Roses in Gonesse

A selection of roses from Gonesse around its beautiful village church. Such a shame this village was left in a derelict state. At least, things are starting to improve and a number of hovels are being rehabilitated or even pulled…

A selection of roses from Gonesse around its beautiful village church. Such a shame this village was left in a derelict state. At least, things are starting to improve and a number of hovels are being rehabilitated or even pulled…

A couple of weeks ago, it was open-house with the artists’ workshops of Montsouris. Here, 2 rue d’Arcueil. Some of these workshops are managed by the municipality of Paris. For once, I wasn’t on my bike but I spotted this…

Paris 14th district. Sainte Jeanne d’Arc Chapel. Modelled after The Sainte-Chapelle. Made of concrete (1914). July 2019

Paris – Rue St Jacques – June 2019

When the wife and the choir went to sing in Gonesse in the North of Paris, a stone’s throw from Charles de Gaulle Airport, I wasn’t too excited.

It seems that engagement on my previous brutalist posts was pretty sluggish. My readers don’t seem to be into sharp-angled concrete blocks so I thought this picture taken Boulevard St Jacques in the 14th district would be more appealing to…

Brutalist architecture is as the name goes, quite brutal. We visited Ivry near Paris and strangely enough, I enjoyed the visit very much. Brutalist Architecture in Ivry When my wife told me we were en route to Ivry Sur Seine…

Paris – Île Saint Louis – Verdi Requiem Concert – June 2019

Ivry sur Seine, Paris area – Cedrac – May 2019
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