1er Janvier 2012

 

First walk of the year, around Abbesses, Sacré Coeur, etc ... pretty warm and very windy. The streets of Paris were totally crowded, but still it was a very enjoyable walk .. but 12 degrees .. is really a lot for January!!

Paris tout gris

A very long and relaxed weekend in Paris. The weather was rather grey and rainy, especially when T. and I went to the Sacré Coeur. But today we walked along the Canal Saint Martin and it was very nice, because of the automn colors. I am actually very much enjoying these grey/fresh days .. as the streets are not so busy, it all goes a bit more quite and relaxed in the Capital. It is also nice to put on a big warm sweater, drink coffee at a terrasse ...

Paris en Noir & Blanc

Pictures of Paris i never posted .. it was more than a year ago, on a pretty cold day, and yes it is again Montmartre .. well i lived around the corner .. so i used to go there pretty often. So those pictures here are more from the tiny streets behind the Touristic Scene (where the Sacré Coeur and Place du Parvis). I remember the tiny green parisian bus going through the very narrow streets .. and driving like crazy while honking non-stop. By the way, the street to go up to Montmartre is called "Rue du Calvaire" yes .. Calvary, the street is indeed very sloping and basically made of infinite stairs .. 

Pilou Sacré Coeur !

J'ai pris ces photos avec mon Holga, comme vous pouvez le voir. J'ai comme à mon habitude utilisé la superposition et aussi un + : le filtre bleu.

I took thoose pictures with my Holga, as you can see. I, as usual, used the overlay effect, and also a little + : the blue fliter.

a long walk

Samedi après-midi : une longue marche à travers Montmartre, mais pas du côté touristique, au contraire, nous sommes allées dans les petites rues derrière le Sacré Coeur, pour enfin arriver dans un petit parc avec une superbe vue sur tout Paris. Nous y avons fait une petite pause, et apprécié la vue. ensuite on a trouvé une place pleine de charme avec un café très sympa, "L'été en pente douce" nous y sommes restées au moins 4 heures .. il a en effet commencé à pleuvoir des cordes, on a du coup même fini par manger là. en tout cas, j'y retournerai !

Saturday afternoon : a very long walk through Montmartre, but not through the tourist area, on the opposite, we went to the tiny empty streets behind the Sacré Coeur, and ended up in a cute little parc with an amazing view on the whole city. we sat there to rest a bit, and enjoy the view. then we found a tiny place with a lovely café, "L'été en pente douce" and there we stayed for at least 4 hours .. well .. it started raining like hell, so no one was really feeling like leaving the café. we finally had food there too. I loved it and will definitly go back someday!