paris . . . deux

thank you
all so much
for your
sweet comments
yesterday.
i am feeling
a bit better
today.
friday brings
hope for resolution
and
a little time
to catch up.

. . . . .

back to paris.

there is so much
about the trip
that i am
still digesting...
sometimes
i can't truly
know how
i feel about a trip
until i put
all the photos
in my
photo album.

do you ever find
when you
come back
from a trip
and people
ask you
how it was...
it's hard to tell them?
i saw
so much...
thought about
so much...
it's hard to say
it was fun
exactly.
it was just
an incredible
experience.
does that
make
sense?



on this day
we decided
to wander
around old
neighborhoods...
first,
place des vosges
with
an amazing park

and
very expensive galleries...


then off to
le marais
(a must see
on my list
because of
claire's suggestion)



one of my favorite
neighborhoods.



i went to this
amazing
vintage photo,
equipment,
and studio
shop





i could have
spent
the whole day
in there...
but i thought
my mother
was getting impatient
so i had about
15 minutes
and walked out
with 3 little photos-
one of which
i plan
to get framed
for a birthday present.

the photographer
that owns
the shop
had portraits
he took
plastered
on the wall
outside:



which i was
enamoured with:


i found his portrait
amongst all of them:


then we
walked to
place georges pompidou


we rested by
a cafe
near an old church...


and then
walked
for what
seemed like
forever
to a cafe
my mother liked
by the louvre
for another
café crème
(i opted for
champagne).

this was ALOT
of walking.
i think
my mother
was a little
overzealous
(there was so much
she wanted to see).



we were pooped.

so that evening
we bought
some wine,
several cheeses,
and a baguette
and stayed in
watching
bad french tv
(they actually
have pimp my ride
dubbed on
french tv!)
and resting our feet.


have
a wonderful
weekend!

until monday,
xo