After a weekend of beautiful Barcelona, we drove towards French Basque country. We lunched in wonderful Huesca and overnighted in pretty Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port. The sun shone and we were back on the road. What better way to relax than to stop in the enchanting Basque town of Espelette? We sipped hot chocolate at a sidewalk cafe…… Continue reading Enchanting Espelette, France, by da-AL→
We were headed for Basque country. The region has its own language and operates much like an independent country located within two countries. Half is in France (Pays basque français), the other half is in Spain (País Vasco). Our vacation started in Spain (which I love so much that my upcoming novel is titled, "Flamenco & the… Continue reading Pretty Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port, France by da-AL→
I thought a public library was heaven on earth until fellow blogger Parul Joshi posted this. Check out her post that follows, and then here for more how it was built …
Have you ever felt like going to a secluded place far away from the usual raucous and monotony of your life? Have you ever wanted oh so desperately to have a place somewhere in the lap of nature where you could engulf yourself in the refreshing aura of what the nature has to offer? Have you ever wanted to close your eyes only to open them to find yourself in a room full of books stacked all over?
Well, there is one such place on our planet earth. Yes it is true that we have our own heaven on earth beckoning us; waiting to wrap its cool soothing arms around our withering souls. And yes this place is indeed in the very depths of the nature.
It is Hemmelig Rom or “secret room”, a secluded private library in upstate…
Paris. 
Sunday breakfast in the Jardin des Tuileries. 
The west façade of Notre-Dame Cathedral. Wonky composite of twelve photographs. 
Notre-Dame Cathedral. Detail 01, west façade. 
Notre-Dame Cathedral. Detail 02, west façade. 
Notre-Dame Cathedral. Detail 03, north façade. 
Notre-Dame Cathedral. Interior. 
Notre-Dame Cathedral. North façade Rose Window. 
Looking south from Montmartre. 
Detail. 
Montmartre street. 
Pont de l’Archevêché. 
Louvre approach through the Passage Richelieu. 
“Was it busy?”… “Yeah, quite busy.” 
Jardin des Tuileries. 
Chair. Terrasse du Bord de l’Eau. 
Musée d’Orsay. 
Poster. 
Pompidou Centre / Rue du Renard. 
Pompidou Centre / Place Georges Pompidou. 
Wall / Art. 
Love / Heart. 
Arc de Triomphe 01. 
Arc de Triomphe 02. 
Avenue des Champs-Élysées. 
Avenue d’Iéna. 
Rue de Buenos Ayres. 
Tour Eiffel 01. 
Tour Eiffel 02. 
River Seine / from the Tour Eiffel. 
I thought a public library was heaven on earth until fellow blogger Parul Joshi posted this. Check out her post that follows, and then here for more how it was built …
