Monthly Archives: August 2018

Mirabeau, Monet, and music – a bit more Monet and the music

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Les Nymphéas (Water Lilies). I promised a closer look at the eight paintings in the Water Lilies series in L’Orangerie so here it is for those among you who are interested. Let’s begin with their display. Each room has four …

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Mirabeau, Monet, and Music – part 2 – a little Monet

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Place de la Concorde. Before moving on to describe our visit to the Orangerie and taking a deeper look at Monet’s Water Lilies, I should write a few words about the Place de la Concorde. Let’s begin with the fact …

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Mirabeau, Monet, and Music

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The previous post ended as Pat and I sent Jim and Sharon on their unexpectedly adventurous return to their hotel. The two of us, on the other hand, had more adventures planned and thus, expected, beginning with completing our walk …

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A Butte-iful start to a busy Saturday – part 3

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Tricadero – Trocadero passing time before lunch. Since we’d used the Métro to ride up to Montmartre and we had sufficient time, we decided to take David and Alison’s advice and ride the bus to the next place we wanted …

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A Butte-iful start to a busy Saturday – part 2

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The Sacred Heart of Montmartre. It’s been a long time since I posted my account of visiting the Musée D’Orsay so you might not remember seeing this photo I took through the clock window. The unmistakable profile of the Basilica …

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