Saturday, April 26, 2014

PARIS IN THE RAIN

Paris has been quite grey for the past few days.  Lots of light misty rain that makes my hair frizzy and encourages staying home and curling up with cups of hot chocolate.  However, it's also the perfect weather for taking trips to bookstores and coffee shops.  So, today, that is what I did.  

The view down my hill.  Pretty, even in the drizzle.  
 And, for good measure, the view up the hill.  That big bird cage is actually the Pantheon.
 Shakespeare & Co.: the ultimate rainy-day bookstore.
 A coffee at Telescope, back behind the Palais Royale with my new book (I went with Midnight's Children by Salman Rushdie).

Thursday, April 24, 2014

A MISHMASH OF PHOTOS AND A SAD TRUTH

The past two weeks have been a blur of french philosophers, timelines of the Middle East, Marc Chagall biographies, and histories of Ancient Rome.  However, thanks to a steady stream of chocolate, I have made it through.  This is a massive relief, but the terrifying result is that I have finished my third year of college, and I have less than a month (two weeks if we're being really honest) left in Paris.  Let's not think about it. 

Anyways, I have neglected my blog in favor of notes and chocolate bunnies, but now I am back, and I have a mishmash of photos for you.    
 Jelly-bean colored tulips that I brought home from the market last week.
 Can you believe this?  I rounded the corner, and there he was, all alone (his owner had run inside the Sorbonne), and barking up a storm.  His owner came out a moment later, and they were off, down the Boulevard Saint Germain!
 Taking a walk and a break in one of my favorite little gardens, just down the road from one of my favorite coffee places.  It's all walled off, and for some reason there's always a policeman outside, but inside it's filled with little old french ladies and parents playing with their children.  There's also a tiny veggie garden.
 The gate to the tiny veggie garden!
 Today I took myself to lunch at Bob's Kitchen, and then wandered around the Pompidou area for a bit.  The street art's amazing over there.  Feels like it's spilled right out of the museum.
 I'm not sure who that guy above is, but last semester I was in class with someone who looked just like him!!
 The most beautiful travel books you ever did see.