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Le Jardin des Plantes

Posted on August 3, 2011 by Paul

One of our recent days took us to Jardin des Plantes, a large park that includes natural history museums, a zoo, and marvelous gardens. It is a wonderful place to stroll, watch people, look at the beautiful flowers, walk long … Continue reading →

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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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Musee de l’Orangerie

Posted on July 28, 2011 by Paul

A short post today and no photos. Today was another art study day with a visit to l’Orangerie Museum. This museum houses Monet‘s famous panoramic water lily paintings. The artist himself designed the viewing space. It is awesome to sit … Continue reading →

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Musee d’Orsay

Posted on July 27, 2011 by Paul

Yesterday we revisited Musee d’Orsay. This time we visited Van Gogh, Gauguin, Impressionists, and Post-impressionists. Jean was in seventh heaven with two rooms dedicated to pastels. They included about 40 pastels out of the museum’s 531 total pastels. However, many … 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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A Cold and Raing Day In Paris

Posted on July 19, 2011 by Paul

Another day of cold and rain in Paris. This is not the summer weather we expected in Paris. It feels like Ireland. My assumption is that this weather snuck into our suitcases and came into France undetected. Therefore, I must … 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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Apres Manet . . .

Posted on July 16, 2011 by Jean

This a quick, about two minute sketch I did, copying in pastel, a quick watercolor sketch Manet did on a letter he sent to another artist. I’m sure it didn’t take him longer than two minutes to do his sketch … Continue reading →

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