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Bright Colors and Blurred Boundaries
After the Prussian War and catastrophic Commune, Impressionism lent flourish and color to a dreary scene… and enlivened the final decades of 19th…
Jul 19
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Deux Châteaux
Simple pleasures in rural Normandy.
Jul 18
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Reversing Course
Clearing obstacles, overcoming floods, and moving upstream into the past.
Jul 16
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Waves on the Shore
Departure, retreat, and arrival along the coast of northern France.
Jul 15
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Betsy Ross and Madame Defarge
On Bastille Day, we grab a front-row seat at the French Revolution
Jul 14
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Norman Crossroads
Vikings, English, Germans, and saints.
Jul 13
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An Opulent Stage
How royalty, revolution, tragedy, and diplomacy defined the modern world amid excess and art.
Jul 12
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Warts and All
Few cities are lovelier than Paris. But amid the elegance are occasional mishaps.
Jul 11
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How to Build a City
The greatest monument in Paris is the city itself. There’s no other like it. It’s the suave sister its urban siblings long to be. But reconstructive…
Jul 10
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Green Fields, White Crosses
Beneath sunflowers swaying under gentle breezes were pestilential pits resembling waiting rooms in Hell.
Jul 8
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The Royal Cathedral
Our companion and guide since we arrived.
Jul 7
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Fruit of the Vine
From caves to chalice.
Jul 6
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