The closest vide grenier (street sale) Saturday morning was in the 14th, a nice walk along the Luxembourg Garden and its panhandle toward the observatory...many buildings and monuments of interest, plus a decent collection of curiosities and wonders at the street sale.
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| The area is mixed residential and University of Paris campus...here, greenhouses for pharmacology, health sciences; note the background building, also U of P, and its array of chimneys... |
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| Known as the most curious building in Paris, the University's Institute of Art and Archaeology, designed by Paul Bigot in 1920, has been compared to a synagogue, a hammam, a kasbah, the Alhambra, the Baths of Diocletian...all probably welcomed by the architect and faculty; the brick one sees in Paris is usually ornamental; here it entirely clads a concrete structure; a terra cotta frieze runs the base of the building, depicting a variety of famous art/archaeological scenes |
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| Physical therapy for your pet |
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| Much assorted sculpture along the way...hey, it's France! |
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| Pin traders at the street sale |
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| Why don't they do smart phones like this? |
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| Vincent himself might have been fooled...even the original, at the Getty, lacks the characteristic "Vincent" signature |
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| Reminder to do this with my (father's) cane... |
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| All over London, and in any touristic spot in the UK, one sees the "look right" signs...everywhere; this is the first relevantly similar sign we have seen in France...since 1979 |
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| More to see on the way back home...including this Belle Epoche/ Pompidou curiosity...the contortions you have go through to get central AC? |
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