Edward Piercy

Les Tuileries

Monday, 17. August 2009, 20:41:41

Henri Victor Lesur, Le Vendeur de Fleur de Tuileries.

(Just click on the pic to watch the video on youTube.)

Continuing with some bee I've gotten in my bonnet with Paris in the
18th century.

The Tuileries in Paris (Jardin des Tuileries) is a garden that once
formed an extension of the Tuileries Palace, destroyed by fire during
the Paris Commune revolution of 1871 and finally leveled in 1883. It was
designed by architect Andre Le Notre in 1664 during the reign of Louis
XIV and comprises some 63 acres, or roughly one-thirteenth the area of
Central Park in New York City. With the old palace missing it today
forms more of an extension of The Louvre.

Source: This nice site, and of course Wikipedia.

Edouard Manet, Musique aux Tuileries.

The Tuileries today.

(Photo source.)

You Say You Love Me TrueThe Paris Opera

Comments

Allan # 17. August 2009, 21:35

And it's a name for a metro station also. You enter street level and stand right in front of the entrance to the garden. I once crashed in the garden for the night, and was kicked out by the Gendarmerie (police) early in the morning.

But that's an entirely different story

Edward Piercy # 17. August 2009, 22:25

Well I'd love to hear that story. I do hope the weather was a little better than the time you were in that town in Sweden.

Stardancer # 17. August 2009, 22:35

I love classical music.

But ever since "Silence of the Lambs", it gives me nightmares.

Edward Piercy # 17. August 2009, 22:53

Uh, all I basically remember about that movie was at the very end where Clarice reloads her revolver in about 5 seconds -- in the dark. Pretty damn impressive. I've always wondered how many times Jodie Foster had to practice that to get it down.

Stardancer # 17. August 2009, 23:06

I remember Anthony Hopkins listening to that beautiful music with that guy's blood all over his face.

Stardancer # 17. August 2009, 23:07

Nightmares, I'm tellin' ya'.

Edward Piercy # 18. August 2009, 00:16

Oh yeah. Now I remember.

What's the matter, nothing wrong with a little dinner music, is there?

Stardancer # 18. August 2009, 00:18

Angeliki # 18. August 2009, 03:59

lovely entry Eddie,

after reading the comments I don't know how not to smile when I read Allan's adventures, Star's fears and your fascination on women with guns !
I love you guys

Edward Piercy # 18. August 2009, 04:23

Not to mention women with cool hairstyles.

Angeliki # 18. August 2009, 04:24

h00t! my hairdresser will be delighted to see this one! and he better deliver in the next Halloween!!!

Edward Piercy # 18. August 2009, 04:26

Well you'd better start shopping around for a small model ship right now -- I'm sure they'll be sold out by Halloween!

Angeliki # 18. August 2009, 04:40

are you starting a trend here , or what?

actually Yannis' bedroom has many small sail ships that I can borrow, not to mention the fishing nets on the ceiling... those will be grand for Halloween as well!

***he created a small Greek Island scene in his own room in New York City

Darko # 18. August 2009, 04:47

I`ve never been in Paris but some of people I know told me it is not a city it used to be 20 years ago. Well, I guess I will never be in a position to compare.
It will be better to go and see by myself

Allan, I would like to hear that story too

Edward Piercy # 18. August 2009, 04:53

@ Angeliki

Maybe he can show us a photo of it sometime.

And, uh, what are you going to do with the net? Snag yourself a galante?

@ Darko

Yeah, it's pretty much been all downhill in Paris for the past 200 years.

Angeliki # 18. August 2009, 04:59

Originally posted by edwardpiercy:

And, uh, what are you going to do with the net? Snag yourself a galante?

I will be a mermaid trapped in a net by a sexy fisherman....

"fisherman needed

Darko # 18. August 2009, 05:01

I scrolled up to see if I really wrote 200

Edward Piercy # 18. August 2009, 05:03

I think the standard phrase is "Hey sailor, new in town"?

Watching Anthony in Thailand. OMG I'm going to be hungry for 6 solid months. You know how I love Thai -- the food of the gods!

PainterWoman # 18. August 2009, 05:08

I regret not seeing these gardens when I was in Paris but I DID see the Rodin Museum and gardens. Not as big but very beautiful.

Angeliki # 18. August 2009, 05:19

Originally posted by edwardpiercy:

I think the standard phrase is "Hey sailor, new in town"?

this is only for fleet week

Edward Piercy # 18. August 2009, 05:25

I've already got my sailor picked out.

(you know that post gets more hits than any other post on my blog? true story.)

Angeliki # 18. August 2009, 05:29

I believe you ..

I am on my way!

Edward Piercy # 18. August 2009, 21:38

@ Pam.

Sorry I missed your comment.

Thanks for the heads up on the Rodin Gardens. I'll make a 'stop' there!

PainterWoman # 18. August 2009, 21:44

No worries. The garden is wonderful because it has replicas of some of his bronze sculptures outside including the famous doors (can't think of their name). His real ones are inside.

Edward Piercy # 18. August 2009, 21:47

Gate of Hell.

Saw one of the new bronze ones when it came through Dallas once. (Now in California.)