Category: France
One Photo taken from the bridge.
If you’re driving across the bridge, you won’t see her. You won’t see her if you’re ecologically bicycling across either.
If you look straight ahead, you won’t see her … and if you look up, you’ll only see the sky. To the left, to the right: cars & buildings.
However, if you’re boating on the Seine, you’d see her back … but … looking down from the bridge as a pedestrian … you see this bronze decorating the Pont Mirabeau.
Tomorrow there’ll be more. I suspect that Arnoul took some good ones.
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Grand Palais – Petit Palais
Across the street from the Petit Palais, the Grand Palais was built for the World Exhibition of 1900 as was the Eiffel Tower. For years, the extraordinary glass dome roof of the Grand Palais was broken and leaking so much, the space inside could no longer be used for exhibitions. Heating costs, too, were prohibitive. The glass roof is now repaired and there was a music and light show inside last night.
At the Petit Palais, there was an exhibition of fashion in hommage to the late YSL … until late last night.
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Eleanor Bearsdley on NPR: Audio Report Impressionism in Normandy
From NPR (National Public Radio) by Eleanor Beardsley May 6, 2010
Normandy is considered the birthplace of the 19th century impressionist movement. And from now through the summer, French cities and towns across the region are celebrating the impressionists in a series of activities including art exhibits and concerts.
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Favoritz: Paris Radio FM and online : TSFJazz
In Paris, it’s 89.9 FM … and on the net …
click here for TSFJAZZ
When you’re online, you can hear the programs by clicking on “Ecouter TSFJAZZ” which is on the left side of the screen.
Afterwards, just choose your listening interface: Flash – QuickTime – Real – etc …
Enjoy. 24/24 7/7.
The podcasts are great, too.
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Favoritz: Bread & Pastries in Paris
We all know that Paris has a pretty good reputation for these. Deservedly! This obviously isn’t the ONLY address, but … it is a suggestion.
Here’s a tip & a photo.
63 Boulevard Pasteur 75015 Paris (a few minutes’ walk from the Gare Montparnasse)
Quality. Taste. Class.
and then there’s the excellent, cozy Bread and Roses at 62 rue Madame, just outside the Luco.
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Favoritz: In Paris for cheese.
It’s a bright and sunny Saturday morning here in Paris. I was going out to the bakery to get a fresh baguette for my daughter’s breakfast when I saw my neighbor A. on his bicycle.
“Good morning, A.”
“Good morning, Mark”
and after a few words, A. let me in on a secret …
I’m on my way for some cheese … My favorite place in Paris for cheese … is Dubois, A. said.
You know that the word for cheese in French is “fromage” and that a cheese shop is a “fromagerie” … I won’t say anymore …
But to save you a search … Here’s the FIRST Favoritz.
and …
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shorts at … L’Escurial
Where else is the audience invited for a drink and snack at intermission? Where else does the audience vote on the best short film (court-metrage) shown that evening? Only at the Escurial. Bd. Port Royal, Paris 13. M° Gobelins.
Once a month, a dozen shorts are shown on a given theme.
L’Escurial Panorama est la seule et dernière salle indépendante classée Art et Essai du 13ème Arrondissement et aussi l’une des plus anciennes (création en 1911).
Ce lieu est né sous une bonne étoile : dans les années 1980, après avoir longtemps été la propriété du cinéaste Jean Gourguet, il est sauvé de la transformation en supermarché grâce à la volonté de jeunes fous de cinéma. Cette équipe, qui ne connaît rien à l’exploitation mais tout sur les films, fait de cette salle le lieu du cinéma à la carte avec vingt films par semaine et des nuits entières consacrées aux stars que sont Brigitte Bardot ou Marlon Brando. La fréquentation est multipliée par trois et le succès est si rapide qu’une deuxième salle est construite dans l’ancien balcon.
La programmation de l’Escurial permet de faire découvrir au public un cinéma de qualité soutenu par une politique d’animation très forte. Depuis 2002, ” les soirées courts-métrages ” de l’Escurial vous permettent de voir des chefs d’œuvre au format court, dans une ambiance bon enfant et décontractée, le dernier mardi de chaque mois. Deux fois par mois sont également organisées des projections de documentaires le dimanche matin, suivies de débats.
Ce cinéma au destin étonnant incarne la persistance des salles de quartier à la programmation exigeante. Pour ceux qui ne le connaissent pas, l’essayer, c’est l’adopter !
Link to the Escurial.
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An unsigned sign.
This sign has intrigued me for quite a while. It’s posted, as you can see, in the middle of the Boulevard Montparnasse. Not exactly in the midde. A third of the way across. What’s curious is that there are several but none are “signed” so we don’t know who put them there. The city? The police? The RATP? An NGO? A neighborhood association?
Here’s a close-up. As it isn’t legible at a distance equal to the width of the two traffic lanes separating the pedestrian on the sidewalk from the sign, I had to stand in the middle of the street to read it.
It could be translated into English as “Careful Pedestrians.” Though, I suspect it’s to be interpreted as : “Pedestrians: Be Careful!” Or maybe it’s to warn pedestrians to be wary of other pedestrians. The small print explains it clearly. If you turn your head to a 90° angle, you can read “BUS.” Then you’d have to do another 180° from there to read the other side … Anyway, the idea comes across that a bus lane (singular) runs in dual directions on either side … of a thin black line. … Or does “double sens” really mean “double meaning” ? I had to stop reading because the 91 was approaching. Too bad, because I was just about to decipher what the other arrows meant…
It was driving slowly in case there were bicycles. Bikes have the right of way in bus lanes. We encourage ecological solutions to the world’s problems. That’s why we group bus transportation and no-pollution bicycling in the same lane.
It was following the rules.. The arrow was pointing the direction in case the driver was distracted
and though I didn’t realize it at the time, bus drivers are multi-tasking folk.
Once the bus had passed … this couple decided to cross … They must have read the sign because they are looking out for buses. Even if they are looking in the wrong direction. Fortunately, there were none. What they missed were the red lights.
But they weren’t the only ones …
people of all ages cross at the crossings …
and most manage to get to the other side.
It must be thanks to “Maréchal Ney” who directs traffic at the intersection.
He cautiously stands in a safe, protected place.
Understandably.
You’d think that all of this might be a little risky. In fact, if you do successfully cross, there is a reward. Because if you do, you can just sit back and relax in one of the most beautiful places man has created: Le Jardin de Luxembourg … or “Le Luco” as it’s known in the neighborhood …
(post dedicated to Henrik, Anne, Rasmus and Johann)
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