tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-44315221767340345122024-02-08T01:19:29.726+01:00The Paris EyeA blog that informs, enlightens and interests the english speaking traveler (Americans) in making the most of their visit to Paris.Christopher Andrewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17831790716046629029noreply@blogger.comBlogger152125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4431522176734034512.post-15216393003020966182012-04-02T18:57:00.001+02:002012-04-02T18:57:35.409+02:00<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">THE PARIS EYE WILL RETURN</span><br />
<span style="color: #c27ba0; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">- Looking a little different</span><br />
<span style="color: #e69138; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">- With a different point of view</span><br />
<span style="color: #b6d7a8; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">- Possibly with more to say</span><br />
<span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">- Bolder than ever</span><br />
<span style="color: red; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Keep your eye on </span><span style="color: magenta; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">THE PARIS EYE.</span>Christopher Andrewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17831790716046629029noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4431522176734034512.post-34846199777719162892011-01-19T16:11:00.002+01:002011-01-19T16:23:30.139+01:00The Paris Eye<span style="color:#009900;"><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">The</span> Paris <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">Eye</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error">is</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error">going</span> on <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-error">indefinite</span> </span><span style="color:#993399;"><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-error">HIATUS</span>. </span><span style="color:#ff9966;">I <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_6" class="blsp-spelling-error">want</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_7" class="blsp-spelling-error">to</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_8" class="blsp-spelling-error">thank</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_9" class="blsp-spelling-error">those</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_10" class="blsp-spelling-error">who</span> have <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_11" class="blsp-spelling-error">read</span> </span><span style="color:#66cccc;">and <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_12" class="blsp-spelling-error">supported</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_13" class="blsp-spelling-error">this</span> blog. </span><span style="color:#cc33cc;"><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_14" class="blsp-spelling-error">It</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_15" class="blsp-spelling-error">has</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_16" class="blsp-spelling-error">been</span> a <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_17" class="blsp-spelling-error">pleasure</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_18" class="blsp-spelling-error">to</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_19" class="blsp-spelling-error">share</span> </span><span style="color:#99ff99;"><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_20" class="blsp-spelling-error">my</span> Paris <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_21" class="blsp-spelling-error">with</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_22" class="blsp-spelling-error">you</span> and I <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_23" class="blsp-spelling-error">hope</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_24" class="blsp-spelling-error">that</span> </span><span style="color:#3333ff;">I have <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_25" class="blsp-spelling-error">sparked</span> an <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_26" class="blsp-spelling-error">interest</span> in <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_27" class="blsp-spelling-error">you</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_28" class="blsp-spelling-error">to</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_29" class="blsp-spelling-error">visit</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_30" class="blsp-spelling-error">this</span></span><span style="color:#993300;"> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_31" class="blsp-spelling-error">incredible</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_32" class="blsp-spelling-error">city</span>. I <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_33" class="blsp-spelling-error">will</span> continue <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_34" class="blsp-spelling-error">with</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_35" class="blsp-spelling-error">my</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_36" class="blsp-spelling-error">other</span> blogs, </span><span style="color:#ffcc33;"><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_37" class="blsp-spelling-error">both</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_38" class="blsp-spelling-error">my</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_39" class="blsp-spelling-error">Portfolio</span>:<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_40" class="blsp-spelling-error">Christopher</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_41" class="blsp-spelling-error">Andrews</span> </span><span style="color:#663366;">and <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_42" class="blsp-spelling-error">The</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_43" class="blsp-spelling-error">Big</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_44" class="blsp-spelling-error">Joy</span>. </span><span style="color:#666600;"><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_45" class="blsp-spelling-error">Perhaps</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_46" class="blsp-spelling-error">this</span> blog <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_47" class="blsp-spelling-error">will</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_48" class="blsp-spelling-error">function</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_49" class="blsp-spelling-error">again</span> in <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_50" class="blsp-spelling-error">the</span> future, but </span><span style="color:#9999ff;"><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_51" class="blsp-spelling-error">until</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_52" class="blsp-spelling-error">then</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_53" class="blsp-spelling-error">take</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_54" class="blsp-spelling-error">care</span>.