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 …
The Louvre
What can I say – the Louvre is a beautiful museum. michelangelo’s dying slave. stunning.
Memorial Day
I don’t know about you… but I will admit to often forgetting the importance of Memorial Day. It’s not just another 3 day weekend – especially given the current state of the world. While in Miami this past weekend, I stumbled on an incredibly poignant memorial. Along Ocean Drive in South Beach, thousands of paper tombstones commemorated those who have fallen in Iraq and Afghanistan (4,985 to date). Each tombstone had the handwritten name and age of a fallen veteran. Each tombstone was written by a different person. The simple symbolism, especially with the juxtaposition of South Beach during “Urban …
Napa for the Weekend
I was in wine country last weekend… Nothing beats wine + sun (unless it’s wine + sun + cheese).