Jan 3rd, 2013 at 6:00PM:
So it's 2013. We made it through the holiday travel crush, the potential end of the world, and the quest for the perfect New Year's Eve celebration. It's almost the first weekend of the year; can we take a breather now? This gentleman at the Musee d'Orsay in Paris is taking a bit of a time out, looking peaceful and enjoying the art/furniture (as well as perhaps the view of nearby Montmartre), ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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Photo Of The Day: Take Five In Paris
Jan 3rd, 2013 at 6:00PM:
So it's 2013. We made it through the holiday travel crush, the potential end of the world, and the quest for the perfect New Year's Eve celebration. It's almost the first weekend of the year; can we take a breather now? This gentleman at the Musee d'Orsay in Paris is taking a bit of a time out, looking peaceful and enjoying the art/furniture (as well as perhaps the view of nearby Montmartre), ...Encountering Monet At The Musee d'Orsay
May 21st, 2012 at 10:00AM:
Reading Gadling's marvelous Museum Month posts has reminded me of a trip I made two decades ago to Paris. I had fallen in love with that exhilarating city in the mid-1970s, when I lived there for two successive summers, first after my junior year in college and then after graduation. I returned in 1988 to celebrate the city, and as part of that celebration, I wanted to write an essay about the ...Louvre, Versailles, Mont Saint-Michel on strike alert tomorrow
Dec 1st, 2009 at 12:30PM: Workers at Paris' modern art center Pompidou are already on strike over planned job cuts, but those at other French museums and landmarks could join in their fight tomorrow. Seven unions are threatening to walk off the job on December 2nd if their demands aren't met by the MInistry of Culture. They're boycotting the government's plan to cut cultural positions, which would replace only one out of ...Renoir going to Paris, you should too
Jul 10th, 2009 at 2:00PM: Don't you want to hang out in Paris with Renoir? The exhibit "Renoir in the 20th Century" is coming to the national Galleries of the Grand Palais on September 23, 2009 and will stay through December 21, 2009. That gives you plenty of opportunity to soak in what promises to be an impressive exhibition. And, since you're already hooked on Paris (who isn't?), Concorde Hotels & Resorts is trying ...