</span><br /><span style="color:#9999ff;"></span><br /><span style="color:#339999;"><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_55" class="blsp-spelling-error">Christopher</span></span>Christopher Andrewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17831790716046629029noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4431522176734034512.post-20871467840872530742010-09-12T21:22:00.003+02:002010-09-12T21:38:05.135+02:00Cathedrals on Holiday<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikuMk26NGnSzY0kSZXaGJbQj63FWKMiLNwYBlXyRoDw9UE0Y5cdRJErmyk3lNfU-S2U1QtVCQ5pWuszqwGaFCBeger4aEn-Gjb4Q3GLQ0cUpXvjXKYXW4xAu-D9WCcN_jPHA9-GrJ5IGVx/s1600/DSC_0317.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516111149666523458" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOYFr_hqC9W8pS2bexeB9inyksZP7w04qEMQ5g-4Oc9q3TkuYgk6olATghAClduLlX3OQtu8ssPfrt4_8dgXwa0EHw5SDgSfloNpOqRcYvGoSJrwW8q3Ldldol0sYe4ub15TJECBXUULwv/s400/DSC_0294.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />I always visit a church when seeing a new city. This is an impressive one in Périgueux, in the Dordogne, in South Western France.<br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Christopher Andrewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17831790716046629029noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4431522176734034512.post-1789501067390759652010-09-07T19:36:00.004+02:002010-09-07T19:58:52.392+02:00The Italian Eye<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7voNEj4ZsnaZWGOukugymaYtZnCIPBe02FaBUHV8U161Wg-qD72c9zhQPEwyzppiNNcbFzP-7TwLmaJGFK4J-WJW6BxinQ9pf5wJma3lMJ15x1TKKVp15d8DZeW0h3qs8hncOrzEYc4bq/s1600/DSC_0060.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514232570991196594" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7voNEj4ZsnaZWGOukugymaYtZnCIPBe02FaBUHV8U161Wg-qD72c9zhQPEwyzppiNNcbFzP-7TwLmaJGFK4J-WJW6BxinQ9pf5wJma3lMJ15x1TKKVp15d8DZeW0h3qs8hncOrzEYc4bq/s400/DSC_0060.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRo7R_pNT0H7flfC_rN9tGZxzXFNsygiMLvS4dwrdqEHTBPVjOkIePxj4MbGmLAPgS5xOYLE9q-635MsGJmNks1uZCEDoyQrTF_Adhyphenhyphenc0SY8C7AMMXpepoNlC7AfgeVHnTW8Rdj0zo57nc/s1600/DSC_0101.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514230539070294290" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL24DAB-StNs26WoR7VyFYOWbMf2b5Ad7mgZoDr3Qfsm57BTZdc9dL3qZ9lV7K137xW96Pmgfw2JkbA1Ab44JWsIrr63NyQ-g-mpabkagt6OpRcVs9kFSq4HppNDeerkiT4MrtqLzI-Nr-/s400/DSC_0666.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxU40KkjMsA6s9yHN6qXUW_dC2WRwsY0ziB1YpdhfgUPvpf0Tkk8CsF6Ndb4GH1AVta0_Bgd7KwDs7c4OGv4bFXL-BgYVgwsFOJFjkCCexlxHW9viEuWBEF_0B_22jXD2zSBQr9RAu7I4K/s1600/DSC_0520.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514230529456161730" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxU40KkjMsA6s9yHN6qXUW_dC2WRwsY0ziB1YpdhfgUPvpf0Tkk8CsF6Ndb4GH1AVta0_Bgd7KwDs7c4OGv4bFXL-BgYVgwsFOJFjkCCexlxHW9viEuWBEF_0B_22jXD2zSBQr9RAu7I4K/s400/DSC_0520.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>For about a week, I was The Italian Eye. Alain and I went on holiday, for to the Dordogne in the South West of France and then to Italy, in the North starting with Milan and then seeing each of the major lakes there and a couple of minor ones. The trip yeilded many surprises, one of which being that Lake Garda is the color of the brilliant turquoise. Yet my favorite lake must be Lake Maggiore, it is sublime, elusive and mysterious with it's heavy haze and incredible islands like the Isole Bella. I will post more photos at a time and comment more on the trip. It is all still sinking in, but I was greatly inspired.</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Christopher Andrewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17831790716046629029noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4431522176734034512.post-31760144447295829962010-08-10T16:30:00.001+02:002010-08-10T16:32:35.043+02:00Kitchen photo<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinQ76nRkggu1YUuHXeFsawEFlzZH_UvVFA4XvMsfLc7KHP0acghan8xwtaxhhDT5qt-p3j6d-plrlQ1I17Okgfg759O0-bOvxQVuFQN8Srtse_g8SaWaCFEGXUT3C1j4M-28vH_xFWflVP/s1600/DSC_0085.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 323px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503788976189151058" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinQ76nRkggu1YUuHXeFsawEFlzZH_UvVFA4XvMsfLc7KHP0acghan8xwtaxhhDT5qt-p3j6d-plrlQ1I17Okgfg759O0-bOvxQVuFQN8Srtse_g8SaWaCFEGXUT3C1j4M-28vH_xFWflVP/s400/DSC_0085.JPG" /></a><br /><div></div>Christopher Andrewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17831790716046629029noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4431522176734034512.post-80066080007239471872010-08-10T15:30:00.002+02:002010-08-10T16:21:09.486+02:00Paris in Summer?<span style="color:#33cc00;">Something strange and glorious happened this Summer 2010, it cooled down. After baking a few Summers in Paris now, I am grateful for this cool down. What ecological implications or significance this might have, I am not sure, but I will think of that another time. People in Paris have done their normal migration for the month of August, some even started in July and the streets for a short time are quiet and it is easier to catch a smiling face from a passerby. I am always commenting on how nice Paris is in Summer, but it can be said the same for New York, or any other large city with access to a coast nearby, or people with enough vacation time. I spent a glorious week in <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">New York</span> one Summer. It felt like something out of a Woody Allen movie where all is civil and the best restaurant are empty, thereby you actually get a table. And speaking of Woody Allen, he is here in Paris filming with none other than Carla <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">Bruni</span>-<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error">Sarkozy</span>, the First Lady of France, you could say, but there never really has been a First Lady in France. It is mostly an American invention. Still, Madame <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error">Sarkozy</span> is setting a kind of <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">precedence</span> while being the French First Lady and carrying on her career as an entertainer. Much is talked about her earlier career as a model, but she began a second act as a singer and became quite popular, that is until she married the President. Politics really is a sport here, like wrestling (or Catch as the French call it) where one minute you are the hero and suddenly a false move or an "accidental" KO of your team-mate can turn your fans against you and suddenly you are <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-error">Carlacabra</span> from Juarez. People will BOO you. I am sure Madame <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_6" class="blsp-spelling-error">Sarkozy</span> will be fine in the film and after the filming everyone one will just wonder if this was just an inconvenient filming schedule that kept the presidential couple from spending the holiday together, or...</span><br /><span style="color:#33cc00;"></span><br /><span style="color:#33cc00;">I admit to be <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_7" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">incredibly</span> lax in my blogging. Actually if you read some of the last ones postings, I grovel a bit about it and promise to do better. Perhaps I should delete those. This time I make no excuses. Some days I am busy and there are times when I do absolutely nothing. All is fine. I love keeping busy and physically and mentally working on a project and I hope to have many more in the future. This Summer being a cool one, I am quicker to think of the future, instead of my brain frying in the sun and just thinking of when I can get into some shade. I hope to continue in Paris. There still seem to be possibilities here like no other place. I am still trying to find all this out, but I do enjoy the search. This said, I am re-evaluating some aspects of my life and taking on what is next. This coming weekend I take a holiday with Alain. The first time we have really gone away since this time last year. We will go to the south west of France and then crossing the country into Italy, staying in Milan a couple of days then heading north to see the lakes. I have not been to Italy since I spent two weeks in Venice one Winter years ago, still perhaps the most enchanting time I have spent anywhere. I have never been to Milan. Some people like the city, others don't. I plan to do some usual sightseeing, even taking in <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_8" class="blsp-spelling-error">da</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_9" class="blsp-spelling-error">Vinci's</span> Last Supper. Normally I might avoid going to see it. Since the Dan Brown books people have glazed over and foamed at the mouth to all things <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_10" class="blsp-spelling-error">da</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_11" class="blsp-spelling-error">Vinci</span> and I do feel La <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_12" class="blsp-spelling-error">Gioconda</span>, or The Mona Lisa, is perhaps the most over-rated painting in history. Leonardo <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_13" class="blsp-spelling-error">da</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_14" class="blsp-spelling-error">Vinci</span> created some of the most sublime and mysterious works of art in existence. You don't need to <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_15" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">dissect</span> these paintings and drawings to find hidden meaning, sure the man was a genius, but really all it takes is to just look at them and accept the beauty they posses. I plan to do this. I also look forward to see the lakes, like Como and <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_16" class="blsp-spelling-error">Maggiore</span>. I have been brushing up on Italian, which <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_17" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">grammatically</span> makes a lot more sense than French. This trip comes at a much needed time. I have been totally fatigued. Fatigued with circumstances and changes which are not always easy for me to deal with, still, such is life and we all press on. It will be nice to breathe a different air, hear another language and see different faces. It will be nice to see mountains, large bodies of water and magical islands. It will be nice to put aside all that has been bothering me and really relax, <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_18" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">existing</span> in another beauty. If you are planning a holiday or just a weekend getaway somewhere, anywhere, I wish you the same.</span>Christopher Andrewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17831790716046629029noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4431522176734034512.post-22203255540269463012010-07-16T11:59:00.005+02:002010-07-16T13:03:36.792+02:00Dallas<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNfxFINpSoHqNS2Wk109HZmWX1tQ7lJe83dZzxxxvazwSme2q1eMXyXsGDdF9BdhN42YSAZEYjxj1CFRSCIRCd5t8zKEjRrkHZG14Y5LFNf2ju-WYSPY31HlE7092i4uurSTA7afrkSfYZ/s1600/DSC_0420.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 371px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494451550118085106" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNfxFINpSoHqNS2Wk109HZmWX1tQ7lJe83dZzxxxvazwSme2q1eMXyXsGDdF9BdhN42YSAZEYjxj1CFRSCIRCd5t8zKEjRrkHZG14Y5LFNf2ju-WYSPY31HlE7092i4uurSTA7afrkSfYZ/s400/DSC_0420.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDH1LmU9eHFX4tb-omPsoUQ7DntkmLwz406lqvawauJqR4NEOQsj1HSo4ZTQ3UTaEF2IslOFHN64wW_3WTP8ysF9J7NXuLu-b35QQBTjT2fmNgFlJWmqnIcYqxcPk9rP-cvEA1NHDc2lIg/s1600/DSC_0399.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 264px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494447329348158242" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLFLcO4S9GV_xxesn-4okdVCPNfuYJK9S_DLoVtnHRgycXWvmWzP8BAEoZL_FATIEoR8_qneSbCIR9D9hnT1Yrbue3SHCCplHvOKxxzHVQR_-qBXRJLlR2zuXwPY7r4mpabdThRK8UJBzj/s400/Dallas15.