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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 […]
Musee d’Orsay on left bank of Paris’ Seine, is one of our favorite Paris museums. It is a beautiful building as it used to be the Orsay railway station. But more importantly, it has a superb collection of Impressionist and Post-Impressionist masters. While we wish the art layout and signage were better, it is still […]
L’Orangerie is a small gem of a museum in Paris’ Tuileries. It was originally built as a winter shelter for the orange trees destined for the Tuileries Gardens. It then became an annex to the overcrowded Musée du Luxembourg. We stop here every time we are in Paris. It is one of our all-time favorite […]
We are foodies. No doubt about it. We love exploring new restaurants when we travel and revisit old favorites. We seek out places that use fresh local ingredients and interesting food preparations. And we always like to try dishes that a region is known for. Here are our reviews of places we have dined in […]
The Baccarat Museum (Galerie-Musee Baccarat) and the Baccarat company headquarters is housed in a mansion that was originally built in the 19th century for a countess who was heir to much of the Paribas banking fortune. It is indeed beautiful. First Impressions The entry and walk up the grand staircase is, of course, lit by […]