Les Gourmands de Notre Dame
June 22, 2012
After see the crypts of Notre Dame today, we were hungry and crossed on the small bridge behind Notre Dame and found this cute little
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After see the crypts of Notre Dame today, we were hungry and crossed on the small bridge behind Notre Dame and found this cute little
The bridge, with its flashy art nouveau lamps, cherubs, nymphs and winged horses at either end, was built between 1896 and 1900. It is named
Back in 1982 France’s then Director of Music and Dance, Maurice Fleuret, started La Fête de la Musique in Paris after a study found five
If it is a beautiful sunny day in Paris, a great place to go is the Tuileries gardens as we and much of Paris did
The Crown of Empress Eugénie was the consort crown of Eugénie de Montijo, the empress consort of Emperor Napoleon III of France. Though neither she
This is another in my series on the Louvre, trying to break it up into manageable pieces. Antoine Coysevox was a distinguished French sculptor (1640-1720)
François Girardon produced his last masterpiece in Paris: the bronze equestrian statue of Louis XIV, on the place Vendôme. He took over from Pierre Pugot
A collection of crown jewels around the time of Napoleon III was on display near the Apartments of Napoleon III. From left to right they
This is part of a series I am doing on the Louvre, stuff I really love. There is so much art at the Louvre this
If you love flowers, plants, birds and animals, then you are in the right place. I love nature photography and combined with my love of birds, flowers and travel I have decided to create a place to present photographs and information on my favorites. This is a revision of my previous website traveltoeat.com since I become old (and fat) and I have become more interested in photography than eating.
I live in Las Vegas but I travel frequently in the southwest, California and in fact around the world. While Las Vegas would seem to be an unusual choice with regards to plants and birds it is an unusually busy place due to Pacific Migration Flyway which comes through Las Vegas. Since this is a desert, the birds are concentrated in the many springs, seeps, lakes and parks in and around Las Vegas, making for really great birding.
Since the previous blog focused on travel and eating, there will be a fair amount of focus on history beautiful architecture and food. However, both in the past and today I am always interested in a good garden, zoo, safari or hike.My idea of a perfect day is to be surrounded by flowers, insects, animals and birds, I hope my photographs and descriptions will inspire you in your own travels and hikes.
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