Monday, April 09, 2007

April in Paris

An Easter Sunday afternoon. Such crowded streets! Open bakeries, pastry shops and the occasional store. Packed cafés and restaurants.

Play music, skate down the Boulevard St. Germain, kick a soccer ball around.

Lovers, friends, families, so much public display of affection! Paris, transformed into a stage for the presentation of love.

A four hour walk from one end of the Left Bank to the other and back again, covering the blocks between St. Michel and the Eiffel Tower, in search of whatever it is I am always in search of in Paris.

[On Monday I travel back to Madison. In the next three weeks, I have an insane amount of work to do, to get me to the end of this semester. I imagine that the term “pulling all nighters” will suddenly become part of my vocabulary, on a farily regular basis. In anticipation of this, let me warn that posts here will be very short. I do promise a sentence and a photo every day, to keep Ocean rolling, but that’s it. It will be an interesting challenge to come up with a one sentence/photo statement for each day. Until the third of May, when I break out of my self-imposed blogging limits. The semester ends then and I will be setting out on my great biking adventure.]

But that’s then. For now, in photos (chronologically), a Sunday walk in Paris. In April.


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used books and scarves



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café life



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window reflections: Ocean author



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music on St. Germain



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skaters on St. Germain



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reflections: a familiar tower



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peeking through budding trees



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April tulips



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April in Paris



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April in paris, close up



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spring soccer on Les Invalides



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evening sun, near the Odeon

7 comments:

  1. I was in Paris at this same time last year and it was just as splendid as it is in your photos. Being as photographically disinclined as I am I didn't bring my camera, but my memories are freshened by your pictures. Thanks

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  2. One of the all-time greats!

    lili

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  3. Nina, You look so peaceful and at home in this picture. Plus, your blouse is adorable! Thanks for sharing all your lovely photos. The tower with pink blossoms is my favorite.

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  4. Those musicians on St Germain have a fascinating collection of instruments. What sort of music were they playing?

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  5. splendid!!!!!

    shelbydupree.blogspot.com

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  6. Thank you all.

    Suzanne, the purple shirt is not insignificant. It's new and has great symbolic meaning for me. Wearing it and taking a photo was rather deliberate. All I needed was an adequate reflection. Not to worry. As this post shows, Paris is full of reflections.

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  7. My husband, brother and I were in France at the same time you were. Love your photos! We adored France - it was our first visit, but not our last!

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