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The Paris Traveler

April 21st, 2008

List Worthiness: Jardin du Luxembourg

 
Yes, yes, yes, by all means, this should be on your list of things to do in Paris.  As much as I talk about other gardens that are my favorites, Jardin du Luxembourg is equally as grand as the Tuilieres and can be as intimate as Palais Royal.  It is deceiving in size as it […]

By Kim -- 2 comments

April 15th, 2008

What Is It About French Women?

Oodles has been written about French women–their philosophy on life,  how they achieve that “I just got out of bed, forgot to run a comb through my hair, found a top that just happens to fall off my shoulders in just the right way and I may or may not have makeup on but no […]

By Kim -- 4 comments

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 […]

By Lynn -- 0 comments

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 […]

By Lynn -- 0 comments