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It is… HOT… here.
Record heat & sun this summer. Ridiculous snow storms this past winter. Ah, climate change!
That said, I’m LOVING the sun. (Though my apartment was so hot last night, I honestly considered sleeping on my balcony!)
Update: We hit 102F, breaking the 1994 record of 100F.
…and so tired! Nothing like suffering through jetlag on your first day back at work.
The trip was amazing. I loved (loved) Paris.
Anyways, so many highlights – I can’t wait to share the photos!
The Louvre at Night, taken with my iPhone
My last day in Paris, I went to Cafe de Flore to channel Sartre, soak in the atmosphere, and write in my journal. I was especially excited when I ended up sitting next to a certain well-known New Yorker staff writer!
notre dame, from the seine
along the seine
karen, photographer (and sometimes shopper)
big head
rainstorm in paris
rainstorm in paris
rainstorm in paris
rainstorm in paris
dancing along the seine
I wasn’t originally going to take night photos of the Louvre. But walking through on the way to the Metro, the “golden hour” lighting was too good to pass up. I ended up staying for dinner, and more photography of the Louvre Pyramid.
I was mixed on whether to hunt down the “Mona Lisa” inside of Louvre – I had heard the crowds take all the joy out of it But once inside the museum, it’s kinda hard to resist such a famous painting.
Especially with all the "This Way to the Mona Lisa" signs.
The Louvre allows people to take pictures inside. Which I love. But it definitely seemed like most folks were just PhotoOp-ing, and not really looking at it.
Anyways, I really liked the “Mona Lisa”. Photos of it don’t do it justice. Some paintings just feel alive, have a bit of soul to them.
And yes, I took the requisite tourist photo. 
I arrived in Paris on Bastille Day. Unfortunately, it meant that I missed the morning parade (and the Balls the night before). But I did get to see the Champ de Mars fireworks!
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