February 2023 - Paris Panorama

Welcome to the February 2023 edition of our newsletter Paris Panorama!

Each month we feature an inspiring haiku poem by Anna Eklund-Cheong.  You will also find a photograph of Paris by Tom Reeves, our restaurant of the month with a link to the review, and an angel of the month by Rosemary Flannery.

Bonne lecture!

Haiku of the Month

February Haiku
Photograph by Eric Hian-Cheong
Haiku by Anna Eklund-Cheong

Photo of the Month

View of the Eiffel Tower and the Sainte-Clotilde Basilica from Saint-Jacques Tower
 Photograph by Tom Reeves

Tom Reeves contributes photographs of Paris to the Paris Insights Facebook page.

Our Restaurant of the Month

Our restaurant of the month is selected from the restaurants at which we dined during the prior month.   We invite our readers to read our reviews at the following link:   https://www.parisinsights.com/restaurants.php (sign in to gain access to the reviews).

Chantoiseau
Photograph by Entrée to Black Paris

Chantoiseau is an off-the-beaten-path restaurant in Montmartre that serves sumptuous fare.

Angel of the Month

For this month's angel, Rosemary writes:

I recently had the pleasure of viewing the extraordinary tapestry of the Apocalypse of Saint John the Divine in Angers, a small city just outside the Loire Valley. This 14th century masterpiece was commissioned by Louis I, duke of Anjou, and designed by the Flemish artist Jean Bondol, using an illuminated manuscript as a partial model. Famous for the virtuosity of its workmanship and style, and its breathtaking beauty, it depicts the story of the Apocalypse (Greek for ‘revelation’), the final text of the New Testament, in a set of six tapestries, with 90 different scenes.

This segment portrays a haloed angel with curly golden locks and wearing luxurious attire, who inspires and instructs John as he writes the Book of Revelation. The verdant country scene features a deep blue background filled with millefleur – a floating field of many small plants and flowers.

Tapestry of the Apocalypse
Chateau d’Angers
2, promenade du Bout du Monde
49100 Angers

To learn about other angels, follow this link:  Angels of Paris – An Architectural Tour Through the History of Paris.

Rosemary Flannery is an experienced artist currently creating portrait drawings from photos.  Click here to learn more: www.portraitsbyrosemary.com