A Generous Family Picnic Under the Flag of Alsace in France
The flag of Alsace (in Alsatian ‘Rot-un-Wiss’, “red and white”) is the evolution of the red and white banner of Gérard d’Alsace, Duke of…
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Pleasantries From Paris
Now that the elections are ‘well’ over and the sun is shining with greater consistency, everyone in Paris is breathing more lightly. Kindness and…
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Explore Budapest in the Spring: Tourism, Festivities, Commemorations, Demonstrations!
Spring in Budapest is an active season. Budapest offers museums and galleries, churches and synagogues, palaces and historic buildings. Two-sided Budapest was once separate cities, Buda and…
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Paris Earth Day: Citizens, Visitors and French Institutions March for Science
On April 22, Earth Day 2017, the citizens of the world participated in a massive March for Science. The initiative was launched by U.S….
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Before July, Visit the Exceptional Private Collection Alicia Koplowitz: Exposition Musée Jacquemart-André, Paris
The Musée Jacquemart-André is a private museum located at 158 Boulevard Haussmann in the 8th arrondissement of Paris. As reviewed by Fodors, the Musée Jacquemart-André is perhaps the…
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See How Springtime in Paris Attracts Parisian Participation
Springtime ‘Printemps’ in Paris is like spring everywhere. Life is renewed after the long winter. Birds sing and mate, flowers blossom, trees grow green…
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Paris: Enjoy Italian Food Culture Exposition – CULTUR-AL 2017!
This past weekend, Saturday through Monday, presented the second edition of Festival CULTUR-AL in the form of a ‘Cultural Festival Della Cultura Alimentare Italiana.’ The annual…
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Strasbourg Houses the European Court of Human Rights and the International Institute of Human Rights
Women’s Rights and Gender Equality Human rights for women continues to lag in Europe. Gender discrimination remains widespread and has been further exacerbated by the economic crisis and…
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Celebrating International Women’s Day Strolling on a Sunday in Stockholm, Sweden
Welcome to Historic Stockholm. The entire city situates itself on fourteen islands and on the banks to the archipelago where Lake Mälaren meets the Baltic…
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Love From Paris; Cy Twombly’s Retrospective, Centre Pompidou
Edwin Parker Twombly (a.k.a. Cy Twombly) 1928 – 2011, took the nickname Cy from his father’s one summer pitching season for the Chicago White…
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Paris: Future President Thomas Jefferson, Minister To France
Who was Jefferson in Paris? Virginia-born Thomas Jefferson (1743 – 1826) was the principal author of the Declaration of Independence (1776) and the Statute…
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International Holocaust Remembrance Day: Berlin, Looks Back Toward Thinking Ahead
“It’s better to look ahead and prepare, than to look back and regret.” ~ Jackie Joyner-Kersee As we mark International Holocaust Remembrance Day, we…
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