The Paris Traveler

Do you sometimes get into a rut and have nothing to say? Or you think that whatever you’re planning on saying just isn’t important enough to write? Today is one of those days! I’ve started several posts and stopped after a few sentences, not feeling the subject like I usually do.
Okay, so what to do? Well, I decided to just let you feast your eyes on some more great images by Ann Forcier and Rita Crane until I’m over it,… but it was bound to happen after 136 posts!
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A few days ago I received an e-mail from Arnaud Contreras and Alain Dister about their homage to the American writer, Jack Kerouac, who coined the term, “Beat Generation”. I was asked if I wanted to contribute something (a poem, a drawing, a song, etc.) to participate in this exhibit entitled, Memory Babe, A Tribute to Jack Kerouac. This is a celebration of the 50th year of Kerouac’s best known work: “On the Road“. The exhibit will take place on September 23, 2007 in Paris at the Cabaret Pirate in front of the BNF (Bibliothèque Nationale de France).
I, for one, …read more

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There’s only a few days left to see the Good Planet photo exhibit by Yann Arthus-Bertrand and a large number of other photographers specializing in animal photography. The exhibit takes place right outside the Musée du Quai Branly and deals with the impact that animals have on man and our planet.
                                                                                                      There are 92 photographs by 39 photographers who have captured incredible moments of animals and insects in their natural habitat. The expo is free, open 24/7 and text written in both French and English. It’s a great place to relax, browse, and enjoy!

Photo Credits: Flickr

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Should I admit that age is creeping up on me, or do I just say that with my busy schedule, I can no longer remember every little detail of things that happen in my life? I’ll take the latter! In any case, I really couldn’t tell you how I came upon photographs by Ann Forcier, but I’m delighted that I did!
There are thousands of photographs of her travels throughout Europe where she captures the beauty and the essence of many of the cities that she’s photographed.
The lighting, the angles, the contrasts, the attention to details, and the subjects that she chooses …read more

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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 style during the Belle Epoque.
The exhibit contains a vast number of works by the master himself which includes some 150 drawings, paintings, photographs, as well as glass pieces and jewelry, most which were created between 1890 to 1912. There are a number of pieces that …read more

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