Valerii Zaluzhnyi

October 2024

October was a relatively busy month, with a trip to north Wales, a trip to London, a day-trip to Manchester, and a book launch. November will be more hectic, that’s for sure. Our bathroom renovations are done and I love my new bathroom. I am sharing a lot of pictures this time and not chronologically. […]

Malmaison

The last posts from Paris were about places that needed no introduction. I’m not so sure about Malmaison though. It was considered a palace, but judging by its size, it is similar to a small country home by British standards (and French if we think of Versailles and Louvre). Malmaison was the private residence of […]

Musée de l’Armée

Musée de l’Armée is going to be a pictures only post. It’s a wonderful museum which I couldn’t visit in its entirety because we arrived at the museum 2 hours before closing and I assume it takes about 3-4 hours to properly see everything. I shared the highlights, which include Napoleon’s tomb. I have to […]

Louvre

Louvre is another place that needs no introduction. Unlike my visit to the Eiffel Tower, which was something I wasn’t particularly interested in doing, I was looking forward to visiting the Louvre. It was my favourite place in France, without any doubt and one of the best museums I’ve been to. If I’m in Paris […]

Versailles

Versailles is the kind of place that needs no introduction. So, I will share a lot of pictures from Versailles, including some collages to cut down on how many pictures I share in a single post. From my point of view Versailles is a must see if visiting Paris, even if it is not in […]

The Paris Catacombs

The Paris Catacombs

I saw the Paris Catacombs on a friend’s Instagram story. He went to Paris and stopped at the Catacombs. From that moment I knew that the Catacombs would be one of the first things I am going to see in Paris. It is a very popular tourist attraction, so I highly suggest buying tickets in […]

Centre Pompidou

Centre Pompidou

I wanted to visit the Centre Pompidou in Paris to see Brâncuși’s studio. The studio was closed, unfortunately, and there was no mention of this on their website. Constantin Brâncuși was a Romanian artist who lived in Paris for over 50 years, until his death in 1957. In his will, Brâncuși left his studio to […]

Eiffel Tower

Eiffel Tower

Eiffel Tower is iconic and a must-see in Paris. Why is it so important I can’t understand, but I went to see it. I can’t say that I “got it” after seeing it. I think there are many more important landmarks of Paris that Eiffel Tower, built for advertising in the 1889 World’s Fair. There […]

Walk through Paris

This post, walk through Paris, is a *mostly* picture only post, with short descriptions to a few of the pics I shared. I hope you enjoy all of them. Look at the name of the street. I’m loving this Puma shop in Paris. People are really interested in the restorations of the Cathédrale Notre-Dame de […]

Barbican

Barbican, Krakow

The Barbican in Krakow is both gorgeous and it is located near the city centre, making it a great place to see. I’ve seen both the Barbican and the Defensive Walls with a joint ticket. There is another attraction which can be seen, the Celestat, but I didn’t visit it. Most likely I will do […]