Happy Bastille Day, France!

Liberté, Egalité, Fraternité (“liberty, equality and fraternity”)

Freepik Image

Haven't yet traveled to France, yet family members have, and they of course sent cat images to me!

Pierre Auguste Renoir
"Julie Manet With Cat", 1887
Musée d'Orsay

Pierre Bonnard
"Le Chat Blanc", 1894
Musée d'Orsay

Au Chat Bleu, Paris

I have read a few books that are based in France:

The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by Victoria Schwab

The Paris Apartment by Lucy Foley

The Little Paris Bookshop by Nina George

Peter May's The Enzo Files, 7 books with more to come, we hope

The Paris Key by Juliet Blackwell

Letters from Paris by Juliet Blackwell

The Bones of Paris by Laurie R. King

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Paris Cats!

My niece is on a month-long internship in Paris!

My sister and her husband flew over for a visit, and while they were there, I received photos of cats from their travels!

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Seriously, I am so lucky to have family members who think about me while they are off having a great time!

Pierre-Auguste Renoir:
Julie Manet, also known as Child with Cat

Detail from an Henri Rousseau artwork

Pierre Bonnard: The White Cat

"La déesse chatte Bastet"

Tapestry detail

Ancient cat mummies and statues

Majestic lion!

The Blue Cat Chocolatier...yum...!

And some images of just the usual stuff one sees in Paris...

Arc de Triomphe

Notre-Dame de Paris

Eiffel Tower

Fingers are crossed that my niece finds employment with this company, and goes back to work in Paris, then I'll be there, sleeping on her sofa, and visiting museums, eating at cafes, and drinking coffee and wine!

O la la!  Quelle vie!