Klimt / Hundertwasser, final weeks

Good news:

L'Atelier des Lumières has prolonged its Klimt-Hundertwasser total immersion experience.

 

Ends January 6, 2019

Viennese artists
Gustav Klimt

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

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Recently I managed to squeeze in an overnight trip to Berlin. As my meeting coincided with friends visiting the city I was able to get in some sightseeing.
 

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Ich war ein Berliner
3 hours (or less) from Paris

 

Montmartre en fête #4

Above: more from the food fair at the top of the butte

Until next year... Tchin!

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Tomorrow: a bewitching exhibition extended:

L’Atelier des Lumières

 

Montmartre en fête #3

During the wine harvest festivities a street food extravaganza went on for four days, with stalls set up on small streets at the foot of the Basilica.

Montmartre en fête #2

More scenes from Montmartre's annual wine harvest parade including Capoeira, the Brazilian martial art that combines elements of fight, dance, music, and acrobatics.

Below: behind the parade a clean sweep at the end

  

- Tomorrow: and the party went on... -

- Festival street food, Montmartre village -

Montmartre en fête #1

All weekend the butte was alive with festivities celebrating the grape harvest.

Above: scenes from annual parade

Vendanges 2018

Montmartre, its slopes once green with vineyards, celebrates its 85th grape harvest festival.

Above: inside Paris' last vineyard

Montmartre Grape Harvest Festival 2018

[full program w/today's parade schedule]

- This year's featured guest wines are from Portugal -

Working girl

Settled in for the afternoon over a café crème.