An Eiffel Trifle
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When we visited the Pompidou Museum in Paris in September, I was struck by a photo by François Kollar. Kollar’s photo is intriguing, as it seems to show twin Eiffel Towers:
Category Archives: Just for Fun
Monday Mysteries: The Silver Ones are Green
Today on Monday Mysteries we find an answer to a question that Chris and I had when we were in London in September: why are some of the London buses painted silver?
Les Cadenas de l’Amour
The title of this post is a rough translation for “locks of love” in French, as today we’ll look at the phenomenon of the lovers’ locks on bridges, Parisian-style.
Monday Mysteries: An Ampelmännchen avec une attitude
Today on Monday Mysteries we take a look at a style of a pedestrian crossing sign that we spotted in Paris, one that mysteriously seems to come with a bit of an attitude.
Monday Mystery: In search of Herman Cappuccino
Today on Monday Mysteries we look at elves, chairs and the search for Herman Cappuccino.
Scene from above at the Pompidou
Maybe it was because I had just seen some interesting photos taken of people seen from above. The photos were by André Kertész and are currently on display at the Musée National d’Art Moderne, the museum is housed in the … Continue reading
Monday Mysteries: A perplexing perspective
Today on Monday Mysteries we take a look at a perplexing perspective that Chris and I spied in Paris.
Food on Friday: See you on Espresso Street
Today on Food on Fridays we talk about coffee we had on the trip, in honor of the fact that this past Monday, September 29, was International Coffee Day. Well, at least it was in England and a handful of … Continue reading
Monday Mysteries: The Lady and the Heinzelmännchen
Today on Monday Mysteries we take a look at a fountain in Cologne that has a tableau with representations of a lady with a lamp, along with many more than 7 dwarfs.
Food on Fridays: Philadelphia
Today in Foood on Fridays we look at all the ways you can visit Philadelphia in Europe.