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="color:#33cc00;">I recently spent some weeks in my home town of Dallas. It was strange how so much has changed and yet many things stay the same. That said, I rediscovered something I had almost forgotten about, like how lovely Fair Park is. Most of these images are from there. It was built as a World's Fair site in the 30's and consists of one of the largest, intact collection of Art Deco structures anywhere. I was very happy to see that the city has restored most of them because I remember then in poor condition when I was growing up. Other areas of the city have changed as well, like the Arts District which has been <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">under construction</span>, off and on for more than 20 years. Through private money, it has been built with buildings by Rem <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">Koolhaus</span>, I.M. Pei, Norman Foster, Edward <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error">Larabee</span> Barnes and <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error">Renzo</span> Piano. Dallas has always had an <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">architectural</span> history with it's Phillip <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-error">Johnsons</span> dotted here and there. Pei did the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_6" class="blsp-spelling-error">Brutalist</span> style City Hall. Soon there will be a couple of <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_7" class="blsp-spelling-error">Calatrava</span> bridges. Some areas are near unrecognizable from the time since I left. It was also nice to see friends and family. To spend time in my old room, which I had to redo and go through some old things. It was nice to have dinners and lunches with my mother and her adorable dogs. It was nice to see the old cat and realize she is 14 years old now. All of this rekindled my spirit somehow. So much has happened over the past 3 years of my living here in Paris and I love it, yet it is still nice to know it is possible to leave one's new home and return safe to an old one, even if just for a few weeks. </span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Christopher Andrewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17831790716046629029noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4431522176734034512.post-88121663319014108862010-05-31T17:58:00.002+02:002010-05-31T18:11:33.245+02:00Dreaming of Summer<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisuC1J0ruhrnPJJVm8UGcjFDg2CwbemOeH0q5l_7__WHSrMKxz1iaUhn5gTDzRMoimHhZqw3n_eFi6ACJZbKCPwYVsPJaP4PaascGm1ua7noMsPVAvbffsqqGMzVY4P6cMBmt_1d2oFsHU/s1600/DSC_0516.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 339px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477464801419996034" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisuC1J0ruhrnPJJVm8UGcjFDg2CwbemOeH0q5l_7__WHSrMKxz1iaUhn5gTDzRMoimHhZqw3n_eFi6ACJZbKCPwYVsPJaP4PaascGm1ua7noMsPVAvbffsqqGMzVY4P6cMBmt_1d2oFsHU/s400/DSC_0516.JPG" /></a><br /><div><span style="color:#99ff99;">A photo taken last Summer, I found it again today and it really has set me up in thinking of Summer. For the first time in 3 years I will be in Dallas for 3 weeks in June and July. I hope I can still bear the heat there. In an odd way this photo reminds me of Summer holidays I took with my parents as a kid. Sure, the Mediterranean Sea is a huge change from The Gulf of Mexico, expecially now (Horrible BP oil-spill) and this photo was taken in Menton or Nice, which is perhaps a world away from Corpus Christi Texas, yet and still, as a kid, I imagined I was on the Côte d'Azur. Dreaming of a turquoise sea trimmed with turquoise and yellow umbrellas. Vive l'Eté!</span></div>Christopher Andrewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17831790716046629029noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4431522176734034512.post-62712044209981319992010-05-31T16:40:00.002+02:002010-05-31T17:05:58.061+02:00Blurry Paris<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiqUZLCjd0bpKCPmiSLB0cc9HMw2F_-cyw-SSB879s2_vLS4OYfDUNBoAEpgc4ZQH4k3oV7GxkVx6A63lttj6wplD7qI2YziV9le5UJWGMNly8tLoYbOplNsSpo7jqbrNi1dY14gUD8gxn/s1600/DSC_0003.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 255px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477445062637691538" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiqUZLCjd0bpKCPmiSLB0cc9HMw2F_-cyw-SSB879s2_vLS4OYfDUNBoAEpgc4ZQH4k3oV7GxkVx6A63lttj6wplD7qI2YziV9le5UJWGMNly8tLoYbOplNsSpo7jqbrNi1dY14gUD8gxn/s400/DSC_0003.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaICoVSnBqWYXlH4tfvA6gnz65v8fEG8UCa8IcuBY0I4cR94EEpyloBDpAYJGA61J1660RyZ7Lb_8XDhhw8huRqihJGIlDZbPFSD-70ejtUWph0qhTXVaZ_1VrlsxMqc57btIkOksPLZlb/s1600/CSC_0253.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 278px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477445059883923618" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaICoVSnBqWYXlH4tfvA6gnz65v8fEG8UCa8IcuBY0I4cR94EEpyloBDpAYJGA61J1660RyZ7Lb_8XDhhw8huRqihJGIlDZbPFSD-70ejtUWph0qhTXVaZ_1VrlsxMqc57btIkOksPLZlb/s400/CSC_0253.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEqoBapn63wZgShAYbkQi0RIW07LvgHyjPPhCHC_UZ8kCPHLEYCQSKldjV8DZQ47u1W9CXZRlWQsYCjdSOCdIyoVfbo_AGb-JVJ33OlM9aIbFncBMk7ftQ-3junzfjkyy1nvII6P4HMRBi/s1600/DSC_0251.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477445049762741602" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEqoBapn63wZgShAYbkQi0RIW07LvgHyjPPhCHC_UZ8kCPHLEYCQSKldjV8DZQ47u1W9CXZRlWQsYCjdSOCdIyoVfbo_AGb-JVJ33OlM9aIbFncBMk7ftQ-3junzfjkyy1nvII6P4HMRBi/s400/DSC_0251.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3UVgWNREsojzHd9oocEgQHdb5nhkeQCw591RAy1Z1jXAL-_ksm8jMsKP0NLvTxA00ybTVIg2TmPjyJ6R5hRAnvUvLCaihCGg0I8ogszFH-XMGM8aamJPx6tt0cQ1fVDpzU1RQqZYfwFqZ/s1600/CSC_0262.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477445046684075122" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3UVgWNREsojzHd9oocEgQHdb5nhkeQCw591RAy1Z1jXAL-_ksm8jMsKP0NLvTxA00ybTVIg2TmPjyJ6R5hRAnvUvLCaihCGg0I8ogszFH-XMGM8aamJPx6tt0cQ1fVDpzU1RQqZYfwFqZ/s400/CSC_0262.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCwt4hCnRDtMBtmrxXnSZdrsFKoDbH8caNfRqW_dWt94hP1V34yPcqwSfzT5W15a5nH8Qzz_7FQk8qPUABmDbI7lGOEF3MiLCddUH9ysVOMgBA7afMLikEgLMMemPhfsBAzao4PYUiUrxY/s1600/CSC_0260.