Paris Paintings and a Rhinoceros

Here, now, is the last of my three posts on the May Paris visit.  I wanted to return to the Sainte Chapelle (www.monuments-nationaux.fr), which I had visited as a teenager and found very beautiful. It is a relatively small building, constructed almost 800 years ago. There is a lower chamber, then you climb the stepsContinue reading "Paris Paintings and a Rhinoceros"

Patchwork Fabric (and Paris)

As promised, here is more of the low-down on the recent trip to Paris. We travelled by EuroStar from London: It worked beautifully, and we traversed the Channel Tunnel with minimum disruption and inconvenience (unlike my previous experience in a coach, where I felt like a sardine). Arrival at the Gard du Nord in beautifulContinue reading "Patchwork Fabric (and Paris)"