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The Paris Traveler

Archive for the ‘Museums’ Category

August 18th, 2007

Giuseppe Arcimboldo

You might not know his work by name, but you’ve surely seen some of his most famous paintings. Arcimboldo was well ahead of his time to be the first modern painter hundreds of years before Picasso and the father of surrealism centuries before Salvador Dali.
Well there’s great news for everyone who loves this XVI century […]

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July 27th, 2007

Le Marais

Friends of mine who live in this area of Paris have been wondering why I haven’t written about all the great little restaurants, bars, boutiques, art galaries and street life that goes on in the Marais. 
What can I say, I’ve been meaning to, but there is so much to write about that it’s hard to know just where to begin.  […]

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July 16th, 2007

The Best Of Paris

The Travel Channel at b5media has another theme day. Our mission:  write your best article on, or about, the best of something.  Well when you’re talking about Paris, trying to pick the best of anything is like asking a parent, “Which child do you love best?”
Impossible to answer, right?! As any well-adjusted parent will tell you, they “love […]

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June 1st, 2007

Place des Vosges

Someone asked me yesterday where they could find a place in Paris that had everything close by. I responded, “Do you mean like a mall?!” What they were looking for was a place where you could shop, eat, visit a museum, and sit outside without walking all over Paris to do it.
I […]

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May 24th, 2007

Lalique Exhibit

I love the Luxembourg Gardens and I love Lalique, so it was a nice surprise when a friend and I were walking through the Gardens and happened upon an exhibit by René Lalique at the Musée du Luxembourg. Lalique is known as the inventor of modern jewelry and was very influential in the Art Nouveau […]

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April 28th, 2007

Musée du Quai Branly

Parisians have always been kicking and screaming about any new buildings in Paris. The famous French author Guy de Maupassant was asked why he had lunch at the Eiffel Tower everyday. His answer… “Because it’s the only place in Paris where I don’t have to look at it.” It is said he finally left Paris […]

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February 8th, 2007

Museum of Curiosity and Magic

A friend of mine, who happens to be a magician and was married to a world famous magician, use to perform at a number of cabarets in Paris.  She’s retired now and lives in Madrid, but I use to crisscross the city with her driving like a madwoman from one show to another.  Along on […]

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