By Cosette I’ve been wanting to do this post since we started visiting museums in Paris, but obviously I had to wait until the end of the month. And then of course, I got locked out of my blog, so it’s gotten shoved off again. Anyway, I put together my list of the museums I […]
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For my last week’s post, I want to discuss my visit to the Musée du quai Branly. This strays a little from my usual green spaces post. I think it’s important to include this though because so many of the museums and historic places we visited were very focused around ancient Roman, Greek, and European … Continue reading Indigenous Art
By Ellie This past month has been such a whirlwind of fun, beautiful scenery, and making great friends. To think I debated not coming because I thought I would get homesick after going through so much change in the past couple months. I’m so, so glad I came. This trip has taught me so much
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By Ellie Through the month spent in Paris, it has been apparent that here the government invests in public infrastructure. Occasional RER/metro stops have been under construction, but with such a great system, other stops are only 5-10 minute walks away. They also put their resources toward public art in general, like keeping up with
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Today’s post (and the last post I’ll write in France) is inspired by a statue right next to the Notre-Dame Cathedral. The statue, Charlemagne et ses Leudes, depicts the Charlemagne of myth rather than reality, flanked on either side by two … Continue reading
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I am writing this during my last night in Paris. While I am ready to go home now, this trip gave me everything that I was expecting and more. Here is a very short list of some of the things that I will be missing when I get back to the US. Casement windows. These […]
By Chloe Martin From the arrival, one must see the historical castle. It should be difficult to give here an exact description of this magnificent palace built under Louis XIV’s reign” (p. 51-52, “Fourth Day Afternoon”). For anyone who heard my minute-by-minute review of Versailles, it might be surprising to find out that it would
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By Chloe Martin “Napoleon decreed on the 12th of February 1806 to build a triumphal arch on the place de l’Étoile” (p. 19, “Second Day Afternoon”). The Arc de Triomphe, though a symbol of Paris (shoutout to my new Arc de Triomphe tray!), is not among the things I came to Paris with on my
As I’m getting ready to leave, one of the things I really found funny while here was the use of American things/names to sell things. This was normally the use of a place in America on clothes or a restaurant to make it look ‘cool’. For restaurants, I found two places in Pairs and Brussels […]
One of my favorite parts of going to museums is seeing the interactive pieces. Most of the time these tools are intended for children, but…
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