Can’t really think of much to talk about for this one, so have some recent photographs of various street art around Montmartre. Even though the dominant art community moved to Montparnasse, its still a vibrant place. I also enjoyed seeing the art in the Musée de Montmartre. Out of all the artists present, I think …
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On Sunday, July 20, I visited the Musée Jacquemart-André to see the work of my favorite artist, Artemisia Gentileschi. I was lucky to catch this exhibition when I did, as it only runs through August 2025! The visit started with exploring the mansion, located just down the road from the Arc de Triomphe. Built atContinue reading “A Heroine of Art”
I was part of a party that went on a brief jaunt out of Paris to see the castle at Pierrefonds, which was restored (*cough* literally just built on top of medieval ruins *cough*) by Viollet le Duc to create an Imperial residence for Napoleon III. I would do anything to ask him and his… Continue reading Carved Confusion
This weekend, I had the opportunity to visit PSG’s stadium, the Parc des Princes. The tour cost €25 a person, so I wouldn’t really recommend a visit unless you like PSG or at least watch the occasional football match. That being said, I really enjoyed the visit and even found some fun architecture things during …
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Arrête! C’est ici l’empire de la mort! Stop! This is the empire of the dead! These are the words carved into the entrance of the ossuary in the Catacombs of Paris. An unsettling warning, informing those who may proceed that they are about to witness 6 million people buried in this maze-like system. The firstContinue reading “The Empire of the Dead”
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I’m going to try and make this post less of a what I did this week list than the last…
As the title suggests, there’s a fun little poll on the best creature at Château de Pierrefonds included in this post. If you don’t want to scroll to the bottom of the page like an annoying cooking blog, you can access it here. Yesterday I visited Château de Pierrefonds, about an hour northeast of Paris…
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I have long been a fan of musical theater, and many, many musicals take place in France or even more specifically Paris. Many of these shows take place in actual, specific locations and not just vaguely in Paris, which means it is easy to go and visit the sites. Thus far, I have toured or […]
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As I have accompanied Ellie on her quest to find the most historic clocks in Paris, I have visited many churches. It’s astounding the number of churches I have been to in the past few weeks, probably more than I have been to in the last five years. As a non-Catholic person, my only connection … Continue reading “Joan of Arc: The True Horse Girl”
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Continuing to take more creep shots of metro seats! Keeping a running list in my phone of each line I take and any new patterns I see. This week’s additions: -line 6 had a green to yellow gradient on the fixed seats and teal dots on the fold down seats -line 2 had funky colorful […]
