Mary, Peter and I were in a hurry that morning so there wasn't time for Peter to push the doors to see if we could get inside and have a closer look. Quelle dommage!
The image on your blog header {woman gazing out over the Paris vista} makes me want to jump on the next plane and visit again. I remember standing and drinking in the view like this and feeling like I had just arrived in heaven.
Oh my, how wonderful to be in Paris in the spring! I was in Paris in 1967. My wife wants desperately to visit Paris. When I would see movies or TV shows with views of Paris I would always say" I've been there". Now when we see pictures of Paris, before I say anything, she says, "I know, you've been there!", then her eyes tear up.
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.
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I would love to sneak into this passage/courtyard!!
Donc, ma chère il faut y retourner...
Gros bisous
The image on your blog header {woman gazing out over the Paris vista} makes me want to jump on the next plane and visit again. I remember standing and drinking in the view like this and feeling like I had just arrived in heaven.
Lovely gate...I like the rooster!
And you never went back?
But you got a good shot anyway, V. Such a pretty gate and charming courtyard.
Clever eyes indeed, the coq is a beautiful detail in this entrance!
Léia
Oh my, how wonderful to be in Paris in the spring! I was in Paris in 1967. My wife wants desperately to visit Paris. When I would see movies or TV shows with views of Paris I would always say" I've been there". Now when we see pictures of Paris, before I say anything, she says, "I know, you've been there!", then her eyes tear up.
Paul, this was taken the middle of January this year! And think you and your wife need to go to Paris asap! :)
V
Starman, you know how our days are in Paris, no time to retrace steps. Places to go, people to meet, wine to be sipped!!!
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