THIS IS PARIS !!

When did this dream begin ? To spend an extended amount of time in Paris--pretending to be a resident. This is my personal journal documenting many of my experiences and thoughts while pretending to be "foreign" for 10 weeks in Paris.

Monday, May 7, 2007

Random Closing Thoughts

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I always include the following quote in my photo albums upon returning from a trip: “The fool who traveled is better off than the wise man w...

Thursday, May 3, 2007

Signs of Spring?

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This photo was taken on a very sunny day on a ledge in Montmartre. The church in the background is Saint-Pierre de Montmartre , the lesser...

Colonnes de Buren

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Mentioned in passing in a January post—the Colonnes de Buren , a monument created by the artist Daniel Buren, appears to be nothing more tha...

Tuesday, May 1, 2007

Musee de l'Orangerie

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In 1922, Monet donated a panoramic series of HUGE water lily paintings to France; and he chose l’Orangerie in the Tuileries Garden to house...

Invalides

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I didn’t visit l’Hotel des Invalides this trip but want to document the stunning monument in such a beautiful setting on the Left Bank. My ...

Monday, April 30, 2007

Café Life and Other Observations

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It is true what you’ve heard about sitting in a Paris café, on their patio or sidewalk. One cup of café, a beer, a glass of wine can “buy”...

Friday, April 27, 2007

More about Les Chiens

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According to the Mairie de Paris (city hall), there are about 150,000 Parisian dogs depositing about 16 tons of—you know what—on the sidew...

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