“Isn’t it pretty to think so?” Ernest Hemingway, The Sun Also Rises In a way, I didn’t want to return to Paris. Our time here in the fall of 2021 had been so extraordinary that I was afraid to disturb even the tiniest memory. It was the waning season of the Covid pandemic, when travel … Read More
“Little darling, the smiles returning to the faces Little darling, it seems like years since it’s been here Here comes the sun, doo-doo-doo-doo, here comes the sun And I say it’s all right.” ~George Harrison, Here Comes the Sun I left Paris wanting to write a thank-you note. A curious idea, perhaps. But after being … Read More
“Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.” ~Pablo Picasso It’s hard to imagine a more prolific place and time for artists than Montmartre in the Belle Époque. From around 1872 to 1914, the high hill in Paris’ 18th arrondissement was home to a proverbial Who’s Who of the world’s greatest painters. … Read More
“If you are lucky enough to have lived in Paris as a young man, then wherever you go for the rest of your life it stays with you, for Paris is a moveable feast.” ~Ernest Hemingway, A Moveable Feast The sun was reflecting off the Louvre’s glass pyramid, casting shadows along marbled monuments, dancing through … Read More
“Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?” ~Mary Oliver, The Summer Day I never expected to find myself in Paris this fall. But in a way, Paris found me. We were supposed to be in South Africa, sailing from Cape Town to Namibia and around the … Read More