Basilique du Sacré-Coeur
Frederic Baron's wall says "Je t'aime" 311 Ways!
Montmartre
( Maybe our world needs more of these)
" The Sailboat Man"
Jardins des Tuileries
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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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12 comments:
I have seen Sacre-Coeur but somehow missed Frederic Baron's wall. Only today and tomorrow left and I head home.
I will need to start planning the next trip as soon as I get back home. Still so much to do and see but the best part of this trip to Paris has been all the wonderful people I have met.
If there are rude Parisians then I somehow managed to avoid them.
Lovely photos as usual.
The 'Je t'aime' wall is fantastic, I've never seen it before! I like the composition and the framing too.
I agree with Karen. I think the Parisans are lovely and fun. Take the kids in yesterday's photo, par example.
The Basilica is such a grand and moving architecture.
I LOVE those young people (a pair of lovers (?) and a friend?) photo in your yesterday's post a lot.
Keep them coming, V!
Love the Love Wall. Yes, the world needs more.
Karen and KB,
I think you find the kind of Parisians you go there looking for. So many go looking for rudeness and of course they find it! I hope my photographs reflect the wonderful people I met every day.
Glad you all like the wall. I was fascinated by it. It's fun to see all the different languages represented. There's a link there so you can read all about it.
I think the sailboat man will have to wait a while for customers.
Curious set of images all spot on but the wall is fascinating. How did you image to get an image of me in the second one though?
B
It was easy. I said, " Bonjour Madame" pointed to my camera and said, "s'il vous plait?". Then SNAP, "Merci beaucoup." and I was gone.
V
Love 311 ways. wow!
I wish I had this man's job. I wonder if Paris needs an amateur baker and sailboat maintenance guy...
I LOVE your second photo, Love in so many ways.
So I'm sitting here studying your "le mur des je t'aime" photo whiler listening to Winston snore. I've seen this image before. Then it came to me. Sab at Paris Set Me Free. I wonder where he is these days.
http://parissetmefree.blogspot.com/2008/05/photography-lesson-which-witch.html
That wall of love is wonderful.
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