The recent attack on Charlie Hebdo has left the world pretty much divided into two camps. I am Charlie and I am not Charlie. Apparently people are mobilized by the fact that free speech has been attacked. The terrorists never said they were attacking free speech but through the media, … more »
Behold the impressive palace at the Luxembourg Garden in Paris. And then notice the even more outstanding girl twisting herself in front of it! We were trying to photograph the famous palace while walking around these popular gardens on a sunny Parisian afternoon. I am not much of a fan … more »
Paris is not a great travel destination in the middle of July. Places are crowded, the charm of little cobblestone streets is replaced by loud groups of tourists and it’s impossible to appreciate the facade of any fairly famous building or monument without encountering smiling faces and jumping bodies, posing … more »
Paris as a city has an interesting layout. Instead of being planned in squares, the city is laid out in concentric localities called arrondissements. Each arrondissement is it’s own locality and people refer to them with numbers. This is the town hall which is in the 10th arrondissement of Paris. … more »
On a fine Saturday morning in July, we decided to make a trip with some friends to Etretat, a little town in France that lies in the region of Normandy. The name Normandy rings a bell because this is the place that the allied forces chose to turn around World … more »