Just because I knew you'd want to know that the volleyball court was indeed being used... and I don't think I'd photographed the church from the back route angle... ~A
Showing posts with label Paris. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Paris. Show all posts
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
Sunday, June 13, 2010
Discoveries of the Week
A Day with Sharon!
Sharon et moi, nous avons défié les jongles pendant sa visite le dimanche dernier! D’abord les marches aux puces à Clignacourt… et puis la ville de Pontoise au nord-ouest de Paris. (Ne soyez pas dupé par de petits musées et de jolis jardins – ils cachent le vrai danger… quelque part…) Fatiguée par une longue journée excitant, nous avons passé le soir mangeant de la glace Berthillon derrière la Notre Dame.
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During Sharon's visit last Sunday, she and I braved the wild side of Paris! First the famed flea markets of Clignacourt, and then we took the train out to the town of Pontoise. (Don't be fooled by the peaceful gardens and cute museums such as the Tavet-Delacour and its annex Musée Pissarro - they obscure the real danger... somewhere...) Exhausted from day's exertions, we treated ourselves to Berthillon ice cream and rested our weary limbs on the Seine behind Notre Dame. ~A
Sunday, June 6, 2010
Champagne
Champagne: descendant, regardant, apprendant et buvant! (Maisons de Gonet-Sulcova et Vranken Pommery) ~A
Plateaued in Palaiseau
Montant sur le plateau en Palaiseau, j’ai vu des belles nuages, des jolies fleurs... et un volleyball comme chateau d’eau?
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Hit the plateau in Palaiseau - lovely clouds, pretty flowers... and a volleyball-shaped water tower? ~A
Thursday, June 3, 2010
Paris 1: Tuileries & Louvre
J’ai finis mon tour du 1ere arrondissement où j’avais dû le commencer: aux Tuileries et au Louvre. Là, j’ai trouvé un arbre libre à grandir comme il veut (un événement rare en France) et un jardin fait comme il faut. J’ai admiré l‘imagination de I.M. Pei en mettant sa pyramide en verre à côté du Louvre. Et le changement du Café Etienne-Marcel en “Café Sex and the City” m’a fait rire…
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I ended my tour of the 1ere arrondissement right where it should have began: the Tuileries and the Louvre. There I found a tree allowed to grow as it liked (a rare occurrence in France) and a garden set up in traditional French fashion. I appreciated I.M. Pei's vision in setting up his glass pyramid to reflect the Louvre. And Cafe Etienne-Marcel's changeover to "Cafe Sex and the City" made me laugh... ~A
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I ended my tour of the 1ere arrondissement right where it should have began: the Tuileries and the Louvre. There I found a tree allowed to grow as it liked (a rare occurrence in France) and a garden set up in traditional French fashion. I appreciated I.M. Pei's vision in setting up his glass pyramid to reflect the Louvre. And Cafe Etienne-Marcel's changeover to "Cafe Sex and the City" made me laugh... ~A
Wednesday, June 2, 2010
Les Halles
Les Halles… on a l’impression que les Français veulent cacher une chose si grossier comme un mall au coeur de Paris. Premièrement, on le camoufle avec un joli jardin derrière une vieille église. Puis, on détourne l’attention avec des grands panneaus. Finalement, on appelle les couloirs “les rues” et les escaliers roulants “les ponts”. Mall? Quel mall?!?!
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Les Halles... one may think that the French are looking to hide away a mall so insolent as to be located at the heart of Paris. Hide it behind an old church, camouflage the entrance with some pretty gardens, rename the corridors "streets" and the escalators "bridges"... Mall? What mall?!?! ~A
Monday, May 31, 2010
Belleville: Portes Ouvertes
Un quartier extrêmement diverse, Belleville est un petit morceau de Paris qui ne semble pas très parisien. Plein de graffiti et des artistes, c’est plutôt modern. Je m’amusait bien en regardant les petits ateliers d’artistes et en trouvant des ensembles sauf Heron peut aimer.
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Belleville is a neighborhood of immigrants and artistes, a bit of Paris which is quite un-Parisian. An imaginative place which appreciates graffiti and creative dressing, I amused myself during yesterday's "Open Doors" festival by peeking into artist workshops and furtively snapping pics of outfits only a Heron could love. ~A
Un Jour dans la Vie
Un jour dans la vie... Je me lève à Palaiseau et prend le train RER à Paris, où je le change pour le metro. Me baladant dans les vieilles rues, je regarde des grands batîments (Square Samuel Rousseau et Notre Dame) et peut-être fait un peu de shopping. Après que la nuit tombe, je vois le Tour Eiffel étincelant. C’est pas mal comme vie, non?
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A day in the life... Waking in Palaiseau, I take the RER train to the Parisian metro. I wander the streets, gazing up at the ornate buildings or perhaps stopping to shop a bit. After night falls, I linger near the river to catch a glimpse of the sparkling Eiffel Tower. Not a bad life, huh? ~A
Thursday, May 20, 2010
Passage du Grand Cerf
J'aime me balader dans ces petits passages qui sont plein des magasins intéressants. Mon nouvel découvert est le Passage du Grand Cerf, dans lequel j'ai trouvé des jolies boucles d'oreille et de centaines de poignées pour inspirer ma mère qui les voulait pour embellir la salle de bain.
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I love wandering the little hidden passageways of Paris - it makes shopping feel like a treasure hunt. In my latest discovery, le Passage du Grand Cerf, I stumbled upon a huge display of pretty drawer pulls. ~A
Wednesday, May 19, 2010
Paris 1: Order with a Hint of (Pricey) Whimsy
Paris' opulent first arrondissement is the very essence of Parisian order and propriety, but I loved its lighter bits: a lacy metal wrap for an imposing ministry building, a cheeky take on the royalty theme at the metro stop, and of course the whimsical window displays for astronomically priced products. ~A
Palaiseau
My teeny town outside of Paris, where the little Euro cars overwhelm even smaller ancient streets and tradition still dictates a two-hour brunch at the local brasserie. Even the train station is scenic... ~A
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