Category: Living in France
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All Things French Bob Lights Included
Photos and Text by: Corey Amaro A very small figurine stands in one of the many displays in the Louvre.It appears to be of a woman flexing her muscles, her expression joyful pride.Most likely she was holding something above her…
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Victory Day on the Champs Elysees
Photos and Text by: Corey Amaro May 8th is Victory in Europe Day.We happened to be walking along the Champs Elysees (trying to find perfume for Kathy's sister) when I noticed in the crowd older men carrying flags. Actually, I…
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The Lesson of Mona Lisa
Photos and Text by: Corey Amaro The Louvre has a painting that attracts the world, it is a show stopper, it is. The small painting is of a woman, it hangs alone on an enormous wall. Directly across from…
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Paris Postcards: What steals your heart.
Photos and Text by: Corey Amaro Postcards from Paris. The photo scavenger hunt continues. Each morning my cousins Gene and Kathy, and my French Husband ask what is on the list for the today. When I tell them what we…
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Paris Postcard: Wish you were here continues….
A Paris Postcard memory: When I first met French Husband he lived in a studio nearby the Eiffel Tower. Often when he went to work I would go to the Champs de Mars, the park in front of Eiffel Tower,…
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Paris Postcards Continue….
Photos and Text by: Corey Amaro Over twenty years ago French Husband and I lived in Paris. We were newlyweds with no money. Every happy anniversary, or birthday, and the day we found out we were going to have a…