Tag Archives: France

Paris Through History

Posted on November 4, 2019 by

Ever since I visited the Roman ruins at Arenas de Lutece in Paris, I have been intrigued by the city’s early history. The wonderful video below offers a 3D animated tour of the city from 52 BCE until the late … Continue reading →

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Paris: Word on the Street

Posted on September 8, 2019 by

h/t Philipe Bouvier  

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Art Floats

Posted on August 20, 2019 by

Europe’s first floating art museum has finally launched on the River Seine in the heart of Paris. The much anticipated attraction is  conveniently situated near the Pont des Invalides. Focusing on contemporary urban art, Fluctuart offers three levels with a permanent collection, … Continue reading →

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Bookstore Tourism: The Wandering Bookshop

Posted on August 7, 2019 by

Jean-Jacques Megel-Nuber wanted to open a bookshop, but he also wanted to be free to travel around France. Fortunately he discovered a way to accomplish both goals. Now he visits rural towns and villages in his itinerant bookshop that also … Continue reading →

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Surrealist Sunday

Posted on July 28, 2019 by

From French Surrealist writer and artist Gisèsle Prassinos’s early collection La Sauterelle arthritique (The Arthritic Grasshopper).  

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Street Art Fortified

Posted on April 8, 2019 by

What a brilliant setting for the second museum dedicated to street-art in France, located in the town of Neuf-Brisach (Haut-Rhin), and inaugurated on July 7, 2018, the Musee D’Art Urbain et De Street Art (MAUSA) is situated in the 18th … Continue reading →

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Travel Further Than You Think

Posted on March 22, 2019 by

Those of you who stop by TBTP on a regular basis know that I have a soft spot for travel posters. So, of course I love these brilliant and colorful railway ads for SNCF. Illustrators Wenyi Geng and Olivier Bonhomme … Continue reading →

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Paris Remembers

Posted on January 11, 2019 by

Four years ago  this week, Paris was shocked by the terror attack on the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo. French street artist Christian Guémy, aka C215,  has paid tribute to the eleven victims of the horrific attack with a mural . At the … Continue reading →

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Centre Pompidou has an identity crisis

Posted on November 30, 2018 by

Whenever I am in Paris, I always make some time to visit the grand Centre Pompidou. After four decades, the modern art museum with its inside-out construction is looking less cutting-edge, but it still boasts one of Europe’s best contemporary … Continue reading →

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Ou est la petite bibliotheque gratuite ?

Posted on November 26, 2018 by

H/t to Cécile C. for the photo of this wonderful little free library in the town of  Relecq in Brittany, France.

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