Not usually enjoyed with car noise and the smell of a car exhaust pipe when having a bit of cafe au lait and good conversation, but by golly when I'm in Paris in October, I will turn the other cheek and smile. :-)
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.
22 comments:
Pas très glorieux tout ça...
Mais c'est Paris !
Belle journée,
Pierre
I believe that one of those chairs has my name on it. Ahhh, to return back to Paris.
I love this photo. What a fascinating cafe!
In Vienna I don´t like it when you sit so close to the cars and the tables are too closely aligned, but in Paris it´s just the way it has to be...
Who needs a private conversation when you are in Paris?
I love the line of those chairs. Beautiful.
Such a clever way of using distance and array style composition
Not usually enjoyed with car noise and the smell of a car exhaust pipe when having a bit of cafe au lait and good conversation, but by golly when I'm in Paris in October, I will turn the other cheek and smile. :-)
Judy Mac, oui, turn the other cheek my dear. When in Paris, one must do as the Parisians do!
V
Ah oui, when in Paris!! Love the composition if this shot Virginia, looks fantastic in B&W.
Love it! That's just how it is.
Oh how I wish I was there.. Beautiful!
Just enough room to squeeze in! I wish I was there. :)
It's nice to sit outside, even though you pay for the privilege.
I'd like to park myself there!
A little closeness makes it easier to eavesdrop!
Sometimes there's a lot to be said for a tight squeeze. Very intimate. Hard to stay strangers in a city like that one, i imagine. :)
Oh Lord! I don't think I would fit in there.
I'm very behind catching up with you! This is lovely -- really enjoy the b/w. Yes, those are a tight squeeze!
A tight fit, indeed. It makes for a gorgeous photo, Symmetry, rhythm, texture, patterns...Paris, how I love her!
So very Paris...but where are all the Parisians sitting and lingering over a cup of cafe or a glass of wine???
A day when there was a lot of space to sit down! Obviously a cold winter day ... and not even a smoker sitting there! :-)
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