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A Visit to the Assemblée Nationale

November 1, 2013 by Hugh Nelson 3 Comments

Like our previous articles about the Sénat, Hôtel de Ville, and Sorbonne during the special weekend for Journées Européennes du Patrimoine, we also went to the Assemblée Nationale, the French legislative branch lower house. The Assemblée Nationale is not normally open to the public. A little about the Assemblée Nationale – it consists of 577 […]

Filed Under: History, Sight Seeing Tagged With: assemblée nationale

Tour of the Sorbonne

October 22, 2013 by Hugh Nelson 11 Comments

Like our previous articles about the Sénat and Hôtel de Ville, during the special weekend for Journées Européennes du Patrimoine, we also went to the historic Sorbonne, which is not normally open to the public. A lovely couple we met on one of the Paris Walks told us about this special weekend or we never […]

Filed Under: History, Sight Seeing Tagged With: sorbonne, University of Paris

Story of a painting in my parent’s living room

October 1, 2013 by Hugh Nelson 7 Comments

I’ve been told that this story is confusing. If you need to get a pencil and paper please do so now. An inexpensive copy of this painting used to hang in my parent’s living room in Peoria, Illinois, when I was growing up. The original, titled “Mademoiselle Irène Cahen d’Anvers”, was painted in 1880 by […]

Filed Under: History, Sight Seeing Tagged With: de Camondo, Irene cahen d'anvers, parc monceau

A Visit to the Sénat

September 26, 2013 by Hugh Nelson 7 Comments

As part of the event called Journées Européennes du Patrimoine, we toured the Sénat, which is one of two legislative houses of the French government, similar to (but also different from) the Senate and House of Representatives in the US. The Sénat represents grass roots France, providing a voice for the governments of all municipalities. […]

Filed Under: History, Sight Seeing Tagged With: french senate, senat

Hôtel de Ville

September 23, 2013 by Hugh Nelson 4 Comments

Every year during a weekend in September the French government opens for public touring many buildings normally closed to the public. The event is called Journées Européennes du Patrimoine, and one way we took advantage of the opportunity was to see Hôtel de Ville (city hall). Hôtel in French is used in the name of […]

Filed Under: History, Sight Seeing Tagged With: hôtel de ville

Visit to the Arc de Triomphe

September 3, 2013 by Hugh Nelson 4 Comments

What we term as a visit to the Arc de Triomphe actually consisted of several visits. Many of our visitors have wanted to see it. There is a tunnel under the wide circle around the monument so you can avoid having to cross the street in the chaotic traffic of this huge round-a-bout, and the view […]

Filed Under: History, Sight Seeing Tagged With: Arc de Triomphe, Champs-Elysées, Eiffel Tower

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