We’re out walking in Paris
I had forgotten about the Latin Quarter ‘s Saturday market, but we are lucky and come across it anyway. It’s fun to see what is available and to watch the local Parisians doing their shopping. Read More …
The Panthéon and St. Etienne
An evening walk through the Latin Quarter near our hotel takes us up to the Panthéon. Begun in 1764 as a church honoring Saint Geneviève, the Pantheon was completed in 1790 during the revolution – Read More …
The Church of Saint Séverin, Paris
My friend Jeff has recommended we visit the church of Saint Séverin, another Medieval beauty that is an easy stop on the way back to our hotel. As we enter, the sound of the magnificent Read More …
Sainte Chapelle, Paris
Along with Notre-Dame, the other highlight of Ile de la Cité is a visit to the royal chapel of Sainte Chapelle. The chapel is tucked away in a complex that today serves as the Paris Read More …
Around the islands in heart of Paris
Paris grew up around its islands, Ile de la Cité and Ille St. Louis. Standing here, we truly are in the very heart of Paris. It seems we should look around a bit more. Ille Read More …
The Cathedral of Notre-Dame de Paris
I’m a little surprised by the massiveness of Paris. Everything is so BULKY. It’s lovely, but big. Buildings seem to hog whole blocks, making the city seem a bit larger than life. I don’t recall Read More …
On the Minnesota side of the Mississippi north of La Crosse
I am in La Crosse, Wisconsin, for a meeting. But it’s too nice a day to spend all of it inside, so after we wrap up our meeting, our host takes us on a tour Read More …
I’m in La Crosse. . . traveling along the Mississippi in Minnesota
. . . and it was a gorgeous day to be heading south along the Mississippi in my Mita (with the top down. of course).I get off on a good start, beginning with a stop Read More …
May Day! Minneapolis, Minnesota
For decades In the Heart of the Beast Puppet & Mask Theatre in Minneapolis put on an elaborate May Day parade – true street theater. Somehow we’d never gotten around to seeing it until 2008. Read More …
May flowers at Eloise Butler Wildflower Garden
My own garden is starting to look as if it were actually spring, so I thought it would be a good day to see what was in bloom at Eloise Butler Wildflower Gardens in Minneapolis. Read More …