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9. NORMANDY: Constellations
Today is the constellation day… the convoluted reason we are continuing our itinerary to Varengeville-sur-Mer… starting from Miro’s Constellations… surprised by the constellation of artists in Varengeville-sur-Mer… BRAQUE, MIRÓ, CALDER, NELSON… at the Musée des Beaux-Arts… under the spell of … Continue reading
Posted in .bread, .exhibition, .food, .macaron, .Musée_des_Beaux-Arts, .Pourville-sur-Mer, .Rouen, .Varengeville-sur-Mer, Alexander Calder, Georges Braque, Joan Miró, Neufchâtel-en-Bray
Tagged BRAQUE, CALDER, Constellations, la plage à Pourville, Le Fournil du Carre d’Or, Macarons de Grand'Mère Auzou, Miró, Monet's soleil couchant, NELSON, Neufchâtel-en-Bray, Normandy, Pourville-sur-Mer, Rouen, The Journey of Miró's Constellations, Varengeville-sur-Mer
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8. IMPRESSIONIST ITINERARY: Giverny-Rouen
The day has come… to leave Paris… first we take a fast RER B to rent a car at the airport… then we start the new impressionist adventure… the first surprise pops up on the way to Giverny… a real … Continue reading
7. PARIS: Musée d’Orsay Day
Another Palais Garnier detour… looong line… an online ticket is really useful here… as our schedule was too complicated for this we are on our way to Musée d’Orsay… via Place Vendôme and Jardin des Tuileries… another line to enter … Continue reading
6. PARIS: Nymphéas
Waterlily day… and the start of an impressionist itinerary… “An astonishing painting, without pattern, without borders”… “there is no sky, no horizon, hardly any perspective or stable points of reference enabling the viewer to orient himself, just completely arbitrary boundaries … Continue reading
Posted in .2019.06-07.France, .Arènes_de_Lutèce, .crêpe, .documentary, .Musée_de_l'Orangerie, August Macke, Claude Monet, Franz Marc
Tagged Alex Katz, Arènes de Lutèce, August Macke, Franz Marc, German Expressionism, Île Saint-Louis, Maison de Marie Curie, MUSÉE DE L'ORANGERIE, Nymphéas, Paris, Shakespeare Company, The adventure of the Blue Rider
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5. PARIS: Right Bank Walk
With big plans for Sunday… and many wishes on the exploring list… we start slow… at Ladurée… in Marais… rue de Bretagne… past Marché couvert les Enfants Rouges… to Place des Vosges for a pique-nique…found Victor Hugo museum closed for … Continue reading
4.PARIS: Saint-Germain-des-Prés
When in Paris with grandparents… you start the Saturday morning walk in Place Maubert… find the best croissant at Maison d’Isabelle… the many papeteries of Paris… this trail is to be continued… for now only a short&sweet visit at Musée … Continue reading
Posted in .2019.06-07.France, .croissant, .Musée_Cluny, .Pantheon, .Saint-Germain-des-Prés, Marie Curie
Tagged 59 rue Rivoli, Campus Curie, Little Breizh, Maison d'Isabelle, Montagne Sainte Geneviève, Montorgueil, Musée Curie, Musée de Cluny, Panthéon, Paris, Place Maubert, Place Saint-Michel, Quartier Latin, Saint-Germain-des-Prés, Sorbonne
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3. PARIS: Overview
After a rather chill&drizzle start of vacation in The City of Light here comes the first sunny day… we are a bit late this morning so hop we go by the metro… to the main sightseeing superstar… the 130 year … Continue reading
2. PARIS: Le Marais
Early morning in Le Marais… earlier than most shops opening time… nice stroll nevertheless… on Rue des Archives… to Rue de Bretagne… past the awakening Marché des Enfants Rouges… Ladurée and Poilâne… to a green, lush corner… the Square du … Continue reading
Posted in .2019.06-07.France, .chemistry, .ice_cream, .Île_Saint-Louis, .Marais, .Marché_des_Enfants_Rouges, .Musée_des_arts_et_métiers, .Paris, .rum_baba, .science, .technology, Antoine Lavoisier, Eric Kayser, Max Ernst, Poilâne
Tagged Berthillon, Galerie Dutko, Île Saint-Louis, Jardin Anne Frank, Jardin de l'Hotel de Sens, La Fermette, Ladurée, Le Grand Assistant, Le Marais, Maison Eric Kayser, Marché des Enfants Rouges, Max Ernst, Musée des arts et métiers, Paris, Patisserie Stohrer, Poilâne, Rue des Rosiers, Rue Montorgueil, Rum Baba, Shapes in Silence, Square du Temple - Elie Wiesel
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1. FRANCE 2019: DUB to Paris
Our last minute trip to Paris took us to Dublin… just for a short stop… and to find out all in the Irish names… or almost all 🙂 Next stop, Paris… main destination, Le Marais! To quote Janice MacLeod from … Continue reading
Posted in .2019.06-07.France, .book, .crêpe, .DUB, .Paris
Tagged A Paris Year, A Sense Of Place, All In A Name, CDG, DUB, FRANCE 2019, Janice MacLeod, La Droguerie, Marais, Paris
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ITINERARY: France 2019
Itinerary 2.0… almost there 🙂 0. Tue, 06/11, SFO-CDG: BA by Aer Lingus connected flight in Dublin… BA6146: SFO Terminal I, 11 Jun 2019 17:30 – DUB Terminal 2, 12 Jun 2019 11:45 BA8942: DUB Terminal 2, 12 Jun 2019 … Continue reading