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 273px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477445036220607042" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCwt4hCnRDtMBtmrxXnSZdrsFKoDbH8caNfRqW_dWt94hP1V34yPcqwSfzT5W15a5nH8Qzz_7FQk8qPUABmDbI7lGOEF3MiLCddUH9ysVOMgBA7afMLikEgLMMemPhfsBAzao4PYUiUrxY/s400/CSC_0260.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><span style="color:#999999;">Lately I have been having blurry vision. No, there is not cause for alarm, but it seems to only exist in regard that Paris seems blurry to me right now. It is like an old photograph slightly out of focus and with off coloring, yet it is still beautiful. Perhaps it is the time of the year, or that I am a bit tired and feeling slightly sentimental, but whatever it is, it's a nice feeling, like a re-awakening. Today I saw a tiny bluebird, something I have never seen before in my life. It was delightful, full of energy and song. It seemed to know I was interested because it kept flitting about over my head, trying to charm me...it worked. I envied it's energy. My energy has been lackluster for about a few months now. The winter was long and rather barren. School has taken up much of my time. Soon school will be over and I believe it to be a very good thing. I have always been a creator. If I am not making something, drawing something, photographing something, or whatever, I get depressed and I mean wallowing on the floor in severe misery type of depression. I have been fighting it since school has been going on. It is difficult to sit in a classroom for 3 and 4 hours at a time when I could be making something. Then on the weekends, all I want to do is rest, or see a movie, the things we all do in normal life. In a couple of more weeks I get my life back and hopefully I get back to enjoying Paris again. It's happening slowly. These pics are intentionally blurry. I just walked the streets and snapped what I saw without regard to focus or the color. I just wanted to feel Paris in a light, spirited way again. I have been visiting old favorite places and getting familiar again with what makes this city so beautiful. With blurry eyes, I am waking up again. </span><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div>Christopher Andrewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17831790716046629029noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4431522176734034512.post-40873087453285423492010-05-03T13:27:00.003+02:002010-05-03T13:56:05.552+02:00Institut du Monde Arabe<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_CagqowwflQyN55lI1UBn12zkxEqkaQnXJlvFzNhaBTy9q4wOH84dAWHHfHkxFBP1MAFC8Z3_MAUI4o2vQn-OCTTZrafEv9Cs6Ce21eF6F9y5vWzKNcU1pz2zKIxkD6jpY6TvErgU5HRM/s1600/DSC_0079.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467007294998037746" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_CagqowwflQyN55lI1UBn12zkxEqkaQnXJlvFzNhaBTy9q4wOH84dAWHHfHkxFBP1MAFC8Z3_MAUI4o2vQn-OCTTZrafEv9Cs6Ce21eF6F9y5vWzKNcU1pz2zKIxkD6jpY6TvErgU5HRM/s400/DSC_0079.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwAqpsamxJEwYbPQMUq7lVCplpjmq0d3akvBb6Iz8y2wt7ruRYpjX2b_LFT6mzrtzVbsPr3_6kb9fNVFgFX2ratr_K6K2mXMSenOJgBjT6pAAq3cwOF_NRooy1vniBxrd4FvhVZqwhyzyH/s1600/DSC_0069.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467007288086100482" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwAqpsamxJEwYbPQMUq7lVCplpjmq0d3akvBb6Iz8y2wt7ruRYpjX2b_LFT6mzrtzVbsPr3_6kb9fNVFgFX2ratr_K6K2mXMSenOJgBjT6pAAq3cwOF_NRooy1vniBxrd4FvhVZqwhyzyH/s400/DSC_0069.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilORrC-wOsRLVrZ4GqUEqM6WpHNZ824ku3li-Me051AWM7S72mR0azkaY3cv_QoQy4Qoqjg_LmcDnjIBvuqGUTfRbajt54y9H9Gdh4I0G72SLNggEq9NtdO_QIOKBKM38T7w7ce7Q0XTr0/s1600/DSC_0053.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467007281127001058" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilORrC-wOsRLVrZ4GqUEqM6WpHNZ824ku3li-Me051AWM7S72mR0azkaY3cv_QoQy4Qoqjg_LmcDnjIBvuqGUTfRbajt54y9H9Gdh4I0G72SLNggEq9NtdO_QIOKBKM38T7w7ce7Q0XTr0/s400/DSC_0053.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFN6WqBVvs10sD3NFnLt4VUbbHrwbXB0HfCSz8WyNYk2p_UvNOBlcFIPFN4RF-5s-hSE_bN2h0H1xW9CWx7BJM2lspxKwPwtbWaxrjx_29voeYOMJMQmtyDplc7NhAg5S4GOMhOSNH_ig2/s1600/DSC_0047.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467007271256254514" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFN6WqBVvs10sD3NFnLt4VUbbHrwbXB0HfCSz8WyNYk2p_UvNOBlcFIPFN4RF-5s-hSE_bN2h0H1xW9CWx7BJM2lspxKwPwtbWaxrjx_29voeYOMJMQmtyDplc7NhAg5S4GOMhOSNH_ig2/s400/DSC_0047.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>Paris is one of the few major western cities with a noticable interest in Arab culture. The Institut du Monde Arabe is a beautiful jewel-like building next to the Seine. It's many facets reflect those of Arab culture the world over. And at this time there is an exhibition of the influence of the Arab mystique on the House of Hermés. On the recent passing of Jean-Louis Dumas, former CEO, heir to the Hermés heritage, and the man who created Hermés as we really know it and covet it today. It seems a visit would be a nice way of paying respect.</div><div> </div></div></div></div>Christopher Andrewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17831790716046629029noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4431522176734034512.post-87268515254449660492010-04-19T13:56:00.002+02:002010-04-19T14:46:03.544+02:00Listening to Paris<span style="color:#333333;">I am listening to Malcolm <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">McLaren's</span> Paris. Like so much of <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">McLaren's</span> work and inventions, it is ambitious. Through music he tried to <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">encapsulate</span> the feelings he has for a city that has enraptured so many, so many decades before. His recent death reminded me of this very notion, the notion of expressing something which can be rather impossible to express, the feelings of a place, a person or a thing. Since moving here almost 3 years ago my ideas about beauty, art, even expression have changed, if not for the typical romantic notions of a city transforming one, but more simply how often we all try to express these feelings and being in a city that cocoons itself in the expressions and declarations of love to it, like a old woman clinging onto the many love letters from lovers. She hopes that the letters will remind her she was always loved, an effort to keep her young in some way. <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">Artistically</span> my life has changed tremendously