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”
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Textile design inspiration in France
Our Big French Road Trip began the very day after the school summer term finished. Since we are based in the North-East of England, it seemed like a really good idea to cross the sea from Port of Tyne, an overnight trip offered by DFDS (www.dfdsseaways.co.uk) which delivers you to Amsterdam the next morning allContinue reading “Textile design inspiration in France”