Winter’s coming. We haven’t been to Paris in a while. Take my arm, and let’s hit the streets.
Shall we buy a flat in Paris? Real estate agency, Rue de l’Université.
Let’s take the metro at Louvre-Rivoli. There is a secret passage that takes us to the Louvre:
The scribe has been taking notes for 4,600 years.
Shall we walk to the Pont des Arts with Willy Ronis in 1957 and listen to the musician?
Or today, in a perpetual summer?
We can see Paul Klee’s “Zwillinge” at Beaubourg. (1930). I had a friend called Zwilling. He was Alsatian. His name means “Twins”. And, curiously he had a twin. Die Zwilling zwillinge. During the war, he was playing pranks with his brother when a German soldier caught them and laughed, saying “Zwilling”. He was worried as Hell that the soldier “knew” their name whilst he’d only noticed they were twins. Wonder what’s become of him?
Beaubourg, the stranded spaceship.
We can buy a “Romanian Blouse”? Matisse, 1930.
Sawadee krap. This charming Thai lady on Rue de Poissy is always smiling.
Back to school. Ménilmontant. 2018.
Here lived Georges Wolinski, a cartoonist, assassinated at Charlie Hebdo, on January 2015. Last November 13th, a commemoration was held in memory of of the fallen at the Bataclan and other places in Paris in 2015. The judges say they have concluded their investigations. Three years? About time! The trial is set for 2020. Seriously?
Let’s go shopping at La Samaritaine, on Rue de Rivoli.
Or visit Renoir at Rodin’s house. The museum has been refurbished. As in Giverny, I am always… touched, that such magnificent artists all bought works from one another. There seemed to be no artistic rivalry or jealously. I like the “dialogue” of Renoir’s and Rodin’s work.
Let’s hop at the Louvre. Hardly any tourists…
Or we can have a perfectly balanced lunch. Wait! Wait! Where’s the wine?!
We’ll have coffee at the Coffee Pack. When it opens…
We can walk by Gainsbourg and Birkin’s house on Rue de Verneuil, in the 6th Arrondissement, between Saint-Germain and the River.
Jane Birkin. Gare de Lyon. Around the time of Antonioni’s “Blow-up” I gather.
I know. I know! Let’s fly red balloons…
Thank you for walking along this midsummer Paris daydream…
Happy Thanksgiving to our American friends…
again a wonderful photo tale of Paris. Thanks for sharing:)!
A.U.B.
😉
Hope all is well and not too cold yet.
one must have wine with those beautiful specimens of cheese Brian. Lovely artwork and a wonderful tour of your foreign lands ❤ ❤ Happy Thanksgiving too if you celebrate 🙂
We don’t, but we stand with you guys in thought. (Enjoy the turkey!)
I will include wine in the next lunch photo. 🙂
Ah, my dear. A lovely walk. Thank you. J.
Thank YOU for walking with me. 😉
Well.you’re not going to believe it … but I finished watching Blow up … again …about half an hour ago … One of my favorite films. I was doing some research on my Sony Cybershot, and for some reason I wondered what camera Hemmings had used in the movie – turns out it was a 1959 Nikon F – and so I thought, what the heck, I’ll grab a late supper and watch it.
Lovely photo set, as always, Brian.
I do believe it. (Since there is no act of God) I do believe in coincidences… That is a great movie. And little Birkin was quite young then. (Weren’t we all?)
A Nikon F? How on earth could you ascertain that? (I need to see the movie again!)
Be good my friend. Glad you liked the Paris daydream.
A Nikon F? How on earth could you ascertain that?
All hail God Google!
Oh. Yes. you are right. Another tidbit of information: an undisclosed English gentleman living in SA has looked for Nikon and blowup. Blowup? Sounds like an explosion. Pass it on to NSA and Homeland… Tut. Tut. Tut…
Such search engines are a real blessing in my view, and, while exercising due caution towards sources, formerly unobtainable info across all spectrums is now but a few clicks away.
Agree. Totally. And with due caution. Wikipedia is probably the worst source. (and killing Larousse, Webster and the like) I’ve checked entries on the very same subject in three languages, they vary immensely. But, to check out a doubt, is that a crocodile or an alligator in my backyard? You should get fast answers… 🙂
If not fast answers at least you should expect them to be snappy, yes?
Haha! The croc or the gator?
Take your pick!
Fang you very much.
Thoroughly enjoyed this – past and present.
Thank you. Stay tuned for future Paris strolls. 🙂
And have a nice week-end.