since living here. I tend to work a little more frequently, on a painting, photographs, or whatever. I can not say the reasons for this, but it has happened. Now in the new Spring, there seem to be new opportunities. The Winter was harsh and cold. I did not get out much, nor did I have the motivation to do much of anything. The past few weeks have presented the most beautiful days I have seen here in some time. This past weekend, I finally ventured into the city center and saw smiling faces, another sight seldom seen as of late. I went without my camera. I really wanted to be free without the thought of taking a photo or going down a street for the sake of getting a good shot. I had lunch at a restaurant I like a lot, but have not been to in quite some time. I ate my once usual steak <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-error">tartare</span> for the first time this year. It was heaven. I went to the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-error">Lalanne</span> exhibition which was delightful. At the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_6" class="blsp-spelling-error">Musée</span> Cartier-<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_7" class="blsp-spelling-error">Bresson</span>, I saw a wonderful <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_8" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">exhibition</span> of Robert <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_9" class="blsp-spelling-error">Doisneau</span>. It would be so nice to capture moments as he did. Now, today I am sitting at home trying to decide how to spend the day...it is 2:30 in the afternoon. I am listening to <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_10" class="blsp-spelling-error">Françoise</span> Hardy sing. What shall I do today?</span>Christopher Andrewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17831790716046629029noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4431522176734034512.post-23264194179209067082010-02-10T13:57:00.006+01:002010-02-10T14:55:16.052+01:00Random Thoughts/Random Photos<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlooGq4gUsGQngtyiEaV97kf650AQayzyq_FiDamX6wSf9haJMBQA_npHPbl3VC8QWAKAJ07UsIgQJ4v6JHf4V1EiYIcLsgsu-dvwF4PY8BI2luqfVhh7Oo9YCDZy-TlOhf3593gpGUnki/s1600-h/DSC_0907.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436610030711884930" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlooGq4gUsGQngtyiEaV97kf650AQayzyq_FiDamX6wSf9haJMBQA_npHPbl3VC8QWAKAJ07UsIgQJ4v6JHf4V1EiYIcLsgsu-dvwF4PY8BI2luqfVhh7Oo9YCDZy-TlOhf3593gpGUnki/s400/DSC_0907.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgca7qy-HISfwyHSHBUrWLyJeV4MA-4ZRDXEkhVLQdtJPPSGYlukyKEkIFnxEFtJIxbKsLjXh8nDZqJwV45tV4j_K1kSydhwhkMXvWE1ADe10Qb07zhv7-RdbaMuvXsrd0MKKjPgVmpESBr/s1600-h/DSC_0266.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; 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I am going through the task of editing my photographs, deciding what is decent, what should go, 'what was I thinking?' and thinking I should learn <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">Photoshop</span> after all. As much as I complain, I actually enjoy doing this editing and I have found some photos I had completely forgotten about, or found better copies of ones I have used before. I am also cleaning up photos and I have discovered that I lean to one side far too often. I never notice this in my day life. At the same time, I am looking over my other work. I am starting some new paintings, as well as photo series, along with making odd, primitive sculptures, which work well with my odd primitive drawings. This sudden creative burst is what I have needed to fight off Winter Blues. When is Spring anyway? Okay, back to work!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Christopher Andrewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17831790716046629029noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4431522176734034512.post-32467505516207508772010-02-04T12:44:00.002+01:002010-02-04T13:08:53.436+01:00New Year, new things in life...Okay, I know it is February already, but I am feeling quite positive about things. I have been working on my photos more and more. I have spent so much time editing that at this point I need to really see something other than my own work. Still, it has been so rewarding, planning photographs and challenging myself each time to try something new, something different. It has been a very long time that creativity has sparked so strongly. Taking photos has made me rethink painting, sculpture and even drawing, so much so that I have been doing all 4. Other changes have also come about. I have decided to take a break from french classes after the coming semester. While I have enjoyed taking the classes, as of late, they have become something of a source of anxiety for me. It is at the point where it is difficult to even take anymore french in and therefore I am becoming increasingly closed off to it. There is no fun in it anymore. Perhaps I will take it up again in the future, but for now, I need a break. As long as I can sufficiently function, like asking for something I want, or making small talk in a check-out line...it is enough for now. Plus, I have many projects ahead that I would like to focus more on. To put things simple, there are changes ahead in my life and I find that exciting.Christopher Andrewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17831790716046629029noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4431522176734034512.post-2077139614284006392010-01-27T16:46:00.004+01:002010-01-27T17:04:29.076+01:00After the Snow/Views of the Park<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggA1dKqW_pNGKSeRUv3kGqmosVmSN5dnFGz9lAYD7VMp1vA5yppA6al8RXfqnrjWMQNP2wOVI2YnFB031dfwkYnGoNsUM95cRNHJZrJ_ahHicK_c3_0kS_kI_L4E-wacaM_HNg3vIF5jHk/s1600-h/DSC_0496.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431448775898054914" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggA1dKqW_pNGKSeRUv3kGqmosVmSN5dnFGz9lAYD7VMp1vA5yppA6al8RXfqnrjWMQNP2wOVI2YnFB031dfwkYnGoNsUM95cRNHJZrJ_ahHicK_c3_0kS_kI_L4E-wacaM_HNg3vIF5jHk/s400/DSC_0496.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAPgB2LLJaz8wFjIyVeaiKwzYxUOVCaLtwlJbL47IUzIu-O6QGb7EhYMc82nxpw-5jw0_vfAoDYr6EWYial-lYxU59RFB8i2hBxZPYcMWS2WREFeNcS7feECPS6Ld9QTIvg6n5SmOsuXIc/s1600-h/DSC_0510.