The Paris Traveler

Today I was doing some research regarding Paris and came across some amazing photos of the city taken during the “Exposition Universelle de 1900″. I wasn’t really thinking that there was more to this world-wide gathering besides what still exists, namely Le Grand Palais and Le Petit Palais. But, oh my gosh, to have simply torn down some of these buildings seems a crime. Just think if they were still there, how long we would have to stay in Paris to see it all.  I wish!

 The Pavilion of Serbia. How beautiful is this?  It housed an exhibit of wines (I’d …read more

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September with a hint of autumn in the air. I love strolling along the Seine stopping every now and again to see if I can find a rare gem among the used books being sold by those ever present booksellers in Paris called les bouquinistes.
After hundreds of years of controversy, they finally became a permanent fixture as we know them today in 1891 on the Quai Voltaire and have grown to nearly 250 on both the Right Bank and Left Bank, selling old and used books, posters, post-cards, stamps, music albums, art prints, and more. What’s even nicer is having lively …read more

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