Happy Easter

 Easter seems a good day to finally share some of the photos of the wonderful stained glass windows in Metz’ s Cathédrale St. Etienne.  The one below is of one of the windows by Marc…

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London Shows, Some Confusion, and Some Successful Improvisation

on the summer boardwalk by the Thames “beach” We had a full, busy day yesterday, here in London.  After a hearty English breakfast here at the hotel, we headed off to the Tate Modern to…

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La Bibliothèque — il y a une toilette! and a dragon or two . . .

We arrived in London after a gorgeous morning in Paris (walked to the Pompidou bookstore, sat near the Pont Louis Philippe for lunch in the sunshine, bought a sweet little dress from Petit Bateau) —…

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Operatic Departures . In which we pack up in Paris . . .

Last week, in Metz, we strolled across the bridge to check out the opera house in Metz. Apparently the oldest (still working) opera house in France, and one of the oldest in Europe, it still…

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Les Fleurs de Paris — aaaaa-choo!

A small alley in Montparnasse which housed historic ateliers and continues to feature artist studios, a small museum, exhibitions . . . and a delightful garden!  We leave Paris for London on Wednesday, in the…

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