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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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15 comments:
Another magnificent photo.
Actually, I never stopped blogging, but now that I'm in Europe...again...I'll post an entry a couple times a week.
You have a great eye for detail - lovely textures here.
. . . where even the gas meters are elegant—and of course you noticed.
"Gas Company" never looked so interesting as in Paris -- great colors and detail! Safe travels today.
Classy ... and a good catch!
Love the details that go into all things French. No plain old squares or rectangles when something can be made elegant!
Cette vieille plaque rouillée ne sert plus, malheureusement ! Virginia, bravo, pour trouver ce que, moi, je ne vois pas!
Claudine,
Maintenant il faut voir!!
Starman,
I'll catch up with your European galavanting now that I'm back home!
Merci for your nice comments. I thought this was just too rusty and wonderful to pass up.
V
Great photo,anything can make a great photo
Les beans?
Earl,
I saw that one coming!
So charismatic! I'm glad you stopped for it, V.
Ah! Paris is so so stylish, even the Gas company. At first sight before I looked properly I mistook this plaque
for a house or apartment number, quite possibly because I've just read a neat little book called,
'The Doorbells of Florence' by
Andrew Losowsky. An enchanting short-story book,whimsical and quirky .... of course!
Someone who knows me well bought it for me last Christmas.
Very nice picture. It is always interesting to see how a photo can draw attention to the unknown, and funny daily details.
Of course as you're standing there taking this photo, the Parisians are passing by saying to themselves, "tourists will take a photo of anything."
But I'm with everyone else. Even the gas meters are gorgeous in Paris.
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