ICONIC PARIS

Certain images evoke larger concepts or thoughts; here  are some images that for some of us are those of parisien life.

Paris was, long before Charlie Hebdo on high alert. Apart from the immediate aftermath, things seems to be as they were.  The only noticeable change was the closing of the tower at the Sacre Coeur.

We have been in the African, Muslim, Jewish and Hindu neighborhoods of Paris. We clearly stood out. There was no other particular tension.

The greatest stir was the fact that I had a camera and the drug dealers were not pleased about that.  That however is true everywhere all the time.

METRO
METRO
MAURICE CHEVALIER
MAURICE CHEVALIER
HIDDEN PARIS
HIDDEN PARIS
JANUARY SALES
JANUARY SALES
MONTMATRE
MONTMATRE
MUSLIM IN PARIS
MUSLIM IN PARIS

 

SCHOOL DISMISSAL
SCHOOL DISMISSAL

PARIS DOOR HANDLES AND MORE

 

 

While it was Lord Nelson who is credited with the words: ” Keep calm and carry on”. It is the French people today after the events of yesterday.

In the light of these events it is hard to stay excited about the volvo ocean race, the america’s cup, or the bcn. Lord knows sailing has been my mistress for half a century now, but the world seems so overwhelming some days.musee dupuytren 1 7 15  56436 musee cluny 1 7 15  56610

SEEMS SO FRENCH
SEEMS SO FRENCH
KOSHER FALFAEL
KOSHER FALFAEL
CHIMERA
CHIMERA

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HOTEL CERAMIC
HOTEL CERAMIC
GARGOYLES, TOUR ST. JACQUES
GARGOYLES, TOUR ST. JACQUES

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PAYS BAS

It is a new year. Yesterday, I could not even send an email for lack of bandwidth; but it is a new beginning today. After days of museums and cities we struck out into the country of Holland; the pays bas or low country. driving over vast dikes where water levels are carefully monitored.

The skies we saw reminded me of those of Ruisdael.

 

THE LOW COUNTRY
THE LOW COUNTRY

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THE LIGHT OF THE 18TH CENTURY
THE LIGHT OF THE 18TH CENTURY
THE SKIES OF YORE
THE SKIES OF YORE
GATE OF DELFT
GATE OF DELFT
SQUARE IN DELFT
SQUARE IN DELFT

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ESPALIER
ESPALIER
WINDING STAIRS
WINDING STAIRS

SAILING THROUGH LIFE

This is in response to those who asked:”Who are you?” It is a least a dimension.Boats have always been a part of my life. Naturally interwoven with the story of Newport.