Tag Archives: Musée du Louvre

Paris in the Springtime #1

Posted on 10/04/2017 by

People often say to us, “You must visit Paris all the time!” Actually, we’ve been there only twice as tourists in our 20 years in France, and I’ve been there for the day (!) a couple of times for work. … Continue reading →

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When the Mona Lisa Smiled on the Aveyron

Posted on 05/07/2011 by

Leonardo Da Vinci’s Mona Lisa is arguably the most famous painting in the world. Now permanently exhibited in the Louvre in Paris, it is probably one of the best travelled as well. It even had a brief sojourn in southwest … Continue reading →

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