Monday Mysteries: The “Mirage”
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Today on Monday Mysteries we take a look at the mystery of the Sacre Coeur “mirage” that appeared on day in Paris.
Category Archives: Paris 2014
An Eiffel Trifle
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:
MO views
It’s time to get back to Paris – well, at least here on the blog.
The view from the Pont de l’Archevêché
Yesterday I posted a photo of the “locks of love” that I took by chance on the Pont de l’Archevêché. You see, we hadn’t known ahead of time that there were locks of love there. However, we had realized as … Continue reading
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.
Photos Based on Art
“Photo-Based Art” is where you start with a photo and then do something to it/with it to turn it into a different kind of art. Some of Chris’ digital artwork is of this type, where he will start with a … Continue reading
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
Louvre with a View
While Chris and I are trend-setters when it comes to our coffee choices, we are apparently tourists who buck the trends when it comes to visiting sites in Europe.
Monday Mysteries: A perplexing perspective
Today on Monday Mysteries we take a look at a perplexing perspective that Chris and I spied in Paris.