Postcard from Paris
In Paris for a few days, my favorite city.
Paris seems melancholy, perhaps even a bit scared. The economic crisis has knocked the wind out of the city that depends so heavily on tourism. Cafés, restaurants, boutiques — the lifeblood of Paris — the chief contributor to its incredible ambiance, sit empty.
Here are some pictures … Place des Vosges … a Basque perfume shop … a florist … restaurants in the Marais, two-thirds empty.
Last night, we took a stroll by the Seine. After Jussieu, near the Institut du Monde Arabe, young men and women were eating, drinking, dancing.
Joy.
Joy of the kind that America has not yet discovered. Joy. Art. Design. Culture. All that makes Paris so special, so different, so wonderful.
Despite the distress.
That’s why I keep coming back.
Over and again.
To Paris, in all moods — melancholia or euphoria.
p.s. I’ve added more pictures to the Belgium set here.
Hi,
I live in Paris and I think too it is a beatiful city
I hope you had nice holidays.
Where are your photos of Paris?
Ah, I see you were in my favorite place in Paris, Place des Vosges. Have you discovered the passage from the Hotel Sully to the Place des Vosges? Just go to the Hotel de Sully on rue St Antoine, go to the orangerie in the back, and climb the steps… It’s magic!
And don’t miss Place St Catherine for lunch!
Thanks for the tips, Dominique
never been paris but I love it when I got to know it. hope oneday I could go there with my husband.