Category Archives: Events

Dos à la mode

Posted on August 12, 2019 by Patricia Gilbert

If you’ll be in Paris prior to November 17, 2019, I highly recommend that you visit the exhibit Backside / Dos à la mode at the musée Bourdelle. Located near the hulking and hideous Tour Montparnasse (oops, my bias is … Continue reading →

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L’Est rencontre l’Ouest

Posted on January 7, 2019 by Patricia Gilbert

We just got back from visiting our daughter in San Francisco. While we were there, we saw a terrific exhibit at the lovely small museum, the Legion of Honor, East meets West: Jewels of the Maharajas from the Al Thani collection. In … Continue reading →

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L’Atelier des lumières

Posted on July 25, 2018 by Patricia Gilbert

One of the perks of my summer job is the ability to tag along on visits to the latest Parisian exhibits each summer. Yesterday, I had the immense pleasure of visiting L’Atelier des lumières, where three immersive sound and light … Continue reading →

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L’échapper belle

Posted on July 17, 2018 by Patricia Gilbert

A tradition at my summer job in Paris has become doing an Escape Room as a bonding activity during the week that we prepare for the students to arrive. This year, a colleague suggested that we try a new venue, … Continue reading →

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Sérénissime

Posted on May 29, 2017 by Patricia Gilbert

Venice is a city that has always drawn me the same way that Paris does. Until June 25, 2017, you can virtually visit Venice during Carnaval at the musée Cognacq-Jay, a small but delightful museum in the Marais that always has … Continue reading →

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Au-delà des étoiles

Posted on May 1, 2017 by Patricia Gilbert

This week, I got the official dates for my summer job in Paris. The plan is to arrive a few days before the set-up week starts so I can get over the weight of jetlag and to visit the south … Continue reading →

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Une Citation digne d’être citée

Posted on December 27, 2016 by Patricia Gilbert

Well, my vacation in Paris is drawing to a close. We had a wonderful time. The weather  cooperated – not too cold and mostly dry. The skies were almost solidly gray, which did make it much more difficult than normal … Continue reading →

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Une décoration de Noël

Posted on December 5, 2016 by Patricia Gilbert

Since we’re going to spend Christmas in Paris, I decided not to decorate our home for the holidays. I love my collection of ornaments; putting them out is fine, but putting them away afterward is (yawn) a real bore. Still, … Continue reading →

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Five on Friday 2

Posted on June 10, 2016 by Patricia Gilbert

Well, the verdict on the new format was positive, so here we go again with a round-up of francophile recommendations: Artist makes the Louvre Pyramid disappear – I am looking forward to seeing this when I get to Paris in … Continue reading →

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Five on Friday 1

Posted on June 3, 2016 by Patricia Gilbert

I have to confess, I’ve been feeling a little ambivalent lately about continuing the blog.  I thought I would experiment with a different format for the summer to shake things up a bit. One post a week will be the … Continue reading →

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