During class the other day we went into a card shop, as one does. In said card shop, I found the poster below. As a Parisian native who also lived in NYC, and an urban planner to boot, I have feelings about this poster. OK, really my first though…
There’s a building in Fredericksburg that’s known as “the big ugly.” It’s a modernist building that is significantly taller than the others surrounding it. Personally, I like it. However, when my professor’s daughter said that the Montparnasse Tower was “the biggest ugly” I couldn’t agree more. The Montparnasse Tower was built as part of urban…
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I love mentos candy anywhere, but especially here in Europe. This all started two years ago when I traveled to Italy and tried the variety of fruit flavors they had, especially compared to the US. Since then, I have been waiting on a chance to get them again. Now, that wish has come true. Throughout […]
After going to both the Pere Lachaise and Montparnasse cemeteries in Paris, I feel like Parisian cemeteries are laid out in a way that’s visually interesting, while US cemeteries are very uniform and dull. Decoration In Paris, the graves aren’t all just a stone in the ground, but miniature monuments or decorated with various materials, …
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When we went to the Musee D’Orsay, I thought it was another, grander Hausmannian-designed structure due to its similarities with the surrounding buildings, but was corrected when I heard it was an example of adaptive reuse in the 1960s from an obsolete train station set to be demolished. Out of the exhibits being shown in …
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It was a wonderful Tuesday morning when I looked up directions on how to get to our destination for the day, the Musee d’Orsay, and a beautiful message appeared. Metro line four was reopened, a first during our time in Paris. Over the previous two weeks, all signs for the four were covered in red … Continue reading “Metro 4: My Favorite Line”
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I know I already talked about parts of my Normandie trip in my last blog post about transportation, but I also wanted to discuss some of my other favorite parts of the trip. First off, the absolute highlight of the weekend for me was our visit to Étretat. Specifically, I loved the hike along the …
On Tuesday, July 15, the class took a trip to the Musee d’Orsay. As someone particularly interested in the art movements that this museum covers, it was at the top of my list of places to visit while in Paris. The Louvre, massive in scale, is quite an overwhelming space with barely enough room toContinue reading “Writing About Art, Painting A Novel”
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I arrived in Paris with most of the class on July 1st after, what was for me, an extremely easy and quick feeling overnight flight. My seat was comfortable, I had plenty of room, and I was even able to get some sleep! Maybe about 3 hours. Even so, I was still extremely tired, and …
On Sunday the 13th of July, Avery and I tried our luck at Silencio, 15 euro all night entry tickets. The David Lynch lover in e was excited to see what such a space would look like. I was worried about the whole thing. The internet was a poor place to judge something, long lines, …
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