Category Archives: Photography

Halfway Reflections

Posted on August 1, 2011 by Paul

Today and tomorrow mark the halfway point of our senior citizen semester abroad. Two weeks in London, six weeks in Ireland, and three weeks in Paris. (Approximately) It has been what I expected in some ways and different in others. … Continue reading →

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Le Tour de France

Posted on July 25, 2011 by Paul

Yesterday Le Tour de France finished in Paris. I couldn’t resist going down to the Seine to watch them enter the city. It was a warm, sunny day…finally! Of course I misunderstood the French listing of the schedule. I arrived … Continue reading →

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Homage To The Artists of Pere Lachaise Cemetary

Posted on July 23, 2011 by Paul

It is still wet in “Gray Paree.” We got rained out last night on connecting with Jeanna and Richard, friends from Washington State who were in town for the day. Jean’s cold is lingering and we didn’t think it was … Continue reading →

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Louvre Discoveries

Posted on July 20, 2011 by Paul

Today we ventured forth to the Louvre despite threatening skies. Jean felt up to it, so we caught the #76 bus in front of our apartment and rode to the Louvre-Pont Neuf stop. When we entered the Louvre courtyard at … Continue reading →

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New Art Discoveries

Posted on July 17, 2011 by Paul

Jean is a little under the weather this weekend with the sniffles, so I took a walk by myself to Musee Carnavalet. The Hotel Carnavalet is a mixture of architecture from 1548 to 1866, when the City of Paris extended … Continue reading →

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Manet on Bastille Day

Posted on July 14, 2011 by Paul

Last night the firecrackers and bottle rockets began. This morning we ate breakfast watching squadrons of tankers, fuelers, fighters, and helicopters fly past our window. They were flying over the parade down Camps-Elysees, which we chose to avoid. Many shops … Continue reading →

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Boyne Valley Visit

Posted on July 9, 2011 by Paul

It has been several days since I had the opportunity to post. It’s time to catch up. We left Donegal on Tuesday and traveled south through Northern Ireland to the Boyne Valley just north of Dublin. This area has the … Continue reading →

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All Around Sheephaven Bay

Posted on July 4, 2011 by Paul

Today we explored all sides of Sheephaven Bay. Dunfanaghy sits at the end of one arm of this complex inlet from the vast Atlantic. We began with a stop at The Gallery, the town’s biggest art gallery. It features some … Continue reading →

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Dunfanaghy Dispatch

Posted on July 4, 2011 by Paul

Time for an update from the last three days. We have been busy. On Friday we spent our last day at Rock-a-Doon at a county park on Loch Key near our house. We photographed ruins, walked lovely wooded trails, and … Continue reading →

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Sligo Update

Posted on June 29, 2011 by Paul

We have been exploring the Sligo area as well as doing some painting. Yesterday we visited Sligo Abbey, the only monestary in Ireland not destroyed by the British during the disolution of monasteries. It was occupied by monks until the … Continue reading →

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