The Faubourg St-Denis, Morning, 1895 The neighborhood shown here is just steps from home. Today [...]
Un tout petit coin d’un des tableaux appartenant à la collection permanente du Petit Palais [...]
Verdi’s ‘Don Carlo’ last night. What a cast! Wasn’t it Rossini who said that the [...]
Wonderful and numerous representations from the outpouring of Greco’s unique creativity, tracing his greatest [...]
A pleasant surprise, like finding old friends. Changed, but somehow, the same. The most-visited room [...]
Glorious weather to be grateful for. My cousin asked me the best time to visit [...]
An afternoon walk in the park. Late summer colors, endless shadows. (photo credit for my [...]
Donc, cela fait exactement un an que j’ai écrit mon grand hymne à la France, [...]
Around 9:45, still before sunset, I was on the Quai d’Orléans behind Notre-Dame while leaving [...]
Un vieil homme donnait à manger aux pigeons qui soudainement prirent leur envol. Je n’avais [...]
L’impact du parfum envahissant des chèvrefeuilles vous accueille au moment de franchir l’entrée du parc [...]
Revisiting a legend : Chopin and l’ancienne salle de concert du Conservatoire This morning I [...]
Paris, solstice Ah, le plaisir cyclique retrouvé de se promener en ville sous l’odeur enivrante [...]
Pleyel grand piano – Piano à queue – number 1555 This beautiful and fully restored [...]
Le premier mai, 2019. May Day Checklist: 1) Take long walk in sunshine around Ile [...]
“What is civilization?” asked art historian Kenneth Clark. “I don’t know. I can’t define it [...]
During the staggering task of preparing space for the upcoming special exhibit ‘Leonardo da Vinci’ [...]
Agréables jardins où les Zéphyrs et Flore Se trouvent tous les jours au lever de [...]
Oh my, how I love this city. A dear friend and colleague will be coming [...]
I couldn’t wait to get back and see the final results. With the possibility to [...]
Utter calm this morning. 65° in January (18+ C), and this has been going on [...]
Le 6 janvier, Fête de l’Épiphanie, fête de la galette ! Chaque année arrivent dans [...]
Musée d’Orsay. New lighting, new ‘accrochage’ (hanging of the paintings). An obligatory morning visit to [...]
« J’ai toujours compté sur la gentillesse des étrangers. »* Que des inconnus puissent devenir [...]
On n’osait croire à une victoire pareille. Longtemps toute une jeune génération de français souffrait [...]
DANS LE JARDIN ANNE FRANK Just behind our building, situated in a courtyard that also [...]
When you feel as if, for a moment, the planets coincide favorably. Perfectly by chance, [...]
The day started with free invitations to the annual Salon des Seniors, which last year [...]
There are ongoing restorations inside and outside my favorite Parisian church, the magnificent Saint Eustache, [...]
A VISIT TO THE LOUVRE / UNE VISITE AU LOUVRE (en français plus bas) “Si [...]
