Louvre
When we were at the Louvre, I almost skipped going to the room with the Mona Lisa. I had read about how small the painting is and god knows we have seen reproductions aplenty. But at the last minute, I dashed up the stairs and into the room, while Ken waited outside. I’m so glad [...]
Destination: Paris Book: The Greater Journey: Americans in Paris (NEW May 2011) by David McCullough
Destination: Paris Movie: Midnight in Paris (NEW 2011), written and directed by Woody Allen What a delicious confection of a movie. If you are craving a hearty boeuf Bourguignon of a movie, go elsewhere, but if a simple little meringue melting on your tongue sounds heavenly–this movie is the dish for you. But it may [...]
Destination: Paris Book: Almost French; Love and a New Life in Paris (2004) by Sarah Turnbull As I spend my last two days in Paris, A Traveler’s Library reprises France on Friday with a look at a cautionary book for the traveler’s library. GUEST POST by Danee Gilmartin, the Museum Chick
Book: Loot: The Battle Over the Stolen Treasures of the Ancient World, by Sharon Waxman Destinations: Greece, Turkey, Egypt and the British Museum in London, Metropolitan Museum in NYC, the Louvre in Paris, and the Getty Museum in Los Angeles Welcome to my traveler’s library. Have you ever wondered how the lovely antiquities from some [...]
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