More from Saturday...
Sunday, April 30, 2006
Thursday, April 27, 2006
Wednesday, April 26, 2006
I checked out Abelardo Morell's site today, so I'm biting his subject matter and taking pictures of money...
Saturday, April 22, 2006
Last Day in Paris
Quiet day today, walked around, did some shopping. Gearing up to head home tomorrow. We miss the cats...
Friday, April 21, 2006
Versailles (best bike ride ever...)
We went to Versailles today...palace was whatever, but then we rented bikes and cruised around the grounds, totally getting lost on little dirt paths through rows of beautiful trees...was one of the coolest bike rides ever. Lots of pix below, many of rows of trees, but there was a lot of that, and it was cool...
Metro in Paris in the morning, on our way to catch the train to Versailles...
Graffiti on a mirror in the Hall of Mirrors (where the Treaty of Versailles was signed), nice...
Cool ceiling in the palace at Versailles...
Hallway at Versailles...
Gardens just outside the palace...
Spring blossoms...must be all the impressionists I saw yesterday at the Musee D'Orsay, but I went for the f3.5 thing here...
More of same...
More of same, this time with Andrea...
More of same...
Fountains and some sort of collonade...
Row of trees, in case you couldn't make that out for yourself...
Cool blooming willow tree...
Andrea cruising...all the pix of Andrea riding I took from my bike while riding, good thing my camera is easy to use...
Pulling off a pathway to snoop around...most of the tourists (and there were BAJILLIONS of them) stick to the palace, so when you get out to the grounds there's no one around. Most of the time we were aaallllll alone to wander through the paths.
Landscape (I believe the French word is Paysage...I'm so fancy)
Paysage #deux...
Two of many paths to choose from during our velo jaunt...
And again...
Train on the way home...RER, its like the Metro North for Paris...
Metro in Paris in the morning, on our way to catch the train to Versailles...
Graffiti on a mirror in the Hall of Mirrors (where the Treaty of Versailles was signed), nice...
Cool ceiling in the palace at Versailles...
Hallway at Versailles...
Gardens just outside the palace...
Spring blossoms...must be all the impressionists I saw yesterday at the Musee D'Orsay, but I went for the f3.5 thing here...
More of same...
More of same, this time with Andrea...
More of same...
Fountains and some sort of collonade...
Row of trees, in case you couldn't make that out for yourself...
Cool blooming willow tree...
Andrea cruising...all the pix of Andrea riding I took from my bike while riding, good thing my camera is easy to use...
Pulling off a pathway to snoop around...most of the tourists (and there were BAJILLIONS of them) stick to the palace, so when you get out to the grounds there's no one around. Most of the time we were aaallllll alone to wander through the paths.
Landscape (I believe the French word is Paysage...I'm so fancy)
Paysage #deux...
Two of many paths to choose from during our velo jaunt...
And again...
Train on the way home...RER, its like the Metro North for Paris...
Thursday, April 20, 2006
ArtFest 2006
Andrea and I did the Louvre and the Musee D'Orsay today...a lot for one day, but we tried to pick our spots within each...
Teeny little Andrea on the right side of the fountain...this is walking through the back courtyard of the Louvre...the place goes on for miles.
Winged victory (Nike) from Samothrace...pretty cool.
View of Paris from top floor of the Louvre, some Napoleonic arch lower left, Eiffel Tower, and in the far distance on the right you can see the Arc de Triomphe...the walk from one arch to the other takes you through the Tuileries and up the Champs Elysee.
Oh so fancy toilet in the place where we ate lunch...can't be afraid to squat if you need to...thanks for the foot pedals guys, wouldn't want to fall in.
Me trying to be Cartier-Bresson taking a picture of a guy in the Musee D'Orsay...
Face in a bowl in the Musee D'Orsay...
Statues in the D'Orsay...
Ceiling of the Musee D'Orsay...it used to be the train station for the Paris-Orleans line...impressive building, bigger than Grand Central.
Andrea toward the end of our tour, beginning to get grumpy...
Obligatory "Paris is for Lovers" shot...
Teeny little Andrea on the right side of the fountain...this is walking through the back courtyard of the Louvre...the place goes on for miles.
Winged victory (Nike) from Samothrace...pretty cool.
View of Paris from top floor of the Louvre, some Napoleonic arch lower left, Eiffel Tower, and in the far distance on the right you can see the Arc de Triomphe...the walk from one arch to the other takes you through the Tuileries and up the Champs Elysee.
Oh so fancy toilet in the place where we ate lunch...can't be afraid to squat if you need to...thanks for the foot pedals guys, wouldn't want to fall in.
Me trying to be Cartier-Bresson taking a picture of a guy in the Musee D'Orsay...
Face in a bowl in the Musee D'Orsay...
Statues in the D'Orsay...
Ceiling of the Musee D'Orsay...it used to be the train station for the Paris-Orleans line...impressive building, bigger than Grand Central.
Andrea toward the end of our tour, beginning to get grumpy...
