You are looking at Gammeltorv, the oldest square in Copenhagen. I took this picture on June 15th of this year (2013), as we were walking on the pedestrian Storget on our way from the old port of Nyhavn to the Tivoli Gardens. We were traveling with friends, on a 14-day Baltic and Scandinavia cruise…
La Colombe d’Or ~ Luncheon in the shadow of artists
Sometimes the spirit of a place is so strong that its influence sets the mood and tone. Such is the case with La Colombe d’Or, a restaurant which was frequented regularly by artistic greats such as Picasso, Chagall, Modigliani, Matisse, Miro, Hemingway, Fitzgerald, Isadora Duncan, Yves Montand, Edith Piaf and the list goes on ……
Marc Chagall in Saint-Paul-de-Vence!
Chagall. Read our previous posting: “Art and Gastronomy … The finale of Renoir’s life and the debut of Escoffier’s!” Highlights of our day in Saint-Paul-de-Vence: *We had lunch at La Colombe d’Or in Saint-Paul-de-Vence. The founder of La Colombe d’Or, Paul Roux, liked to paint and as a result ended up attracting artists, writers, celebrities…
Yves Montand and Simone Signoret at La Colombe d’Or
Yves Montand and Simone Signoret at La Colombe d’Or in Saint Paul de Vence Read our previous posting “Picasso at La Colombe d’Or in Saint Paul de Vence” Read our next posting “Sarkozy at La Petite Maison” Stay tuned to BonVoyageurs.com for more Countries of the World as we share our joie de vivre from…
Picasso at La Colombe d’Or in Saint-Paul-de-Vence
Picasso at La Colombe d’Or in Saint Paul de Vence Read our previous posting “Joie de vivre meets art de vivre” Read our next posting “Yves Montand and Simone Signoret at La Colombe d’Or” Stay tuned to BonVoyageurs.com for more Countries of the World as we share our joie de vivre from around the world….
Joie de vivre meets art de vivre!
Joie de vivre meets art de vivre! Read our previous posting at “Cocteau : L”Oisivete me fatigue (Idleness tires me) !” I have been compelled to make another lunch reservation, this time at La Colombe d’Or in Saint Paul de Vence (I wonder if Anne-Marie has been there yet). This is not because the…