Post by Ella The Principality of Monaco. The country is barely a dot on the map, occupying only 2 square kilometers. What country is smaller than Monaco one might ask? Only Vatican City. Previously annexed to the First French Republic in 1793, Monaco successfully gained independence in 1814. Monaco is a constitutional monarchy. Located 17km…
Day: November 4, 2024
Chagall, Castle Hill, & harbor flea market
Sunday we left late morning to catch a bus to the Chagall museum. On exhibit were large canvases of Old Testament scenes. With Chagall there are usually spirits flying around his canvases, so with my graveyard visitations from Paris still fresh in my mind I think I was more open to his angel-inflected Biblical paintings. Then there…