Photo du Jour #6: La Tour Eiffel & A September Moon
Our ascent to Montmartre last night was rewarded with a mouth-watering omelette at midnight at La Place Tertre, a tidal wave of Parisian joie de vivre, and a moonstruck Tour Eiffel. Filed under:...
View ArticlePhoto du Jour #7: The Gargoyles & Grotesques of Notre Dame
In the shadows of the Notre Dame Cathedral, we waited for just under an hour to ascend the 387 stairs of her north tower. Once high above the rooftops of Paris, we strolled about the Galerie des...
View ArticleIf Headstones Could Talk: Pondering at Paris’ Père-Lachaise Cemetery
I had long wanted to visit Paris’ famous Père-Lachaise Cemetery, yet during past jaunts to the ‘City of Lights,’ La Tour Eiffel, the Champs Elysées and Notre Dame had taken center stage on my...
View ArticlePhoto du Jour #9: Café Culture à Paris
Filed under: Photos du Jour, Travelogues Tagged: bistrot, café, Europe, France, Paris, people, photography
View ArticleA Return to Père-Lachaise Cemetery, part II of the Series
Père-Lachaise Cemetery has such extraordinary architectural detail; here is a second pictorial tribute to Paris’ largest cemetery. Note: This is Part II of a Père-Lachaise Cemetery series. Click here...
View ArticleA September Day at Versailles – Paying Tribute to the Palace of the Sun King
On a day that was bathed in sunshine, we voyaged to Versailles, the decadent Baroque palace of France’s sun king, or le roi soleil. As we strolled through the palace’s 250 gardened acres and peered...
View ArticleAn Ascent at Notre Dame
This autumn, I found my new favorite niche of Notre Dame Cathedral… During past journeys to Paris, I’ve visited the Gothic masterpiece in varying seasons. I once rang in a new year on the edge of the...
View ArticleLove for La Tour Eiffel
I’ve long been a francophile, Paris devotee and Tour Eiffel fan. When I first visited Paris at the age of 16, my father snapped an image of me aiming to hold up the legendary structure. Thereafter,...
View ArticleEurope, Somewhere in Time: An Interview with Artist & Photographer, Maurice...
Venice 1956, © Maurice Sapiro I recently happened upon the beautiful, timeless work of Maurice Sapiro, an accomplished photographer, painter and sculptor who calls Connecticut home. The images from his...
View ArticleA Stroll Through Paris’ Sainte-Chapelle
Shimmering like a radiant jewel box, Sainte-Chapelle is often overlooked by visitors to Paris, who instead opt to tour Notre Dame Cathedral. I’d long read how Sainte-Chapelle is a must-see and...
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