Henri Victor Lesur, Le Vendeur de Fleur de Tuileries.
(Just click on the pic to watch the video on youTube.)
Continuing with some bee I've gotten in my bonnet with Paris in the
18th century.
The Tuileries in Paris (Jardin des Tuileries) is a garden that once
formed an extension of the Tuileries Palace, destroyed by fire during
the Paris Commune revolution of 1871 and finally leveled in 1883. It was
designed by architect Andre Le Notre in 1664 during the reign of Louis
XIV and comprises some 63 acres, or roughly one-thirteenth the area of
Central Park in New York City. With the old palace missing it today
forms more of an extension of The Louvre.
Source: This nice site, and of course Wikipedia.
Edouard Manet, Musique aux Tuileries.
The Tuileries today.
(Photo source.)
And it's a name for a metro station also. You enter street level and stand right in front of the entrance to the garden. I once crashed in the garden for the night, and was kicked out by the Gendarmerie (police) early in the morning.But that's an entirely different story 🙂
:lol:Uh, all I basically remember about that movie was at the very end where Clarice reloads her revolver in about 5 seconds — in the dark. Pretty damn impressive. I've always wondered how many times Jodie Foster had to practice that to get it down.
I love classical music.But ever since "Silence of the Lambs", it gives me nightmares.:lol:
Well I'd love to hear that story. I do hope the weather was a little better than the time you were in that town in Sweden.
Nightmares, I'm tellin' ya'.:D
I remember Anthony Hopkins listening to that beautiful music with that guy's blood all over his face.:yikes::lol:
Oh yeah. Now I remember. What's the matter, nothing wrong with a little dinner music, is there?:p
:yikes::lol:
lovely entry Eddie,:heart:after reading the comments I don't know how not to smile when I read Allan's adventures, Star's fears and your fascination on women with guns !I love you guys :heart:
I`ve never been in Paris but some of people I know told me it is not a city it used to be 20 years ago. Well, I guess I will never be in a position to compare.It will be better to go and see by myself :)Allan, I would like to hear that story too 😀
Originally posted by edwardpiercy:
I will be a mermaid trapped in a net by a sexy fisherman…."fisherman needed :p "
:lol:Well you'd better start shopping around for a small model ship right now — I'm sure they'll be sold out by Halloween!
Not to mention women with cool hairstyles.:p:heart:
are you starting a trend here , or what?:lol:actually Yannis' bedroom has many small sail ships that I can borrow, not to mention the fishing nets on the ceiling… those will be grand for Halloween as well! :lol:***he created a small Greek Island scene in his own room in New York City :heart:
@ AngelikiMaybe he can show us a photo of it sometime. And, uh, what are you going to do with the net? Snag yourself a galante? :)@ DarkoYeah, it's pretty much been all downhill in Paris for the past 200 years. :p
h00t! my hairdresser will be delighted to see this one! and he better deliver in the next Halloween!!! 😆
Originally posted by edwardpiercy:
this is only for fleet week 😆
I've already got my sailor picked out. :devil:(you know that post gets more hits than any other post on my blog? true story.)
😮 I believe you ..I am on my way!
I think the standard phrase is "Hey sailor, new in town"? :pWatching Anthony in Thailand. OMG I'm going to be hungry for 6 solid months. You know how I love Thai — the food of the gods!
I regret not seeing these gardens when I was in Paris but I DID see the Rodin Museum and gardens. Not as big but very beautiful.
I scrolled up to see if I really wrote 200 😆
No worries. The garden is wonderful because it has replicas of some of his bronze sculptures outside including the famous doors (can't think of their name). His real ones are inside.
Gate of Hell.Saw one of the new bronze ones when it came through Dallas once. (Now in California.)
@ Pam.Sorry I missed your comment. Thanks for the heads up on the Rodin Gardens. I'll make a 'stop' there! :up: