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A Tale of Two Cities – Part 1

January 29, 2020 by Hugh Nelson 10 Comments

Gaspard à la Nuit

I’m reading Charles Dickens’s novel, “A Tale of Two Cities,” in French. It is a story of London and Paris before and after the French Revolution. I’m only part way through, and not sure I understand everything that is happening. Here is what I know so far. Perhaps you’ll be inspired to pick up the […]

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A Song of Egypt

March 9, 2019 by Hugh Nelson 9 Comments

On the Nile river proceeding south from Luxor

Every morning at our hotel by the Red Sea the guy making eggs would hum a little song. It was a happy song, though I had never heard the tune. It was always the same. He was always happy, cooking eggs, humming a song of Egypt. I would never have chosen to travel to Egypt […]

Filed Under: History, Sight Seeing, Travel Outside Paris Tagged With: art

Columbus Day

October 9, 2018 by Hugh Nelson 4 Comments

Statue of Christopher Columbus in Barcelona, Spain

With the growing unpopularity of Columbus Day (the second Monday of October in the US), this might be the perfect opportunity to review why we celebrate. This statue of Columbus in Barcelona was erected for the Barcelona Universal Exposition of 1888 to commemorate his first voyage to America. His statue points seaward from the harbor […]

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The Assumption of Mary

August 15, 2018 by Hugh Nelson 7 Comments

Entry Hall, Notre Dame de la Médaille Miraculeuse

August 15th is the French national holiday for the Assumption of Mary. This religious day is celebrated in many parts of the world by about 1.5 billion Catholics, Eastern and Oriental Orthodox, as well as by parts of the Anglican Church. The holiday celebrates the bodily taking up of the Virgin Mary into heaven at […]

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Eisenhower in Paris

June 7, 2016 by Hugh Nelson 3 Comments

Building where Eisenhower lived in Paris in 1928, now 68 Quai Louis Blériot

The only President I’ve ever seen in person was Dwight Eisenhower. It was 1956, and we lived in Peoria, Illinois. You might think that a 5 year old would not remember much of what happened back then, but I already knew who he was and what he looked like. He was revered in our family […]

Filed Under: History, Sight Seeing Tagged With: eisenhower, World War II

Visit to the Swedish Club

January 17, 2016 by Hugh Nelson Leave a Comment

Site of Nobel’s former Paris house on Avenue Raymond Poincaré

Last week we received an invitation from an acquaintance to go to a mixed French and English group get together at a local Paris cafe, Lili et Riton in Montparnasse. It was followed by a light dinner and jazz music fest at a place called Cercle Suédois (Swedish Club). Brenda and I showed up at […]

Filed Under: Dining, History, Living Tagged With: Alfred Nobel, Cercle Suédois, Swedish Club

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Hugh Nelson and Brenda Prowse on Pont Alexandre III
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