Tag: Paris
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Weird but Wonderful | Investment in the Future
“Speak Wall Street English” ad on Paris Metro
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Style Moment | Paris brocante
“Form follows function.” Louis Henri Sullivan (1826-1924) American architect
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Weird but Wonderful | A Place for Everything
Antique market, Paris
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Eye on Design | Paris | Merci | A Store to be Thankful For
Not only is Merci (“thank you” in French) one of the most fabulous stores in Paris, it’s a store with a heart…all profits from their 16,000 square feet of designer products go to charity.
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Style Moment | Jardin du Luxembourg, Paris
“The earth belongs to anyone who stops for a moment, gazes, and goes on his way.” Colette (1873-1954) French novelist and performer Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette
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Paris | Sunday in the Park
“In certain corners of the Luxembourg garden you could almost believe yourself in the countryside. There was nothing more delicious, after a wearying day, than to find yourself hidden among these great trees, to forget Paris in the center of Paris, to smell the invigorating scents of earth and vegetation.” Jules François Simon, 19th century…
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Style Moment | Place des Voges, Paris
“I love Paris in the summer, when it sizzles.” Cole Porter (1893-1964) American composer and lyricist
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Paris | Bastille Day | Fête de feu d’artifice
Watching the Bastille Day feu d’artifice on a perfectly placed Paris roof terrace is in the top ten spectacular experiences of my travels.
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Paris | Le 14 Juillet
Today is France’s independence day, Bastille Day. The day commemorates the storming of the Bastille, which took place on 14 July 1789 and marked the beginning of the French Revolution. The prison of Bastille was a symbol of the absolute and arbitrary power of Louis XI. By taking control of the Bastille, the people signaled…
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Style Moment | Paris balcony
“You can’t escape the past in Paris, and yet what’s so wonderful about it is that the past and present intermingle so intangibly that it doesn’t seem to burden.” Allen Ginsberg (1926-1997) American poet
