Medici Fountain in the Luxembourg Garden gets a facelift. The Jardin du Luxembourg (Luxembourg Garden) in Paris, under direction of the Senate, undertook restorations to the Medici Fountain from June 2020 to December 2021. The statues have now been cleaned, the scaffolding around the statues and grotto has been removed, the repairs to the reticulatedContinue reading “Medici Fountain in the Luxembourg Garden gets a facelift”
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City sidewalks … festive trees for sale in Paris
City sidewalks … festive trees for sale in Paris.
2021: New Electric Scooter (e-scooter) Regulations in Paris
2021: New Electric Scooter (e-scooter) Regulations in Paris. Over the years, Paris authorities have taken steps to limit traffic in the French capital and to encourage alternative modes of transport, such as cycling and e-scootering. The aim is to make Paris safer and cut air pollution, but there is growing discontent among drivers. In JuneContinue reading “2021: New Electric Scooter (e-scooter) Regulations in Paris”
Parisian Lives – the lives of Beckett, de Beauvoir, and Bair
Parisian Lives – the lives of Beckett, de Beauvoir, and Bair. American author Deirdre Bair had written two biographies before she embarked on her own memoir, released in 2019, as the writer of the well-known Samuel Beckett: A Biography (1978) and Simone de Beauvoir: A Biography (1991). It was these two biographies that become Bair’sContinue reading “Parisian Lives – the lives of Beckett, de Beauvoir, and Bair”
Jardin du Luxembourg, 6th Arrondissement – November 2019
Jardin du Luxembourg, 6th Arrondissement – November 2019.
Golden leaves – Paris in the autumn
Golden leaves – Paris in the autumn.
An alchemist’s love potion: Nicolas Flamel
An alchemist’s love potion: Nicolas Flamel. In a narrow street in the third arrondissement of Paris, near the Pompidou Centre, at 51 rue de Montmorency, is the house of alchemist Nicolas Flamel and his wife Pernelle. It is the oldest stone house, still standing, in Paris, and Flamel built it himself in 1407. Nicolas FlamelContinue reading “An alchemist’s love potion: Nicolas Flamel”
L’Arc de Triomphe, Wrapped, Paris, September 2021 – love and romance!
L’Arc de Triomphe, Wrapped, Paris, September 2021 – love and romance! A love affair and a love of Paris: the creative union of Christo and Jeanne-Claude brought a dream to reality. Bulgarian-born artist Christo (1935-2020) died on 31 May last year, but his partner Moroccan-born Jeanne-Claude (1935-) and her installation team continued their plans toContinue reading “L’Arc de Triomphe, Wrapped, Paris, September 2021 – love and romance!”
Montesquieu’s Persian Letters – observations of French society
Montesquieu’s Persian Letters – observations of French society. Montesquieu wrote Persian Letters in 1721. It is set in France from 1712 to 1720. French-born Montesquieu’s real name is Charles-Louis de Secondat (1689-1755) who set about writing this diarist-novel, which is series of letters comprising vignettes and observations of French society. Two fictional Persian male travellers – UsbekContinue reading “Montesquieu’s Persian Letters – observations of French society”
Wine tasting in the Loire Valley, France 
Wine tasting in the Loire Valley, France. My previous post was on French champagne empire. In this post, I’m talking about wine from the Loire Valley in France, because I have just returned from a wine tasting tour. A little tour, but nevertheless a tour out of Paris, for the first time in 18 months. Continue reading “Wine tasting in the Loire Valley, France ”