There is peace, coupled with sadness, that cannot be denied when visiting Omaha Beach in Normandy, France. Reminders of World War 2’s infamous D-Day are easily spotted in the bomb-marked landscape, which is now blanketed in soft green grass. The
Just outside of the Pere Lachaise Cemetery in Paris a beautiful café, called Le Metivier, stands in stark contrast to the dreary, yet romantic home for many well-known deceased Parisiennes. In 2002, hungry after a wander through the cemetery my parent’s
Da Vinci, Van Gogh, Degas, Picasso, Matisse. There is no other city where you can rub shoulders with such a variety of famous artists. As a fine art major at Arizona State University these were the pieces we read about,