Mon premier voyage, notre première journée! As we strolled down Boulevard du Montparnasse that afternoon, la Tour welcomed us to Paris. This is where I fell in love! The rest is history.
I love that there is so much to look at it this photo. The balconies, the motorcyles, and a peek a boo Eiffel Tower. All glistening with a recent rain.
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.
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.
17 comments:
good street shot! best regards
And the black and white is beautiful for this one. No wonder you fell in love, V.
Love at first "site"!
Beautiful street shot !
Lovely photo -- you captured the memory!
I know I would fall too
Je comprends que vous adorez Paris! Combien de fois par an venez-vous?
Claudine,
Peut-être deux fois par an! :)
I love this photo in black and white. Classic.
What a love affair we have with Paris.....it is a special place!
Oh my, there it is. It's standing in the rain, waiting for me. *sigh*
This is wonderful, V. Wish I had a photo of my "coup de foudre" Parisien. I still remember it though, even all these years later!
I love that there is so much to look at it this photo. The balconies, the motorcyles, and a peek a boo Eiffel Tower. All glistening with a recent rain.
Ah Virginia, but who cannot fall in love with Paris ? Especially when la Tour Eiffel peeks through trees or into apartment windows...
Owen, this was my view of her and she won my heart. You're right , who can resist??
Margaret,
Thank you for your visit here and our comment. I hope you come back often.
Alexa,
This was a photo that I didn't think was much and then I had another look and realized the significance of it.
Suz,
yep waiting for you and me my friend.
harriet,
I knew you'd understand.
Costea,
Your first visit here? Welcome!!!
Daryl,
How can anyone resist?
M,
We do love her don't we!
Paul,
I think you really understand it all don't you!
Wong,
Merci
Shell,
More photos pour toi??? HA
Oh Paris! Would a great image...the street, the little cafés and those balconies. You've captured it all.
Lovely. Looks like something right out of the 50s. If there were a way to make the little girl's coat red...
Wonderfully atmospheric in the afternoon dampness!
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