Obligatory "Paris is for Lovers" shot...
Wednesday, April 19, 2006
Andrea and I were tired, so we came home and took a long nap after lunch. She was hogging the computer, so I took some pix of Jer's pad. It's a nice place to be and to hang...
So far today we went to the Musee de Carnavalet (Paris History) and the Musee Picasso, then a yummy lunch in a nice restaurant on the Place des Vosges...gonna take a nap now...
Andrea walking down Richard Lenoir, the biggest street near Jer's apartment, it comes off the Place de Bastille, which is the tower in the distance
Dude in a funky suit on the Place des Vosges
Funny manhole cover near Vosges
Andrea in the Carnavalet...
Andrea in the Carnavalet...
Andrea in the Carnavalet...
In the Carnavalet...
Andrea at lunch...
Andrea walking down Richard Lenoir, the biggest street near Jer's apartment, it comes off the Place de Bastille, which is the tower in the distance
Dude in a funky suit on the Place des Vosges
Funny manhole cover near Vosges
Andrea in the Carnavalet...
Andrea in the Carnavalet...
Andrea in the Carnavalet...
In the Carnavalet...
Andrea at lunch...
Tuesday, April 18, 2006
Stuff from today...
Today we went to Saint Chappelle, the Conciergerie and the Pantheon, then a boat ride on the river...walked the whole thing, aching feet.
Statue n the Pantheon...
Dummies in cell in the Conciergerie...
Ste. Chapelle...
Dummie of Marie Antoinette in the Conciergerie...
Spiral staircase in the Pantheon...
Detail of mural in Pantheon, Joan of Arc...
Statue in the Pantheon...
Ceiling of the Pantheon...
Andrea looking at a mural in the Pantheon...
Statue n the Pantheon...
Dummies in cell in the Conciergerie...
Ste. Chapelle...
Dummie of Marie Antoinette in the Conciergerie...
Spiral staircase in the Pantheon...
Detail of mural in Pantheon, Joan of Arc...
Statue in the Pantheon...
Ceiling of the Pantheon...
Andrea looking at a mural in the Pantheon...
Monday, April 17, 2006
Pix from today...
Today we started out in the Marais (Jewish neighborhood), with yummy middle eastern food (with a touch of Brooklyn: rye bread and pastrami on the menu, along with humus, etc.) Walked by the Pompidou and the Louvre (will actually go into it later in the week) then checked out the Arc de Triomphe. Stopped by the Hotel Rafael for a drink (18 Euros for a bourbon on the rocks!!!) and cabbed it home.
We are bushed, the day began with an adventure with a locksmith, but quickly got back on track.
I love this picture below: Andrea looks totally hot, and that's my beer the dude is cracking open...this is the life.
Dusty wine bottles, what's more French? This is in the middle eastern restaurant (as above) on my right elbow while sitting at the table.
We are bushed, the day began with an adventure with a locksmith, but quickly got back on track.
I love this picture below: Andrea looks totally hot, and that's my beer the dude is cracking open...this is the life.
Dusty wine bottles, what's more French? This is in the middle eastern restaurant (as above) on my right elbow while sitting at the table.
Sunday, April 16, 2006
Saturday, April 15, 2006
Andrea and I took a major power nap, then went out and wandered around the neighborhood around Jer's place. Walked by the Place des Vosges, then stopped and had a couple drinks, then had sandiwches Grecque (sp?) with harissa and mayo. So good. I feel too lucky...
Got to Paris...
Got to Paris this morning...Jer's pad is wicked cool. We got upgraded to Executive Class on Air India for the trip over, didn't even ask. After we got here, we went out and ate some lunch and bought basic provisions for fridge (fruit, water, beer).
Thursday, April 13, 2006
Wednesday, April 12, 2006
My Cool Cousin
Read this article...
It's about my cousin Adam and an artist partner of his and a show they did in Columbus. Very cool...
It's about my cousin Adam and an artist partner of his and a show they did in Columbus. Very cool...
Sunday, April 09, 2006
Friday, April 07, 2006
Wednesday, April 05, 2006
Tuesday, April 04, 2006
Bronwen and the Trev Dawg...
Yesterday I went by Jer's brother's apartment to pic up the keys for the apartment in Paris and figured since I was downtown that I'd call up Bronwen to grab a drink. So I met up with Bronwen at Daddy-O's (one of my fave bars on this whole island), then Trevor met up with us, and we walked down to Soho where he was playing a gig with his buddy. Andrea came down and met up with us too. It was the first time we had met Trevor. He's cool.
Yesterday I went by Jer's brother's apartment to pic up the keys for the apartment in Paris and figured since I was downtown that I'd call up Bronwen to grab a drink. So I met up with Bronwen at Daddy-O's (one of my fave bars on this whole island), then Trevor met up with us, and we walked down to Soho where he was playing a gig with his buddy. Andrea came down and met up with us too. It was the first time we had met Trevor. He's cool.
