MUSEE D’ORSAY, PARIS

WordPress has been giving me fits, timing out abruptly, losing everything I wrote or listed, locking me out irregularly, We shall see how far I get with this post.

Vincent Van Gogh’s “Starry Night” is such a much seen and much used image; none of which compares to the real thing. I had been a victim of these assaults on my senses to the point I no longer cared to see the original. I am so glad I did. It re-set the standard of beauty.

Daumier’s charactatures a gem of political satire.

The museum itself was originally built as a train station, which was built to impress. It still does today.

LOOKING THROUGH THE CLOCK
LOOKING THROUGH THE CLOCK
MUSEE D'ORSAY
MUSEE D’ORSAY
STARRY NIGHT
STARRY NIGHT
POLAR BEAR
POLAR BEAR
HONORE DAUMIER
HONORE DAUMIER
DAUMIER
DAUMIER
ST. MICHAEL AND THE DRAGON
ST. MICHAEL AND THE DRAGON

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D'ORSAY
D’ORSAY

MORE PARIS PHOTOGRAPHS

 

I know Key West Race Week is almost over and I have not uttered a word about it. I am so immersed is the wonders of the world, race week just does not seem as appealing. I will always have a love of boats, yacht design, construction, but.

There is no end of the shapes and sights in Paris or any of the other places I have seen over the last weeks.

I am absolutely looking forward to the transatlantic race this summer from Newport to England.

 

 

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I have never seen L’Etoile so empty of traffic. I have never been able to photograph the Arc de Triomphe without a car in the frame. The Je Suis Charlie solidarity march was forming in another part of Paris; Republique. Tension still on people’s faces. I hope that something positive will come of these murders. It is an opportunity; a powerful moment. Let us hope the world will take advantage of it.

EMPTY L'ETOILE
EMPTY L’ETOILE
LA CONCORDE
LA CONCORDE
LA DEFENSE
LA DEFENSE
MONTMATRE
MONTMATRE
JE SUIS CHARLIE
JE SUIS CHARLIE

THE HUNT IS OVER

Today, the first chapter of “Charlie Hedbo” is finished. There is more to come. Life is many parts of Paris continued as if nothing had occurred; in other places there were hostages. In the streets there was non-the-less a certain tension. Anytime I was near someone with a gun, I could not walk fast enough.

CHARLIE HEDBO
CHARLIE HEDBO
PARIS
PARIS
LES INVALIDES
LES INVALIDES
EFFIEL TOWER
EFFIEL TOWER
NOTRE DAME
NOTRE DAME

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PLACE DE LA CONCORDE
PLACE DE LA CONCORDE
FEEDING THE PIGEONS
FEEDING THE PIGEONS
STAIRS OF THE GRAND ARCHE
STAIRS OF THE GRAND ARCHE

PARIS DOOR HANDLES AND MORE

 

 

While it was Lord Nelson who is credited with the words: ” Keep calm and carry on”. It is the French people today after the events of yesterday.

In the light of these events it is hard to stay excited about the volvo ocean race, the america’s cup, or the bcn. Lord knows sailing has been my mistress for half a century now, but the world seems so overwhelming some days.musee dupuytren 1 7 15  56436 musee cluny 1 7 15  56610

SEEMS SO FRENCH
SEEMS SO FRENCH
KOSHER FALFAEL
KOSHER FALFAEL
CHIMERA
CHIMERA

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HOTEL CERAMIC
HOTEL CERAMIC
GARGOYLES, TOUR ST. JACQUES
GARGOYLES, TOUR ST. JACQUES

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