I have been away to Tennessee and now am catching up. I liked the color picture at Le Père Lachaise cimetière and really like the kitchen window in the apartment. It is a good idea to take pictures like that. We lived for years in our apartment in Paris, then kept it for more years and I only took one picture from the window. I found it last week – a slide. Now when I am in Paris next I wonder if I can go to the apartment, knock on the door and ask if I can take a picture? I guess it depends who lives there – people are not that open in Paris. I like your waiter – he does look friendly.
I am a former elementary school teacher, a full-time photographer, part-time painter, lover of all things French ( whose français is slowly improving), obsessive Paris traveler, enthusiastic art museum volunteer, grateful community volunteer, and grandmother to 5 delightful grandchildren.
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". My 2008 trip I looked at Paris with a different 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. I was thrilled to return to Paris and the French countryside in June and July of 2009, and blogged daily while there. I've returned to the city I love in January and June- 2010 , January 2011 and January 2012! Each time I visit, it feels more and more like home, and I discover new and interesting things with each trip. I cherish the time with my Paris friends as well as the friends that always join me there. 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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V - He looks like a friendly French stranger! I am sure he invited you back...
He looks kind and sweet! I'm glad you were in his care, V.
So French, Virginia. So very French. :)
I bet he did ... you naughty gal you ... I think all good waiters are charmers
In spite of their reputation for being arrogant, I've always found French waiters to be friendly and helpful.
I have been away to Tennessee and now am catching up. I liked the color picture at Le Père Lachaise cimetière and really like the kitchen window in the apartment. It is a good idea to take pictures like that. We lived for years in our apartment in Paris, then kept it for more years and I only took one picture from the window. I found it last week – a slide. Now when I am in Paris next I wonder if I can go to the apartment, knock on the door and ask if I can take a picture? I guess it depends who lives there – people are not that open in Paris. I like your waiter – he does look friendly.
His face shape looks like my husband's and the males in his family. I wonder if he is originally from Les Vogues.
I think pretty much all French waiters are awesome. It's their profession—not just something they're doing until they get a bit part on Gossip Girls!
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