Tag: Palais de Tokyo

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No one will tell you to take the bus in Paris (but why you should)

I was running late to the Opera (calm down, it was a guided tour, but as close as I could get to La Bohème, so I was happy) and my lunch date at Le Panthèon in the 5th recommended I take the bus over there. Ok, I thought, Why not?

Quelle surprise! It was actually nice!

The bus is easy to use – same carnet or tickets as the Metro (which you probably already have). It’s the cheapest – though unguided – tour of Paris you’ll get.  Continue reading “No one will tell you to take the bus in Paris (but why you should)”

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Relevant Right Now Art: Pussy Riot at Palais de Tokyo, Paris, Extended Indefinitely

The best cultural institutions are those whose visitors walk away with new insights, but with more questions than answers.

Leaving the Alertes! exhibit at the Palais de Tokyo, big questions loomed: Why protect free speech? What is hate speech and what is blasphemy? Why is keeping church and state important? Continue reading “Relevant Right Now Art: Pussy Riot at Palais de Tokyo, Paris, Extended Indefinitely”