Posts Tagged ‘France’
“Expectations are the great killers of good travel. I try to leave them at home.” The words of my friend (and expert traveler) Chris echoed in my head this afternoon as I sat on the plane, waiting to take off. I’ve daydreamed about the adventures that await me in Paris. Will this trip develop a […]
Filed under: Attempted humor, Paris, Photography, Travel | 10 Comments
Tags: Beaujolais 2011, Beaujolais Nouveau Paris, Chris, France, Paris, Paris photography, Silke, travel photography
Star Wars meets Toy Story
Have you ever had one of those Six Degrees of Separation moments, in which the cosmos aligns itself around a common theme? That happened to me today. Early this morning, I awoke to a comment from fellow blogger Aaron Graham. He liked my post about shopping for bras, and I loved his diatribe about Star […]
Filed under: Attempted humor, On being creative, Paris, Photography | 169 Comments
Tags: 365 Series, Flickr, France, Photography, postaday2011, Star Wars, Stéfan le Du, Toy Story
Several of my friends have commented that I seem a bit soul-sick since I got back from Paris. And they’re right. It was a wonderful trip, full of interesting people and rich human experiences. But—photographically—I was disappointed. Not in Paris … but in myself. Usually I find Paris irresistible. But this time my eye felt […]
Filed under: Paris, Photography, Psychology, Travel | 4 Comments
Tags: France, Paris, Photography, postaday2011, Rue Colombe, travel photography
One last day in Paris
I was determined to savor today—my last day in Paris—to the fullest. So as I went to bed last night, I pondered my itinerary. Should I see something entirely new? Or should I go back to one of my favorite old haunts? In the end, I decided on Montmartre. The day got off to a […]
Filed under: Paris, Photography, Psychology, Travel | 7 Comments
Tags: France, Paris, Paris photography, paris street photography, postaday2011, Travel
The violence of the bizarre
I’ve been trying to figure out a way to move to Paris, if only for a year or two. Alas, their unemployment is high, the immigration laws are getting tighter by the day, and they have protectionist hiring practices that favor French citizens (which I completely understand). But I think I may have happened upon […]
Filed under: Attempted humor, Grammar and usage, Paris, Psychology, Travel, Writing | 2 Comments
Tags: France, French, humor, Johnny Depp, Paris, postaday2011, translation, Travel, writing
There’s a bit of a flap brewing in Paris over the proper attire for a public swimming pool. On August 1, a Muslim woman was turned away from her local pool because she was wearing a head-to-toe “burqini.” She’s claiming discrimination. But Daniel Guillaume, a regional official in charge of swimming pools, is backing the […]
Filed under: On this day in history, Paris, Weird news | 1 Comment
Tags: burqa, France, Paris