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; 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Barely a week goes by where there is no snow, nor the threat of it and yet, for a city in which snowfall is relatively rare, people here seemed resigned and relaxed about it. Perhaps by now, it feels old hat. I took these photos a few weeks ago, after the last significant snowfall. The blue sky reflected in the snow reminded me of an old polaroid photo I took in college. I was in a park and took a photo of the snow. When the photo came out of the camera it was the most remarkable blue. I kept the photo for years, but have lost it at some point. Walking in the park near my apartment in Paris, I had one of those Proustian moments of recollection. I got my camera for pictures to remind me again, years from now, how beautiful and haunting a snowfall can be. </span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Christopher Andrewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17831790716046629029noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4431522176734034512.post-15268551917390537882010-01-03T15:46:00.004+01:002010-01-03T16:16:31.231+01:00To England and back.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgavGVuS7Gkr7o1WdiHkF_ry0vK7WLWlUZK9SDZyj0FDLKGH8XcsjG0kf2AH9mYR_2Yun-a1b-SNagmfaazcxtngFA1Sd_YmbE8HOw42B2dyY0WmkENIoUw5M_plYfcgmfVBdFckvJA1flg/s1600-h/DSC_0417.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422526736820014626" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgavGVuS7Gkr7o1WdiHkF_ry0vK7WLWlUZK9SDZyj0FDLKGH8XcsjG0kf2AH9mYR_2Yun-a1b-SNagmfaazcxtngFA1Sd_YmbE8HOw42B2dyY0WmkENIoUw5M_plYfcgmfVBdFckvJA1flg/s400/DSC_0417.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipnBj8ClkgQ9d0fJYkmSmK-0lxsg7drphuIkL_rYBJ7CaTmhyJkFqYc9ao6r3Vq2xuzu11VBUXKPK20VqPanr7KWtdUwDqxZoWb3Bn7jWXKYKTy0_yaxOGvxNf6Z5woMjfc7RJQQrE3jki/s1600-h/DSC_0403.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422526727328226706" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipnBj8ClkgQ9d0fJYkmSmK-0lxsg7drphuIkL_rYBJ7CaTmhyJkFqYc9ao6r3Vq2xuzu11VBUXKPK20VqPanr7KWtdUwDqxZoWb3Bn7jWXKYKTy0_yaxOGvxNf6Z5woMjfc7RJQQrE3jki/s400/DSC_0403.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVF2pZvrXjq0Ac_q9h6_qJTcXURYpsAU-TJ_pirhzix7Acwg1GeTbirRsuyAILoBSsQZKYTqUHWfv1z2y7zLTPyCbOn20lr1kANOIBMk_FJ-pZ5oTGT3OZ_5reg-rH8vlzuUjnimtghjRJ/s1600-h/DSC_0335.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422526724323615666" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVF2pZvrXjq0Ac_q9h6_qJTcXURYpsAU-TJ_pirhzix7Acwg1GeTbirRsuyAILoBSsQZKYTqUHWfv1z2y7zLTPyCbOn20lr1kANOIBMk_FJ-pZ5oTGT3OZ_5reg-rH8vlzuUjnimtghjRJ/s400/DSC_0335.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7IPaXZaGWl-yuDCp9tT3owaYk8ZYyFGu6uLn-hlH26UdEttJVlkmr9z5xlJrYYre2qu96vOqq5NEfPxk2NS2tjl7ouy2kkYHcuf0rtv5cba_O0zztwqhPRTHmk-UOcVAOwxZlDAsJ4ryT/s1600-h/DSC_0310.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422526720047670802" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7IPaXZaGWl-yuDCp9tT3owaYk8ZYyFGu6uLn-hlH26UdEttJVlkmr9z5xlJrYYre2qu96vOqq5NEfPxk2NS2tjl7ouy2kkYHcuf0rtv5cba_O0zztwqhPRTHmk-UOcVAOwxZlDAsJ4ryT/s400/DSC_0310.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><span style="color:#6666cc;">I know this blog is about Paris, but this entry is about England, Cornwall to be exact. I went there for the first time over 3 years ago. I fell in love with it instantly. For me, there is no other place like it. It can bore the Hell out of you, yet turn around and it rejuvenates your soul with it's stark beauty. The first time I went there, I stayed for 2 months. I had intended to stay longer my second trip, but moved to Paris after meeting a wonderful person. That is another story...so back to Cornwall. I go back there as often as I can. At the last minute, I decided to spend Christmas there, to see old friends, relax and perhaps re-examine some aspects of my life which need some careful consideration. I have always managed to think in Cornwall. I stay with a friend in a tiny village called Boscastle, which is right on the coast. This was the first time I'd gone since seriously taking up photography. Fighting off days of laziness, I took these photos while walking along a rocky beach. The area has an almost lunar quality to it. I find it threatening and comforting at the same time. There is no real development there, so homes, shops and sites feel untouched by the modern world, yet at the same time, this tiny English village has gone digital before the United States. I spent Christmas with friends. I ate too much. I probably drank too much. There was a festive atmosphere that I needed. Now, it is back to reality. The holidays are over and I have just come back to Paris. Still, I have my photos of craggy rocks, deserted beaches, wind blown moors and ruined buildings. These will tide me over till my next visit.</span><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div>Christopher Andrewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17831790716046629029noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4431522176734034512.post-82968921291475016202009-12-15T16:48:00.002+01:002009-12-15T16:55:28.394+01:00The Paris Eye<span style="color:#999900;">the <strong>Paris Eye</strong></span><br /><span style="color:#999900;"><strong> </strong></span><span style="color:#999999;">focusing on the</span><span style="color:#333399;"> BEAUTY</span><br /><span style="color:#6633ff;">that </span><span style="color:#663366;"><strong>IS </strong></span><span style="color:#9999ff;">a CITY</span><br /><span style="color:#9999ff;">-</span><span style="color:#6600cc;"> The Paris Eye recommends,</span><br /><span style="color:#cc9933;"><a href="http://www.portfoliocandrews.blogspot.com/">http://www.portfoliocandrews.blogspot.com/</a></span>Christopher Andrewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17831790716046629029noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4431522176734034512.post-34807505335902071002009-12-15T16:34:00.003+01:002009-12-15T16:48:17.902+01:00Holidays<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixzb-qMMdMObac2tx04LcCriG-sPrFDj_eqRUhqHx9p8Zj9pQHLdlEHXaHK662vpQ6aAvweCg0OvxA-uEbN3QSdrXT-wLt0lmktf9uYygH8jAxEMZOr-6DCfD70vMGg0q2TKwi72ntNPay/s1600-h/DSC_0262.