The Festival of Music all over France on the summer solstice (and reportedly now in more than 130 countries but not Australia) was started by Jack Lang, the Minister for Culture in the Mitterrand Government in 1981. The idea was to celebrate the solstice in a similar way to ancientContinue Reading
Camille Pissarro spend some time in Louveciennes around 1871 and painted some famous scenes many times, as was his habit, seeking the different influences of season, time of day and light variation on his subject. In 1871 Louveciennes was a rural town on the outskirts of Paris. Today isContinue Reading
Rodin is a little more traditional in the Paris visits, but this visit was to the Grand Palais to see a temporary exhibition which featured many of his works in plaster and bronze and some works which were preparatory for some of his better known sculptures. While his work is wellContinue Reading
The Promenade Plantée is a former rail reserve between the Opéra Bastille with an elevated section known as Viaduc des Arts and the Périphérique roadway around Paris around 4.5km away. On the way it passes by Gare de Lyon and through the 12-ème. The walk created on the formerContinue Reading
We were interested to be visiting Paris for the second run of the election of Deputies which followed the Presidential Election in May. As the President’s ability to deliver his program depends on the agreement of the Deputies, this was a critical vote. However, it did not seem so criticalContinue Reading
The Eiffel Tower has become the symbol of Paris, and given that it can be seen from almost anywhere, there is little wonder why. However, every time we visit, we seem to start at the TE, and this time was not different for us, or for many thousands of otherContinue Reading
The 16-ème arrondissement is a quiet area in the west of Paris near the Bois de Boulogne, which houses many embassies. It is relatively untouched by the tourist hoards that consume many other areas around the city, and so it is possible to experience life as a local with onlyContinue Reading
After many visits to Paris over the last thirty-five years, we decided to visit at a different pace and from a different perspective. We chose AirBnB in the 16-ème arrondissement. We spent five days walking – from the 16-ème to the 1-ere and half way back, across the Promenade Plantée,Continue Reading