Tag:Paris
‘Popeye’ is the name of the boat in the lower right corner of this image of a Paris Metro train passing over the Bir Hakeim bridge over the Seine.
The Palais d l’Institut in Paris is the home of the Institut de France that groups five académies with perhaps the most well known being the Académie française, established in 1635 and concerning itself with the French language.
The Elysian Fields in Greek Mythology were the resting place of the blessed dead – the heroic and the virtuous. So is the lady on the bike tempting fate?
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum was located in Cleveland ostensibly because DJ Alan Freed coined the term ‘Rock and Roll’ during his radio years with WJW-Radio in the city and because he helped organize the Moondog Coronation Ball on March 21, 1952 in the city, generally held as the first rock and roll concert.
I spent the bulk of 1998 and 1999 living in Paris, France. For the first time since 1985 I didn’t own a car. I walked, took the bus or rode the Metro and RER practically everywhere. Paris (inside the peripherique) is such a compact city – you can walk across it diagonally in only a few hours if you concentrate on the walk. Each little quartier within each arrondisment has it’s own character. I’ve only had the opportunity to return […]