I will, you too
Wonderful post. 🙂
Thank you. Glad you enjoyed the walk. 🙂
Happy week-end Gigi. (It is Gigi, right?)
Coucou Brieuc ! Tu étais venu cet été à Paris ? Jolies photos en tous les cas. Et je vois que tu apprécies le fromage…
Gros bisous et à très bientôt !
Salut Cécile. Ouiiii. Je viens tous les ans. Ça fait du bien de se retremper dans la “mère patrie”. Et le fromage, étant Breton, á doit être génétique! La fromagerie de la Rue de la Convention est géniale et on a pas cette variété ici.
Zibous et bon week-end. 🙂
Love it!
I thought you might. Hope all is well, Alison?
Gratefully blessed in life right now and fully aware this could change! Happy holidays to you and yours.
🙂 December is right around the corner. Daughter #2 is going to Colombia at the end of the week, to “show” grandbaby Gonzalo to his Colombian family. They haven’t met him yet. 🙂 And we are going for Christmas. What are your plans this year?
How wonderful! We will be in Arizona (avoiding cold winter). Heading to Paris mid-February and I CANNOT WAIT! Enjoy your family at Christmas.
Thank you . You too. Though I suspect winter nights in Arizona might be cool? 🙂
I remember you had plans for Paris early next year. Enjoy. A bientôt mon amie.
A very nice walk, indeed. “I love Paris in the… ” Well, the song, anyway…
🙂 There are so many songs about Paris. I wonder whether it is not the city with the most songs… 😉 Bonne semaine
This was such a fantastic walk with you! I love that black and white photo of the musician.Thanks Brian.
Pleasure. Paris is an easy subject. 🙂 As for the musician on the Pont des arts, Willy Ronis’ photography is a poetic monument. 🙂
Tot ziens…
The notion that it’s taking FIVE YEARS to sentence those ISIS cunts made my blood boil (but it shouldn’t, my sister-in-law has been waiting 3 years for a child custody case, thought impossible that someplace could be slower than Italy’s justice) but then I saw that cheese platter. Aaaaah, les fromages. If France gave only them to the world (and it didn’t, obviously – how about the Citroën DS and Daft Punk?) it’d be enough to be grateful forever.
My blood has been boiling for some time now. I suspect the French may be – deep down inside – scared of holding the trial. The Belgians were not scared. 🙂 And yes, French justice is appalling.
best of luck to your sister-in-law. Chi va piano va sano. The only thing is that 3 years is a lifetime in a child (children?)’s life.
And I too tend to look at countries/cultures in terms of “what have you given the world?”. Think about it, it is an interesting analysis framework. Ciao, ciao.
Thank you for the dreams of perpetual summer on a cold, late autumn day. And for the vivid colour.
Pleasure. I do realize that many are now in the midst of cold and low dreary light. In Mexico city even with temperature going down a bit (du to the altitude) we are blessed with a sun and most trees don’t lose their leaves… So I though I’d share a bitta sun. 🙂
Be good
Lovely. And i couldn’t help myself: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=14IRDDnEPR4
Merci. Twice. The song is precious. I had not heard about Nena. I only knew the Blondie version. And I’d always wondered why she sang in German. Wunderbar!
It is always so delightful to join you on your walks, Brian. Love the Gainsbourg and Birkin mural.
It was quite a surprise. I wanted to have a look at their house. Had read something in the press, and the street is in one of my favourite haunts in Paris, between the Seine and Saint-germain…
Glad you enjoyed the walk Inese.
Cheers
99 red balloons go by … the song by Nena popped into my head when I saw your final photo. Lovely trip through Paris, thanks Brian.
Most welcome. A friend posted Nena’s song as a comment. I thought it was a Blondie song! 😉
It’s a strange world we live in, isn’t it, but you can always find diversion in Paris. 🙂 🙂 Many thanks for the follow. I hope you find what you’re looking for.
Who knows what I am looking for? After all these years I’m still not sure… 🙂
Such a wonderful walk and I also love Paris have a beautiful day dear Brian big smiles and hugs from snowy etown….I wish I was in Paris ☺️🤓💫
Well, right now in Paris is a bit… mind-blowing with the “yellow jackets”. I am in shock to say the truth.
so gorgeous! belated Thanksgiving best wishes to you 🙂
Thank you!
Where is the wine? Where is the BREAD?!
Dans la cuisine. Je vais les chercher. J’arrive!
C’est la base !! La Sainte trinité !
A-men!