SpringBreak2024Day1
I love walking around the 3rd and 4th Arrondissements. The streets are skinny but busy with small courtyards and gardens tucked away here and there. We walked into the Church of Saint Merri. Named after Saint Mederic, the patron saint of the right bank. When he was a young monk he ate only bread dipped in barley water twice a week. Later he went on some pilgrimages and worked miracles along the way. You can't help but love this guy.
When we were here last, the Stravinsky Fountain was being repaired. So great to see it spinning and spitting away in its playful cheer. Fun Fact: Jean Tinguely also made the Chaos sculpture that lives in Columbus, Indiana. He made kinetic sculptures and was also the first director of the Pompidou Center. He was married to Niki de Saint Phalle for awhile and she also made cool sculptures and illustrated her own little books.
In short, we're off to a good start.
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Wish I was there. Truly, madly, deeply.