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Slow Art in Paris

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We’re in Paris again. I know a lot has happened before we landed here (and a lot has happened since) but I really want to share this small but wonderful exhibition titled Slow Art – part of the Paris Designers’ … Continue reading

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Lost glasses and mushroom fairies

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PS to the previous post… On the road home we followed this truck carrying a humungous stack of logs – overloaded would be an understatement. Back home the cops would be straight onto you if you attempted this kind of … Continue reading

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‘Les Abattoirs’…don’t judge it by its name

Les Abattoirs (use the English version) is the centre for modern and contemporary art in Toulouse, specialising in 20th and 21st century art. The name was a bit off-putting and comes from what was previously here, but the artwork and … Continue reading

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Finding beautiful art in Toulouse

The beautiful arts are very present in Toulouse with all its modernity and bustle but here are some pretty special places we saw. The Fondation Bemberg is located in Toulouse’s hôtel d’Assézat, a 16th century palace. Georges Bemberg came from … Continue reading

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Christele’s fountain

As well as our hosts at Pierrefitte Nestalas being warm and lovely people with a family of beautiful and friendly children, I was excited when Frédéric and Christele told us they had built the gîte, and even more when Frédéric … Continue reading

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