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Better late than never, so here another post about France for Paris in July, 2026, hosted by Emma @ Wordsanpeace. The reading has been slow but I have been to a couple of art exhibitions lately. This one is from the famous modern art museum in Denmark, Louisiana. I was invited by a friend of mine and we took the car, went over the bridge and drove over to this museum, beautifully situated along the eastern coast of Själland. I am not very fond of modern art, but Louisiana ten

Paris in July, hosted by Emma @ Wordsandpeace, will soon come to an end. I have not been very active due to various other engagements. Although I did choose a number of books connected to Paris and France from my book shelves, my reading slump has been worse than ever. But, today I did finish one of the books I choose: Til bords med kunstnerne i Paris by Signe Wulff. I bought this book at the Ordrupgaard museum in Denmark, in May when I visited the exhibition Café Society. Ar

During our trip to Egypt in December last year, we visited most of the famous sites. One of the most important ones is Luxor. We set out early one morning, leaving our cruiser ship, and with a driver and a guide, drove to the other side of the Nile to visit the Valley of the Kings. But, what is the French connection here? Well, we have to go back to Napoleon’s invasion of Egypt in 1798, and the beginning of modern Egyptology. Napoleon’s Egyptian Expedition (1798–1801) The mai