by Jillian Coleman Wheeler | Aug 10, 2021 | France
Our apartment in Montmartre was just across the street from Sacre Coeur (Sacred Heart) Basilica. We took the funicular up and made a visit, then we walked from the other side to the Musee de Montmartre. The neighborhood has been home to many artists, writers and...
by Jillian Coleman Wheeler | Aug 10, 2021 | France
We took the train out to the Palace of Versailles, which is now enveloped by the lovely Parisian suburban town of Versailles. The opulence makes it easy to understand how the palace became a symbol of everything the French revolutionaries resented about the monarchy....
by Jillian Coleman Wheeler | Aug 10, 2021 | France
Last night we happened across a film from 1961, Paris Blues. Sidney Poitier and Paul Newman were jazz musicians living in Paris, and Diahann Carroll and Joan Woodward played American women on vacation together. Race played a significant role, as the couples fell in...
by Jillian Coleman Wheeler | Aug 6, 2021 | France
We stayed up talking about this last night: our most romantic date ever! We watched the sunset from the Eiffel Tower (obscured by the clouds), then continued up to the summit to watch the lights of Paris come on.
by Jillian Coleman Wheeler | Aug 5, 2021 | France
The Musee d’Orsay has an incredible collection of Impressionist and post-Impressionist art, including exquisite statuary we’re still talking about. It occupies an old train station with a 5th floor terrace that’s a great spot for looking out over the city. Fun fact:...
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