"Melancholy"
Le Marais
" Lighting the Opera"
" Room With a View?"
"Chat Noir"
Cemetery - Montmartre
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- Virginia
- Birmingham, AL, United States
- I am a former elementary school teacher, a full-time photographer, lover of all things French ( whose French is slowly improving), obsessive Paris traveler, enthusiastic church and community volunteer, and grandmother to 5 delightful grandchildren.
Paris je t'aime
I fell in love with Paris in March 2007. It was as the French say, le coup de foudre : love at first sight. As a result of that trip, my photography took another direction. Since that time I have pursued a career of sorts in photography and dreamed of returning to the City of Light. November 2008 found me strolling the streets of Paris once again. My first visit I was so overwhelmed with the incredible beauty of the city, I photographed it as a "tourist". In 2008 I returned and I looked at the city with more of a photographer's eye. I wanted to capture the unique, the small details, and oh yes - the people! This blog was started as a photo diary of that trip, but I have been most fortunate to return to the city j'adore 15 times since. Each time I leave, I wipe a tear and start planning my list for the next trip. Paris may well be a moveable feast, but I think it's best savored in person! Someone told me that once you have been to Paris, you will leave a piece of your heart. I left mine right there, but I brought home some wonderful memories. It is my pleasure to share them with you.
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- Little Brown Pen
- Lost In Arles
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- Magic Lantern Show
- Manger
- Paris and Beyond
- Parisien Salon
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- 12.16.08
- Mid Month Theme: Subway Day
- An Afternoon in the Quartier Latin
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- Paris est magique la nuit !
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15 comments:
Another nice diverse collection of photos Virginia. I love them all. Did you haul a tripod around for the night shots or are you good at holding steady?
Love the photos, especially like the Opera house and the diagonal line of the building. The colors are wonderful, too.
Did the woman know you were taking her photo? Your title captures the feeling of it.
As a cat lover the chat noir is perfect.
"Wherever you go for the rest of your life Paris stays with you, for Paris is a moveable feast." Ernest Hemingway.
I love this collection of photos. You got a black cat in Montmartre - that must be auspicious. Love the rooftops too, they're very special in Paris.
Room with a view: it remembers me of the few years I spent in Paris...
Jill, I am sometimes good at holding still. I have some night shots that I did with Peter and used a very small, wonky little tripod. The little silver trashcan on my Mac is full of blurry ones!
Karen, The black cat was a little disconcerting. Yes, she apparently knew. I took 4 of her and she never flinched. I accused Barbara of paying her to pose for me!
Grand, A moveable feast for sure but I think you enjoy the feast best right there, oui?
Therese, THAT was the view from our hotel room. We got a grand laugh over that one. We eventually decided that it had a lot of "character"!
Virginia your Paris blog continues to be an enchantment. Heavens know that I've seen views of Paris before but your photos are truly original and beautiful. What a joy!
The chat noir proves that luck visits those who chance their arm. An opportunity well grasped, V.
These roofs are made of zinc, do you remember how we laughed about this in French cafés (or restaurants, like le 5 mars)?
Alice,
Le Zinc?? They are le zinc! HA Yes I remember. BTW, what's the name of the restaurant where we had dinner? I am still chuckling about Peter's grand bowl of chocolate mousse. I now regret not sneaking more spoonfuls. How about you??
The black and white photo is my favorite! such a beautiful shot and a beautiful face!
Hello……
This is amazing!! I am so glad I found your blog!
Welcome to my blog…….
You can't go wrong with a black cat. The young lady I had to enlarge. She is wearing my winter attire. It is a tad out of place here, but then so am I. That image spoke to me(pretentious moi?)I know her so well.
(The campaign to get Gary's job back at the BBC has started)
Bravo! Your first photo here is timeless, love it!
holy haunting, Batman! wonder if that's the same chat noir that followed me from here to eternity in that cemetery - until I got to Alphonsine's grave, where she sat with me for a bit of contemplation, then took her leave. cue creepy music.
Love all of these shots - so diverse.
Is "room with a view" the view from your hotel room?i
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