Ozanam Square in spring: small, serene, and so Parisian. Small, serene, and so Parisian is an apt description of the Ozanam Square garden in the 6th arrondissement of Paris. Ozanam Square (Place Ozanam) is named after Frédéric Ozanam, a 19th-century French scholar and social reformer who co-founded the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul, a charitable organization still active today. The garden spaceContinue reading “Ozanam Square in spring: small, serene, and so Parisian”
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Sailing Dreams: Toy Yachts of the Paris Luxembourg Garden
Sailing Dreams: Toy Yachts of the Paris Luxembourg Garden. In the Paris Jardin du Luxembourg – the Luxembourg Garden – is a simple spectacle that has delighted children for generations — toy yachts in the water of the park’s historic pond. This man-made pond, known as the Grand Bassin, is more than just a water feature; itContinue reading “Sailing Dreams: Toy Yachts of the Paris Luxembourg Garden”
Portraits of booksellers by Alain Cornu, Paris
Portraits of booksellers by Alain Cornu, Paris. French photographer Alain Cornu photographed nearly 170 booksellers in Paris between 2021 and 2024 – mostly the bouquinistes along the river Seine and their distinctive green boxes. The Paris Booksellers’ Cultural Association is holding an exhibition of the first photographs of their guild, taken by photographer Alain Cornu.Continue reading “Portraits of booksellers by Alain Cornu, Paris”
Place de l’Odéon: A Cultural Gem in Paris
Place de l’Odéon: A Cultural Gem in Paris. Nestled in the heart of the 6th arrondissement, just steps from the Luxembourg Gardens, Place de l’Odéon (Odeon Square) and Le Théâtre de l’Odéon (Odeon Theatre) form one of the most historic and charming corners of Paris. Marie-Antoinette commissioned the Odeon Theatre in 1779. Architects Charles De Wailly and Marie-Joseph Peyre designed it, completing it in 1782.Continue reading “Place de l’Odéon: A Cultural Gem in Paris”
Antique Fair, Paris
Antique Fair, Paris. The free annual Antique Fair is on again from 10-20 October 2024 in front of the Saint Sulpice Church in the 6th arrondissement of Paris. Everything vintage and antique – from books to clothing, furniture, jewellery, kitchenware, linen, textiles, children’s toys, etc.
I saw an open door … It led to a crypt
I saw an open door … It led to a crypt. What surprised me as I walked along a Parisian street was that a small door on the side of a medieval stone church was open. The door opened onto the pavement, not behind a fence, but directly facing the street. I kept walking. I stopped.Continue reading “I saw an open door … It led to a crypt”
French Resistance – photography exhibition
French Resistance – photography exhibition. The photography exhibition, “The National Council of the Resistance” – the French Resistance – on the railings of the Town Hall of the 14th arrondissement of Paris, from 17 May to 1 June 2024, addresses the theme of the Occupation and the beginnings of the Resistance in 1944.
Elsewhere in France – photography exhibition
Elsewhere in France – photography exhibition. “Elsewhere in France” is a photography exhibition on the railings, or grills, of the Jardin du Luxembourg (Luxembourg Garden) in Paris. A collective of photographers from the Only France agency created the photographs which are on display from 16 March until 14 July 2024. Each photograph tells the storyContinue reading “Elsewhere in France – photography exhibition”
The Grilles of the Luxembourg Garden: photography exhibitions
The Grilles of the Luxembourg Garden: photography exhibitions. On the perimeter of the Luxembourg Garden – Jardin du Luxembourg – is a large black iron fence – railings topped with gold-coloured arrows. It is called the Grilles du Jardin du Luxembourg – the Grilles of the Luxembourg Garden. In 1865, during Louis Napoleon’s reconstruction of Paris, theContinue reading “The Grilles of the Luxembourg Garden: photography exhibitions”
The Crossed Bridge: from butcher to bookshop to café
The Crossed Bridge: from butcher to bookstore to café. At 62 Rue de Vaugirard in the 6th arrondissement of Paris is Le Pont Traversé: The Crossed Bridge. Once a bookstore, and now a café. Le Pont Traversé has a history. The writer and poet Marcel Béalu (1908-1993) founded the bookstore in 1949. He was born onContinue reading “The Crossed Bridge: from butcher to bookshop to café”