Around Oaxaca

  photos for a quinceañera outside of santo domingo     selling outside of santo domingo     the afternoon’s batch of fresh tortillas   sauce cooling   streets of oaxaca   street performers   streets of oaxaca

Oaxaca!

The last month has been super hectic with Silverlight 4 and PDC conference prep.  Which means I’m even more excited for a short trip down to Oaxaca, Mexico with my friend Seema.  We leave tomorrow!     Fast Facts Time: UTC-6 (Seattle: noon, Oaxaca: 2pm) Money: Mexican Peso (1 usd = 13.1 pesos) Weather: 82F and Sunny Declared Unesco Heritage Site for its architecture, its cultural traditions, its cuisine and its climate.

Back in Seattle…

…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

Nice, France

I ended the trip with some much needed time on the beach.  🙂        

Cafe de Flore

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!

Paris at Night

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

The Louvre at Night

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.                   

“Mona Lisa”

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 …