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Archives for August 2013

Another Great Adventure

August 28, 2013 by Hugh Nelson 1 Comment

You might wonder how we figure out what to do each day. Well often things are well planned – visitors, appointments, concerts, etc., but some days the plan just evolves. Here is an example. We set out to see the Jardin de la Nouvelle France, which Brenda read about on a Paris Blog – the […]

Filed Under: History, Sight Seeing Tagged With: Jardin de la Nouvelle France, L'église de la Madeleine, L'église Saint Augustin de Paris, WH Smith bookstore

Victor Hugo

August 24, 2013 by Hugh Nelson 1 Comment

No extended trip to Paris would be complete without delving into the life of French poet, writer, artist, and politician Victor Hugo. His literary achievements and fame go far beyond his two best known works in the English speaking world, “The Hunchback of Notre Dame” and “Les Miserables“. Later in life he was also a […]

Filed Under: History, Sight Seeing Tagged With: victor hugo

From the French Revolution to a Stable Democracy

August 18, 2013 by Hugh Nelson 5 Comments

I look at the current efforts in the Middle East to establish democratic government (Egypt, Syria, Tunisia, Libya, and others) and wonder if the world expects too much too soon. Abraham Lincoln said it well when he expressed in his 2nd Inaugural Address his amazement at how much more difficult the Civil War had been […]

Filed Under: History Tagged With: french revolution

Paris Plages!

August 16, 2013 by Hugh Nelson 3 Comments

Since July 20th the City of Paris has transformed the Seine and the front of Hotel de Ville (city hall) into Paris-Plages (Paris beaches). Truckloads of sand were brought in to form beaches along portions of the Seine. Roads along the river, normally heavily trafficked, are closed as part of the event. There is beach […]

Filed Under: Living, Sight Seeing Tagged With: Paris-plages

Celebration of the Assumption of Mary

August 15, 2013 by Brenda Prowse 3 Comments

Tonight we saw police in the street outside our apartment as we were leaving the building. A short time later we were engulfed in a parade celebrating the Feast of the Assumption of Mary. Clergy and several thousand Catholic followers from Notre Dame paraded down our street to celebrate the Assumption of Mary. We had […]

Filed Under: History, Sight Seeing Tagged With: assumption of mary, Catholic Church

Paris Gardens!

August 15, 2013 by Brenda Prowse 3 Comments

Our summer visitors have enjoyed exploring some of Paris’s many gardens. Two of their favorites were the Jardins des Plantes and the Jardin du Luxembourg. Jardins des Plantes-Paris’s main botanical garden was founded in 1626. It was planted as a medicinal herb garden in 1635 by Louis XIII’ s physician, Guy de la Brosse. There are […]

Filed Under: History, Sight Seeing Tagged With: gardens, jardin des plantes, jardin du luxembourg

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