Paris, France — French swimmer Léon Marchand has already powered his way to three Olympic gold medals at the Paris Games and meanwhile, the house of Omega, the official timekeeper of the […]
Moments in Time: Léon Marchand Time
Olympic Outing: In Comes Ireland
Paris, France — The island nation of Ireland participated in its first Olympic Games in 1924 at the Paris Summer Games and today, 100 years later, Team Ireland returns to the French […]
Olympic Outing: En Garde!
Paris, France — While the fabulous fencing competitions are taking place beneath the spectacular glass cupola of the Grand Palais in Paris, on the other side of the Seine river you can […]
Olympic Outing: Omega’s Timekeeping Time
Paris, France — Where would the Olympics or any sporting event for that matter be without an official timekeeper. The Swiss house of Omega is the official timekeeper of the Olympic Games […]
Olympic Outing: Minting the Medals
Paris, France — The athletes are the stars of the Olympic Games but they compete for what are perhaps the most coveted medals in the world: the Olympic gold, silver and bronze. […]
Olympic Outing: Flying Photos with ForgetMat
Levitation Photography. Flying Photography. Movement Art. French athlete, dancer, choreographer and artist Mathieu Forget, known as ForgetMat, has developed a singular and unique style of photography in which he literally springs forth […]
Moments in Time: Tour de France Time
Le Tour de France, the celebrated cycling race, started down its long and scenic route on June 29th from Italy, for the very first time, heading out of Florence with the familiar […]
Olympic Outing: The Best of the Bicycle
Sceaux, France — A bicycle built for six. How about a steam powered bicycle, perhaps less polluting than an electrical bicycle. Or perhaps a rather unstable looking penny-farthing, better known as a […]
An Olympic Outing with an American Artist
Paris, France — She holds an olive branch in one hand and a glowing flame in the other. The monumental official Olympic sculpture for the Paris Olympic Games was created by the […]
An Olympic Outing: Richard Orlinski’s Pop-up Shop
Paris, France — He is regarded as one of the best selling of the contemporary French artists. Richard Orlinski is famous for his endearing sculptures, often monumental in scope. He has opened […]
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