Tuesday, November 20, 2012

Serendipity art in Albi, France

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One of my favorite photos taken in Albi ; the decorative painting on the blank wall of a house we found on an evening walk through the to...
Friday, November 16, 2012

The Walled City of Carcassonne

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 A view of the walls at night from the old bridge that leads into the modern town.   Carcassonne is completely encircled by an ancient wal...
Tuesday, November 13, 2012

Artists in Collioure

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 Our recent visit to the village of Collioure on the Mediterranean in the South of France was a breath of fresh air during our trip las...
Saturday, November 10, 2012

Roman Amphitheatre in Arles

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The Roman Arena in Arles is one of the best preserved site in France and is still in use today.  Built by the Romans in 90 AD for chari...
Friday, November 9, 2012

Planning a new trip in the fall of 2013...

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I'm slowing feeling guilty about not posting in my blog; so will start next week with posting more of my photos from the spring trip to ...
Saturday, October 27, 2012

I'm back....an old tale of visiting New York City in 1998

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My vacation was great and I've enjoyed not stressing about my daily blog...especially after deleting so many posts at the beginning of O...
Wednesday, October 3, 2012

Signing out for a short vacation

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Today I accidentally deleted many days worth of blogging when I was checking out possible new layouts for my blog.  When they ask the questi...
Saturday, June 30, 2012

Sailboats in Paris

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We always enjoy visiting the large fountain in the northern end of Luxembourg Gardens when in Paris.  On April 14th we arrived mid-day ...
Thursday, June 28, 2012

The Metro Late at Night

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On  Sunday evening, April 15th, we dressed in our best outfits and rode the Metro to Notre Dame for an evening mass.  Then we caught the M...
Tuesday, June 26, 2012

Art-Nouveau Building

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 On April 12th, Jim and I went searching for this building near the Eiffel Tower in the 7th arrondissement at 29 Avuene Rapp.  It was...
Sunday, June 24, 2012

Hummingbirds

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These are baby hummingbirds...not in Paris...but here in our yard in California!  They are hours from taking their first flight and as you...
Saturday, June 23, 2012

Paris Opera Garnier

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Feast your eyes on this magnificent ceiling that was painted by Marc Chagall in 1964.  We found this in Pari's Opera Garnier that was...
Friday, June 22, 2012

Luxembourg Gardens

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In the afternoon of April 11th we found this magnificent horse as part of the Fontaine de Obsevatorie in the southern end of the Jarden d...
Monday, June 18, 2012

People Powered Merry-go-round!

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On a rainy April 10th we visited the people powered merry-go-round across the street from the Eiffel Tower.  This Carrousel is powered by ...
Saturday, June 16, 2012

PROMENADE PLANTEE

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On April 9th we took the Metro to the Bastille Station, walked past the Opera de Paris Bastille and found the stairway up to the Promenade...