True, but for all visitors (and locals alike,) the best choice is one of these small map books on the right of the display. My favorite is the blue one: "Paris Pratique." I tell all my French students to get a copy as soon as they get off the airplane! :-) Veronique (French Girl in Seattle)
Actually, I think the vendeur is a friend and they're just having their daily chat—or maybe he doesn't have what this gentleman wants and that's why he has his arms crossed. I like this photo a lot, V—so many potential scenarios!
Thanks for the suggestion, Veronique! This photo has so much life...perhaps due to the customer's hand gesture, perhaps due to all that reading material...
Virginia, another photo que j'adore beaucoup, beaucoup! People are imagining who this man is, that is wonderful when art inspires a variety of thoughts. It is the man I love, but also the details of the kiosk that you captured so well.
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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True, but for all visitors (and locals alike,) the best choice is one of these small map books on the right of the display. My favorite is the blue one: "Paris Pratique." I tell all my French students to get a copy as soon as they get off the airplane! :-) Veronique (French Girl in Seattle)
Wow! I wouldn't know where to start.
Wonderful!
one of the many things I love in Paris, these kiosques and the available choices
I only see these in big cities, and it's one of the things I love about them.
I think the one he usually buys..has a new spot and he is not happy!
I love looking at those magazines in those kiosks until the attendant demands, "Vous desirez?!"
Oh, my. I love the expression on his face! Thank you.
Poor old guy, he is obviously lost in this bright kaleidoscope. Will he leave empty handed overwhelmed with options?
Where to begin! Great shot full of color! I love the messieurs hat!
Actually, I think the vendeur is a friend and they're just having their daily chat—or maybe he doesn't have what this gentleman wants and that's why he has his arms crossed. I like this photo a lot, V—so many potential scenarios!
Yes what Alexa (above) thinks , I think too. The vendeur doesn't have what he is explaning or asking.
He seems to be asking for information about a nearby place, though...
God bless you!
Cezar
What a place! And oh so many wonderful choices. I wish i could twitch my nose and be there. :) Love this pic!
I love the kiosques in Europe! They're so convenient for journals, métro tickets, phone cards, etc.
Thanks for the suggestion, Veronique! This photo has so much life...perhaps due to the customer's hand gesture, perhaps due to all that reading material...
Well, I´ll take some women´s magazines and then read them in the Jardin du Luxembourg...
Great way to spend a lot of time browsing through publications. Love this particular kiosque! Merci.
Virginia, another photo que j'adore beaucoup, beaucoup! People are imagining who this man is, that is wonderful when art inspires a variety of thoughts. It is the man I love, but also the details of the kiosk that you captured so well.
French 'Glamour' oh la la!!
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