Travel Travel
This week, Carmi’s Thematic Photographic prompt is “Travel Travel”.
The first two shots are from a trip to Paris in 2005…
This is from the Musée Rodin de Paris:
Identified for me by Loraine, who says: “[This is] Rodin’s “Call to Arms”, or Fierce Angel as [your post on] Flickr refers to it. And this is from when Rodin modelled Project for a Monument to the Defense of Paris in 1879 when a competition was held for a memorial to the defense of Paris during the Franco-Prussian War. In this sculpture, the Genius’, or Spirit of War, wings push downward, beating the air, and the warrior, head thrown back, sinks slowly to the ground. This Angel, is screaming her fury and tries to awaken the warrior, who has fallen in battle to save Paris.”
(http://www.parisdailyphoto.com/2007/08/nice-to-be-back-home.html#links)
This is a side street in the Latin Quarter…see the blond? That’s the woman I was traveling with
These are statues I bought for my parents when I lived in Japan. I thought they would get a kick out of them! Of course, now that I’m 20 years older…I am not so sure…
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October 26th, 2012 at 6:10 pm
I bet your parents were happy that you bought those for them, Janet.
Nice pics!
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October 26th, 2012 at 7:28 pm
I loved the Rodin museum! I don’t have any old photos on my laptop, so I haven’t been ready to participate in something like this week’s travel theme or Jenn’s Time Warp Tuesday. Or maybe I just don’t have much in the way of blogging mojo these days.
October 27th, 2012 at 8:35 am
cool travel shots!
i haven’t had TIME to do the thematic photo lately…
the sculpture from the musee rodin is WILD!!! wow!! love it!
October 27th, 2012 at 9:42 am
Loving the Rodin……maybe we Shall go to Paris after all…..
October 28th, 2012 at 11:16 am
Fine statue.
October 31st, 2012 at 11:28 pm
I’m with Laura: Rodin blows my mind. The artistic genius that results in something like this is beyond my comprehension. Amazing!