Tag Archives: Montparnasse

Learning to see: Emily Carr in France

Posted on June 21, 2015 by Parisian Fields

She arrived in Paris with her trunks, her sister Alice, and a malevolent grey parrot called Rebecca. She had purchased Rebecca in Liverpool, where the ship from Canada had docked, and brought the disagreeable bird the rest of the way by … Continue reading →

Posted in Paris art, Paris history | Tagged Académie Colarossi, Concarneau, Crécy-en-Brie, Crécy-la-Chapelle, Cubism, Emily Carr, Fauvism, Growing Pains, Montparnasse, National Gallery of Canada, Salon d’Automne, Sister and I: From Victoria to London, St-Efflamme | 14 Comments

American clubs and Canadian fists

Posted on May 31, 2015 by Parisian Fields

“We went to the American Club.” The words sound simple enough. But if you want to identify the address in question, complications arise. It depends on who is talking and when. Paris is positively littered with sites that are or … Continue reading →

Posted in Paris history, Paris quartiers, Paris streets | Tagged American Cathedral in Paris, American Center, American Club, American Girls’ Club, American University Women’s Club, Avant garde art, Boulevard Raspail, Charles Lindbergh, Chateaubriand, Columbia University, David Mason, Ernest Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Falstaff Bar, Frank Gehry, John Leland, Le Sélect, Montparnasse, Morley Callaghan, Pauline Hemingway, Reid Hall, Sarah Mayfield, United States Artists’ and Students’ Club | 9 Comments

The chariot on the Champs-Elysées

Posted on January 6, 2013 by Parisian Fields

For many people in Paris, owning a car is neither necessary nor desirable. Transit service is good and parking is difficult. But that means that when your groceries include, say, containers of milk or orange juice, bottles of wine or … Continue reading →

Posted in Paris food, Paris markets, Paris shops | Tagged caddie, Champs Elysees, chariot, Monoprix, Montparnasse, Parc Monceau, Perigot, rue Raymond Losserand, sac à roulettes | 20 Comments

A villa in the south

Posted on February 25, 2011 by Parisian Fields

When we say the south, we don’t mean the south of France, we mean the southern parts of Paris, particularly the 14th arrondissement. And when we say “villa,” we don’t mean a detached house. The villas of Paris are cul-de-sacs, … Continue reading →

Posted in Paris art, Paris gardens, Paris streets | Tagged Aaron Copland, Auguste Leroux, Brassaï, Composition aux deux perroquets, David Loche, Fernand Léger, Galeries Lafayette, Henri Matisse, Imprimerie d’Ouvriers Sourds-Muets, Isabelle Pongitore, Isapocket, Jacques Grüber, Jardin de la rue de Chatillon, Mary Callery, Montparnasse, Pablo Picasso, Petit Montrouge, Samuel Beckett, Villa Adrienne, Villa d’Alésia | 3 Comments

Finding the world in Paris postcards

Posted on February 11, 2011 by Parisian Fields

Last week we showed a picture of a bridge, which was on my list of must-sees in Paris. And I wondered how many of those who flock to the Eiffel Tower also visit the 1867 suspension bridge over the artificial … Continue reading →

Posted in Paris bookstores, Paris bridges, Paris flea markets, Paris history, Paris nostalgia, Paris parks, Paris postcards, Paris shops | Tagged Gustave Eiffel, Haussmann, Leonard Pitt, Marché aux Timbres et aux Cartes téléphoniques, Marechal, Montparnasse, Napoleon, Parc des Buttes Chaumont, Passage des Panoramas, Passage Jouffroy, Porte de Vanves, postcards | 11 Comments

Life in a quiet Paris quartier

Posted on January 7, 2011 by Parisian Fields

We are back in Canada, but still enjoying our memories of Paris. We stayed in a comfortable apartment in an area of the city we had never before explored, not far from the intersection of the Boulevard Port-Royal and the … Continue reading →