Sometime you just have to take that great tourist shot. No apologies. The Moulin Rouge is so Paris and well.. it's so very.......ROUGE!! That made me very happy.
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.
6 comments:
I like everything on the outside of Le Moulin Rouge.
Yes, a great photograph, especially since you caught the Moulin Rou directly below the windmill. I like this shot very much.
Yep, I have a very similar shot. xx
I don't have a shot of the Moulin Rouge but I do have memories!!! I went to a performance there when I was in Paris for my thirtieth birthday!!!
No apologies? I should hope not for a great shot like this! Have never gone and no doubt never will, but it sure does make for a wonderful photo op.
I can appreciate this shot because I don't think I've ever taken the time to checkout this landmark.
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