If there is one statue guaranteed to make you stop and think in Paris, it is, of course, The Thinker in the garden of the Musée Rodin. It sits on a high plinth surrounded by box trees in the sculpture garden. It’s a showstopper all right. You’ve seen it on book covers, classroom walls, Instagram…
It wasn’t until I read the Pillars of the Earth book series by Ken Follett about a cathedral in a fictional town in England called Kingsbridge, that I had any interest in cathedrals. And, like anything, once you start digging deeper, you find some amazing history. This fantastic structure is so much more than a…
Walking into Musée de Cluny, you’re stepping into two buildings with more history than most cities. One dates back to Roman Paris, when the city was called Lutetia. The other was built as a residence for some of the wealthiest abbots in medieval France. Between them, they hold one of the finest collections of medieval…
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