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We made a mistake the first time we visited Strasbourg France. As the terminus of a lovely three-day cruise of the Mosel and Rhine rivers, we didn’t leave enough time to fully explore this lovely city. Since then we have come here several times. And each visit reaffirmed how fabulous Strasbourg is. Located in the […]
Many museums showcase Pablo Picasso’s work. But one of the largest public collections is in Paris at the Picasso Museum ( Musee Picasso) It has a collection of 5,000 objects, including documents, letters, photographs, and more than 260 paintings and 200 sculptures dedicated to the life and work of Pablo Picasso as well as to …
The Legion of Honor is the highest honor that France bestows on its most deserving military and civil citizens. Napoleon established it in 1802 to recognize merit versus nobility. The Chevalier (Knight) is the highest level of merit given to those with 20 years of worthy service. The Legion of Honor Museum’s elaborate rooms and salons […]
The National Museum of American History of one of the dozens of free Smithsonian museums in Washington DC. And what a treasure. Through narratives and exhibits, it traces American history within the context of several broad themes: democracy, diversity and inclusion, war, the presidency, food, transportation, business, inventions, and so forth. If you are interested […]
Hauterives in southeast France (30 miles south of Lyon) would not normally be a draw for us except for one justly famed site: the extraordinary labor of love and serendipity of a 19th-century postman, Ferdinand Cheval (nicknamed Facteur Cheval), who had a dream and the persistence to see it through. And what a site …
Musee de Cluny is Paris’ medieval museum. The Cluny chronologically examines the evolution of European art and crafts from the latter half of the medieval period, from the 11th through the 15th centuries. Actually, Musee de Cluny is more like two museums combined into one. The main museum is in the Hotel de Cluny. This […]