Walk with Sandra: A Parisian Reprise (Part 2): French Cuisine, Canal Saint-Martin, Parc des Buttes-Chaumont, Musée d'Orsay, Shakespeare & Co. and more (Apr 17-21, 2009)

Thursday, April 30, 2009

A Parisian Reprise (Part 2): French Cuisine, Canal Saint-Martin, Parc des Buttes-Chaumont, Musée d'Orsay, Shakespeare & Co. and more (Apr 17-21, 2009)

Above: A series of double locks along the picturesque Canal Saint-Martin, actively used to raise and lower boat traffic as it navigates the water levels in Paris

Below: Parc des Buttes-Chaumont

Above: Along Quai d'Orsay

Above left: Alexander III Bridge (Pont Alexandre III); Above right: Inside Musée d'Orsay

Above left: The Cliffs of Etretat after the Storm (La Falaise d'Etretat après l'orage) by Gustave Courbet (1869)

Above left: The Argenteuil Bridge (Le Pont d'Argenteuil) by Claude Monet (1874); Above right: Luncheon on the Grass (Le Déjeuner sur l'herbe) by Édouard Manet (1863)

Above right: Rue Montorgueil. Celebration of June 30, 1878 (La Rue Montorgueil, Fête du 30 juin 1878) by Claude Monet (1878)

Above left: La Gare Saint-Lazare by Claude Monet (1877)

Above left: London, Parliament. A Break in the Fog (Londres, le Parlement. Trouée de soleil dans le brouillard) by Claude Monet (1904)

Above right: Self-portrait by Paul Cézanne (1873-1876)

Above left: The Church of Auvers (L'
é
glise d'Auvers) by Vincent van Gogh (1890); Above right: Still Life, also known as Roses and Anemones (Nature morte dit roses et an
é
mones) by Vincent van Gogh (1890)

Above left: Self-portrait by Vincent van Gogh (1889)

Above left: Outdoor Figure Study: Woman with a Parasol, Facing Left (Essai de figure en plein air : Femme à
l'ombrelle tourné
e vers la gauche) by Claude Monet (1886)

Above left: Ball at the Moulin de la Galette (Bal du Moulin de la Galette) by Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1876); Above right: Claude Monet by Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1875)

Above left: The Dance Class (La classe de danse) by Edgar Degas (1873-1876)

Above right: Landscape of Brittany. David's Mill (Paysage de Bretagne. Le moulin David) by Paul Gauguin (1894)

Above left: Dance in the City (Danse
à
la ville) by Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1883); Above right: Young Girl Seated (Jeune fille assise) by Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1909)

Above left: Young Girl with a Straw Hat (Jeune fille au chapeau de paille) by Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1907-1908); Above right: Self-portrait by Paul Cézanne in pink background (circa 1875)

Above right: Summer Night (Nuit d'
é
t
é) by Winslow Homer (1890)

Above right: The Woodcutter (Le Bûcheron (Der Holzfäller)) by Ferdinand Hodler (1910)

Above: Inside Shakespeare & Company, the legendary Parisian bookstore that serves as a pilgrimage site for book lovers, a symbol of Anglo-American literary culture, and has offered free lodging to aspiring writers since 1951.

Above: The current Shakespeare & Company bookshop is located directly across the Seine from Notre-Dame.

Above right: Jazz manouche

Above: Paris City Hall (Hôtel de Ville de Paris)

Above: Stravinsky Fountain, located on Place Stravinsky, next to the Centre Pompidou

Above right: Monument to the Republic (Monument à la République; 1883) featuring Marianne holding symbols of peace and liberty, with its pedestal symbolizing France's motto: Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité.