After the Paris 2024 Olympics – what does Paris have now? Paris was a party. Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo, expressing gratitude to the people of Paris, said, “Thanks to the Games, we have found the joy in being together.” After the social distancing of the pandemic from 2020-2022, it was surely time to party hardContinue reading “After the Paris 2024 Olympics – what does Paris have now?”
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Paris periphery
Paris periphery. An electric tramway operates around the perimeter of Paris – le périphérique – the periphery, locally known as the “periph.” Alongside the tramway rail circuit are pathways and streets that, more or less, follow the rail circuit. It’s a good circuit for running, walking, cycling, or taking the dog for a stroll.
Put a ring on it – Olympic rings on the Eiffel Tower
Put a ring on it – Olympic rings on the Eiffel Tower.
Petit Palais – let’s party at the Little Palace, Paris
Petit Palais – let’s party at the Little Palace, Paris.
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”
Pop Up Paris
Pop Up Paris.
Language translation devices will guide visitors on the Paris metro
Language translation devices will guide visitors on the Paris metro during the Paris 2024 Olympics and Paralympics. Language translation devices will guide visitors on the Paris metro during the Paris 2024 Olympics and Paralympics, announced the Paris Public Transport System staff on France 24 on 31 January 2024. The Paris 2024 Olympic Games and Paralympics GamesContinue reading “Language translation devices will guide visitors on the Paris metro”
Verniquet Grand Amphithéâtre of the Natural History Museum
Verniquet Grand Amphithéâtre of the Natural History Museum. In the Botanical Garden in Paris – Jardin des Plantes – is the Verniquet Grand Amphithéâtre of the Natural History Museum. The famed French architect Edmé Verniquet (1727-1804) from Burgundy was the son of a surveyor to the King. Edme’s father Germain Verniquet and his mother Marie Béguin had 16 children. When his fatherContinue reading “Verniquet Grand Amphithéâtre of the Natural History Museum”
Le Chapeau de Mitterand (The President’s Hat)
Le Chapeau de Mitterand (The President’s Hat). Many people are defined by their hat. Take Napoleon, for example. Last month, on 19 November 2023, one of Napoleon Bonaparte’s black bicorne (two-cornered) hats – with a red, white, and blue cockade (the ribboned rosette of official office) – sold for a record price of nearly twoContinue reading “Le Chapeau de Mitterand (The President’s Hat) “