London Skyline from the Tate Modern

During my brief stay in London last month for the premiere of Vincent’s film After Louie, I visited The Tate Modern, one of my favorite museums in London.

The Tate Modern recently added a new wing next to the original galleries and I was anxious to see it. There was a brilliant Robert Rauschenberg retrospective which showed the astonishing depth of his sprawling talent for over five decades. Rauschenberg teamed up with composers and choreographers such as Merce Cunningham, John Cage and Trisha Brown, collaborating on designing sets for their dance productions in the 1950s and 60s.

A feature of the museum that was either new or I didn’t know about was the outdoor observatory on the top floor. It was a blustery day with the sun peeking intermittently out of the undulating clouds and the 360-degree view looked out on all of London and beyond. The front view was of the Thames River, with red crane’s hovering over the skyline keeping up the relentless building boom happening in London now. The industrial brick buildings of the 20th century were a stark juxtaposition to the dynamic glass and steel structures giving London a new dramatic skyline.

http://www.tate.org.uk/visit/tate-modern

My Paris Apartment for Rent June 21 to June 27

I am renting my fabulous Paris apartment in the heart of the Marais near St. Paul metro, from  June 21 to June 27, a total of  7 nights. It's a spacious one-bedroom 750 sq. ft. loft style apartment with 12 ft. ceilings, decorated in chic Mid-Century Modern furniture and sleeps one or two people in a Queen size bed. Amenities include A/C,  washer/dryer, 16" flat screen TV, dishwasher, internet connection/Wifi and free long distance calls to the U.S.  The apartment is located on the second floor with an elevator.

The price is $225 a night.Photos upon request. Please email me at rn88@rcn.com if you are interested.

Come experience Eye Prefer Paris live with Eye Prefer Paris Tours, which are 3-hour walking tours I personally lead. Eye Prefer Paris Tours include many of the places I have written about such as small museums & galleries, restaurants, cafes, food markets, secret addresses, fashion & home boutiques, parks and gardens and much more.  In addition to my specialty Marais Tour, I also lead tours of Montmartre, St. Germain, Latin Quarter, in addition to Shopping Tours, Gay Tours, Girlfriend Tours, Food Tours, Flea Market Tours, Paris Highlights Tours, and Chocolate & Pastry tours.

Tours start at 225 euros for up to 3 people, and 75 euros for each additional person. I look forward to meeting you on my tours and it will be my pleasure and delight to show you my insiders Paris.

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