Personal documentary

  • Watching The Wedding Feast at Cana

    There was much that we liked about this epic painting. The playful stick-in-the-eye at Catholic dogma. The dogs themselves. And the fundamental belief in the miracle. Here’s the video for the whole day: 

  • Paris City Sketches

    Today we sat in front of the Odéon-Théâtre de l’Europe and sketched what we saw. Here’s a video of the day: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l1jK3LvJJRw

  • French Epithets Shared Between a Taxi Driver and a Motorcyclist

    Here’s the video from our day, starting with an argument between our driver to the Eiffel Tower with someone on a motorcycle. I don’t speak French, so I don’t know what, exactly, they are saying…

  • Chunnel + Seine (Personal Documentary)

    We took the Chunnel— it was a 2-hour trip. It left from London St. Pancras Station and ran to Paris Gare Du Nord. We stayed near the Odeon stop on the Metro in the  6th arrondissement. Wikipedia: The 6th arrondissement of Paris is one of the 20 arrondissements (administrative districts) of Paris, France. It includes world famous educational institutions such as the École…

  • The Catholic Impetus of the Crown Jewels of England

    Today at the Tower of London, I learned more viscerally about the fear of Catholics that has driven English history. The jewels were crusty. Here’s a video of the day: