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Galerie at Bibliothèque Forney, Paris
During our extended stay in Paris, we discovered fortuitously Bibliothèque Forney on Rue du Figuier in Le Marais. This public library of the city, which specializes in the applied arts, is located in the historic Hotel de Sens. See our earlier post on Bibliothèque Forney here. In addition to its extensive collection of books and…
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Random Moments Jukebox #1 – no coins needed
Promised, this is fun. “Random Moment” is a playlist series we launched during COVID in 2020, offering bite-sized musical escapes. Each playlist features 4 songs, adding up to 10-20 minutes of listening—a perfect length for a break. Our selections span a wide range of genres, from classical compositions to pop and jazz. In the beginning,…
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fetch – an AI experiment
This experiment perfectly captures the spirit of 2024—a year when we find ourselves both captivated and concerned by the growing capabilities of artificial intelligence. Since 2013, we’ve been sharing our photography on Facebook as a numbered series called “Random Photos.” Occasionally, some of these snapshots also make their way onto this blog. The idea behind…
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Le Jules Verne, Paris
During our extended stay in Paris, we went to celebrate my birthday at Le Jules Verne in the Eiffel Tower. Despite having visited Paris several times before, we’d never ventured up the tower—largely due to our aversion to waiting in long lines. Enjoy this stellar performance by Céline Dion during the Olympic games atop the…
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San Gimignano, a medieval Manhattan in Tuscany
This is the last post in a series about the small villages we visited in Tuscany, Italy; the two earlier posts: Castellina in Chianti and Monteriggioni. We took a 2-week long driving tour from Lausanne, Switzerland to Tuscany by way of Turin (Torino), the Italian Riviera (Genoa, Cinque Terre), and Florence. Before we turned around,…
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Monteriggioni, a defensive outpost of medieval Sienna
This is the second of a series of three posts on the small villages we visited in Tuscany, Italy. The first post about Castellina in Chianti is here. We took a 2-week long driving tour from Lausanne, Switzerland to Tuscany by way of Turin (Torino), the Italian Riviera (Genoa, Cinque Terre), and Florence. Before we…
