THE EVENTUAL RETURN

so i've been back in london for about a week now. returned from paris last friday and found myself panicking over two papers due next monday (when i leave for spain), i've finished one! and given myself a brief rest for this massive entry on paris that will probably be the first to take over this entire blog's webpage. the weather there was a bit temperamental, but this visit probably ranks highest on my list of the most pleasant vacations i've had in my (short) life, thanks to the delightful company of magali duzant and michelle lee! it was very convenient to just walk around the entire city, it's such a pretty one with its slate blue rooftops! i mostly explored by walking, observed french society, sat in cafes, gorged on tasty pastries, saw beautiful art, visited cemeteries, went to markets, watched the L word with the girls, and listened to stories about snooty french art students.

first day in paris!


their flat was chilly because the french don't believe in double-paned windows, avec an outdoor dining table


aforementioned anti-climatic passing of torch


passed japan town/street, i've heard japanese cuisine in paris is suspect b/c they're mostly run by vietnamese and the fish is not fresh...i miss sushi


street of the bad boys (or something like that) in the marais, avec gun-totting panda


maison europeenne de la photographie


lunch with mags at a cute restaurant/bookshop


sacre coeur


jardins du luxembourg, magali and michelle add a bit of humanity


paris at sunset near the apartment


one of the stalls at an antiques market


some were like movie sets


there were often protests with frightful policemen patrolling with guns and bulletproof vests


debuffet piece at the pompidou


proust at the cemeterie du montparnasse, had trouble finding him so i just followed these two women, one of whom, upon arriving, proceeded to look at me and say "proust." indeed.


truffaut, one of the more touching graves with rocks placed upon ticket stubs


yummy pastries from patisserie sadaharu aoki


the louvre, i went to see winged victory but quickly ran away after seeing all the tourists


musee de l'orangerie to see monet's lillies


my last few days were filled with photography-related events, modeled with michelle for magali's jean project


and met alec soth! future famed photographer who was showing at the jeu de paume and kindly gave magali's photo class a tour of his work.


this was my last day. i was sad to leave. it's a bit lonesome living on one's own, i forgot how nice it is to have someone to start the day with! anyway, i'm back to normalcy till next monday when i go to barcelona, valencia, and madrid!