SHARING WITH ME

From the set out,  I knew this trip was not going to be what I expected. Madrid after the initial «tourist trip» with Marielle some 5 years back, had been to see specific exhibitions, notably a Miro and have a first visit to the Prado.  Of course, the Guernica. We did all that and were both very happy. However, I knew then that the Prado had only been glazed over although I had, thanks to Marielle, learnt a lot about Bosch. After the cold and rain in Paris, we arrived to find Madrid under blazing sun light and comfortably 26° - 32° on our last day Curious tree cutting It was 32° There were no specific exhibitions on in Madrid, I was looking forward to time at the Prado with explanations on periods and pictures from an acquaintance who is an art historian. Somehow, time ran away and it seemed that we  dashed through the Prado at the rate of nots. I felt like a tourist «I had done the Prado» Many of the artists I know thanks to the Ecole du Louvre but if...

Looking out of my window this morning where a storm is raging over Paris, I wonder if our two days of summer are over? For the first time in a long time the weekend was sunny and warm with a lot going on. Pierre suggested that we went to see the Albert Khan gardens in Boulogne - on the outskirts of Paris. Just a bit of background as it is certainly worth it. Albert Khan was born in Marmoutier in 1860. His family was relatively well off and belonged to  small Jewish community. He came to Paris to live when he was 16 and later in 1898 created his own bank - and became very rich with a colossal fortune. What I have always appreciated with this man is the following:- Albert Kahn was convinced that a knowledge of foreign societies encourages respect and peaceful relations among peoples. From 1898 onwards, armed with the necessary financial resources, he set up the series of bursaries he called Autour du Monde – "Around the World" – and founded the Chair of Human Geography ...