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Roaming the Right Bank

Posted on October 30, 2024April 3, 2026 by Grubb

On Tuesday we started the day off by taking the metro to the Gare Lazare neighborhood.  I’ve always liked the lyrical sound of those words coupled—Gare Lazare—reminding me of a similar train station where the Lumiere Brothers shot some of the world’s first film footage in 1895. We had tickets for a 12:15 visit to the…

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Just go with it

Posted on October 30, 2024 by Ella

Post by Ella We. ebbed and flowed today. I am a Monet fan so that’s where we started the day. The Monet museum lacked a few of the huge canvases I had remembered from 2018. But still, some inspiring works. The temporary exhibition of trompe l’oeil (“deceives the eye”) was unique. It was crowded but…

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