Monday, 25 July 2016

Places Visited in France


Paris 2013

COLMAR with Christmas Markets experience
ALSACE road trip (video): Obernai, Ribeauville, Riquewihr, Kaysersberg
METZ


Petite Venise
Colmar, France



Colmar is a city in the northeastern France, situated on the Alsatian Wine Route.  The picturesque  narrow cobblestone streets of the city have remained unchanged and are lined with well preserved  half-timbered houses in traditional architectural style. 










Petite France, Strasbourg, France



Strasbourg is the capital of the Alsace Region in the northeast  France, border with Germany formed by the River Rhine  The city is not the capital of France though, but it is the official seat of the European




View of the castle from the distance
from the street of Grand'Rue, Ribeauvillé 
in the Alsace Region, France




Ribeauvillé (Rappoltsweiler in German) is within the Alsace Wine Route located between the Vosges mountain and the vineyards.  The town was the seat of the Lordship of the 









Riquewihr, Alsace, France





Riquewihr is one of the picturesque villages in the Route des Vins (Alsace Wine Road).  The town's appearance is almost the same as it was  in the 16th century, 







Weiss River, Kaysersberg,
Alsace, France




Kaysersberg is in the Route des Vins d'Alsace (Alsace "Wine Route") between Riquewihr and Colmar.  It was formerly the town of the Holy  Roman Empire and was named Kaysersberg,







The Hall of Mirrors,
Palace of Versailles, France

  


The Hall of Mirrors is the central gallery of the Palace.  It features 17 mirrors-clad arches that reflects the 17 arcaded windows that overlook the garden.



 












   











PARIS
  









 
















love padlocks at Ponts des Arts











  
Louvre Museum courtyard











   Paris 2013
   Paris 2015
   Paris 2018
   Paris 2019
   











view of Eiffel Tower
from Trocadero, Paris, France



Tuileries Garden , Louvre Pyramid and Eiffel Tower at night  / Family Travelogue 15 June 2015











Pickpockets in Paris




Pickpockets in PARIS at the Tuileiries Garden









Museums

   Louvre Museum
   Picasso Museum
   Musee D' Orsay
   Rodin Museum
 
photo of  the Guernica at
MOMA New York in 1955

Musée Picasso  in Paris is one of the many museums around the world that houses the works of Pablo Picasso.  The museum in Paris is located in  rue de Thorigny, in the Marais district.  Picasso's work are housed at the 15th century






Venus de Milo
Louvre Museum 


One of the three (3) popular art works at the Louvre Museum is at the Sully Wing, Room 345.  The original Greek marble sculpture named Venus de Milo arrived at the Louvre in 1821.  It was discovered on the island of Melos in the Cyclades (Greece) in 1820.  This statue is said to be dated from about 120 BC by Alexandros of Antioch (not stated in the Louvre for some reason) and 






 


Shopping
   












   
  


Road Trip Alsace Region, France Videos































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