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Machine for Making Twilight

Chris — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 14:58:01 +0000

A couple of years ago, walking down a street in my neighborhood, I spotted something bizarre looming over the fence to someone’s back yard. It looked a little like an antique spaceship. Or a hot air balloon made of iron. I looked closer and saw the tops of other strange structures and before long I [...]

Day 20 – Musée d’Orsay

Chris — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 17:53:44 +0000

When I was planning this trip, I made a mental list of the things that we’ve done more than once on other trips to Paris and therefore didn’t need to do this time. The Musée d’Orsay was on that list, but as I thought about what to do with our last few days, I realized [...]

Day 15: the Pompidou

Chris — Sat, 22 Mar 2008 07:19:49 +0000

The wind and rain and cold drove us indoors again yesterday, this time to the Pompidou. Modern art is my favorite, but we hadn’t been back to the Pompidou since our first visit to Paris in 1995. For some reason then I decided I didn’t like it—I don’t remember why. It almost seems like we [...]

Day 3 – Picasso Museum

Chris — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 07:44:47 +0000

Misc Paris Thoughts

Chris — Mon, 23 Apr 2007 18:46:21 +0000