Before traveling to Paris, I traveled to Egypt in March 2019 and London in March 2020, so the HISP trip to Paris is the first since the beginning of the pandemic. Prior to my Egypt trip, when I told people where I was going, I got a huge variety of reactions from friends, teachers, and … Continue reading Stereotypes … vrai ou faux?
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Coming into this trip, Versailles was at the very top of my bucket list! I knew the castle would be cool, but I was so thrilled to finally see the garden. Let me tell you, it was… okay. The gardens were greatly expansive which I think factors into my critique because there is simply so […]
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Each week, for my second blog post of the week, I’ll be focusing on France’s incorporation of greenery and green spaces into a very urban landscape. Since the first day, I’ve been overwhelmed by how “citified” Paris is. There is concrete, sandstone, brick, metal, and various other materials everywhere I look. Sometimes, the amount of … Continue reading Green Spaces
When we went to Luxembourg gardens, it was impossible to miss the beautiful Medici Fountain. Created by Marie de Medici, wife of Henry IV and original creator of the gardens, in the 17th century, the fountain has undergone many changes over the years. According to the official page of the French Senate (who’s building is […]
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The places we visited today were very different from the rest of our trip so far, which have mostly been related to Paris’s early history. Today we saw Bercy, an immigrant neighborhood that was revitalized by efforts spearheaded by French … Continue reading
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On one of my first days in Paris, I visited the garden of Luxembourg, which was massive and amazing. Like many parks there where statues all around, but what stuck out to me was that they where almost all of women, something rare in the US. Later I learned that this was in honor of […]
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Hello, my name is Jenna, and for the next month I will be documenting my trip to Paris by focusing on interesting statues. Paris has many unique statues around the city that make me wonder why they were put there, when they were made, and what they represent. Hopefully, this blog will help me answer […]
“The Luxembourg garden in the centre of Paris, is the world’s beautifullest garden.” (p. 40, “Third Day Afternoon”). For this site, I have a feeling the guide might very well be correct (though a grammatical disaster).* Beyond the Palace and … Continue reading
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After visiting two different churches and the Middle Ages museum, I think it’s fair to say we’ve seen a lot of religious art in the past two days. But more than just within church walls, Catholic tradition is pervasive in … Continue reading
After a build I was extremely not proud of in the last post, I realized I needed to add a little oomph to make my mosaics a little more recognizable, rather than a bunch of colors on a 16×16 plate. I figured a way around my problem by adding more depth perception to my mosaics, … Continue reading
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