite Azzedine Alaïa to present the kick-off exhibition. This artist and body sculptor has the honor until January 26, 2014 and not just in the Palais Galliera. The exhibition continues across the avenue du Président Wilson at the Paris Museum of Modern Art (Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris) Salle Matisse.

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    French Theatre in Paris & English Surtitles

    July 12, 2016
    Exhibit catalog Paris vu par Hollywood Hôtel de Ville Paris 18 sep to 15 dec 2012

    Paris Vu Par Hollywood or How the Myth Began

    October 15, 2012
    Ferris Wheel at Place de la Concorde in Christmas holidays Champs Elysees

    Champs-Elysées Lights Up

    November 26, 2010

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