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415487447020278546" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixzb-qMMdMObac2tx04LcCriG-sPrFDj_eqRUhqHx9p8Zj9pQHLdlEHXaHK662vpQ6aAvweCg0OvxA-uEbN3QSdrXT-wLt0lmktf9uYygH8jAxEMZOr-6DCfD70vMGg0q2TKwi72ntNPay/s400/DSC_0262.JPG" /></a><br /><span style="color:#ccccff;">This is a photo. It has nothing to do with Paris except it was taken in Paris, where I live. Over the past few weeks I have been working on photos for an extensive portfolio. This project has taken a long time to plan and the planning continues. It is such a challenge but it is one which excites me very much. This past weekend while photographing a series of still-life, I snapped this image. I will not explain it, but upon seeing it, I was reminded of illustration of children's books from the 70's that I love. Is that a snow drift? Are those stars? Well, I wanted to share it with you because it feels appropriate for this holiday season. I wish all of you the best.</span>Christopher Andrewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17831790716046629029noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4431522176734034512.post-83766695616090646832009-11-29T16:36:00.003+01:002009-11-29T16:55:39.492+01:00Versailles in Golden Light<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSiCXPviY171ccXztiF6uPCyqmT5-Mx09we9xdqe6dLCy9rwA4PdocJSpgPyA3pqP0Znc1hRvxocm14hY1LolqcfqMovCb6VPiwED0zcDPNQL1hFXdtHFlAMTQhGkWRCFDKAzf4s42hf3z/s1600/_DSC0119.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409551416219288082" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSiCXPviY171ccXztiF6uPCyqmT5-Mx09we9xdqe6dLCy9rwA4PdocJSpgPyA3pqP0Znc1hRvxocm14hY1LolqcfqMovCb6VPiwED0zcDPNQL1hFXdtHFlAMTQhGkWRCFDKAzf4s42hf3z/s400/_DSC0119.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJdhIOWgjmv_shqEQ9Io1KtV4oIoG_IkheOu-DDTUIr7hofLY-kygs8OzLl3A0QC2aJP6Y71r0ZhoK6RGaBgt2EFaB8cL6fwkJoc6hjsNa-ImIZYtHmPwr6mshn76024NjEAySqQBxP4-P/s1600/_DSC0111.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; 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Well, at least for me, the interior can be brought down to the element of light. Reflected light, refracted light, light in many other forms and it's function. It's function was to do more than illuminate a room, it was all for the illumination of it's creator, The Sun King. It seems all the gold in the world is at Versailles, in it's rooms and on it's roof. Even the gardens have gold touches. It is very easy to see it all as overkill, egotistical and ostentacious (and it is) but digging deeper, for me, it seems to symbolize that flicker of golden light on a cold grey day, or the idea which comes to you at a moment's notice. It is the light of searching for knowledge and the soft light which can only happen over a candlelit dinner with a loved one. I once said to someone that the 18th century exists in eternal candle light. The gaslight for the next century had a different mood altogether. After the Revolution, the candle was snuffed out forever and I am reminded of this everytime I walk through the Hall of Mirrors. One revolt and it was all over.<br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Christopher Andrewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17831790716046629029noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4431522176734034512.post-74027539279694623802009-11-21T20:39:00.002+01:002009-11-21T20:49:10.783+01:00Family and Paris<span style="color:#993300;">At the moment, my mother is visiting Paris for the first time. She always wanted to come here, going back to when she was a child. It has taken her some years to make the trip here happen, but as they say "Life Happens". Now that she is here in Paris for a visit, I am anxious to know what she really thinks of the city, the people, the attitude and the ambiance. Each day I ask, 'What do you think of the place?' only to get the same reply, "I'm still taking it all in..." I can understand this feeling. If you have never been to Paris and relied on the ideas, films and perceptions of such a place, the reality can hit you in a favorable or unfavorable way. I asked my mother if she was ready to go back home and she exclaimed "NO!" So, I guess this is good. Playing tour guide is a real job and I never realized just how much I remember about this city. I will fill you in on the outcome of her trip and what, if anything, I have learned.</span>Christopher Andrewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17831790716046629029noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4431522176734034512.post-38781849276641169972009-11-21T20:28:00.000+01:002009-11-21T20:38:29.414+01:00Blue<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYFnzZuWaz_2yrqjY3N3oQ9SBTt6lYGtoI17iEU_ozcJMYt3VsNICd8PQYRtdev5k97pUZAUFFFgo5xESIcozGp5T1whc55TSLKDCO-UaLc2qk_dKogSeKGUNuwKuzjJMeXQDYT1SAJkY/s1600/CSC_1948.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406643358445289650" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYFnzZuWaz_2yrqjY3N3oQ9SBTt6lYGtoI17iEU_ozcJMYt3VsNICd8PQYRtdev5k97pUZAUFFFgo5xESIcozGp5T1whc55TSLKDCO-UaLc2qk_dKogSeKGUNuwKuzjJMeXQDYT1SAJkY/s400/CSC_1948.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQBt8b-YGmWSlutZinKPBMsxIVuN9ku7SGL9xAlAnHol9clOT-1CieMcfj1lkPgk3nPS18ep-xy5aV4fdBhAmu2FoEaCVBrz5WgbQ31lonqV2GNc1sh3eIGu5wqrV8cY88R5K_O2PGF-E/s1600/Stainglass+Window.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380392851568874834" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizoyQlxnnYuWaHQH2EMytDoLpe6IejPxdRi9UsrkkaOEV8eccAB6pI8aPEU7nsD2Q-g7aDmRips1AqP5WO6yEdph_G47U99MMAeX0DqQCcUx3-Us4TpRVJcnYYGGXvgy4tnn5kquy1ORo/s400/CSC_0389.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br />Serge Gainsbourg was a mighty figure, perhaps the biggest musical influence to come out of France, PERIOD. He revolutionized french music by taking it from the streets and small villages, putting it in a studio and sexing it up. He was first of his time, then he changed his time. He single handedly created what the world knows as the sexy french chantuese, with her breathy vocals and direct siren call. He put sex on vinyl, but it wasn't just sex, it was liberation. His work with Bardot, Birkin, Clark and Gall are legendary. With his incredible sense of language, mood and knowledge of instruments, Serge Gainsbourg did not simply ape what he heard from America and elsewhere, he sought to create new sounds, new beats and that thing which can not be described. He also created a new image of the french man, one who wore incredible clothes, smoked, drank, loved openly and with no apologies. He symbolized a new age in France which went out into the rest of the world. His romances were famous. His behavior infamous. He lived in a POP world. He was the 'true' King of Pop in my opinion.</div><div> </div><div>I had heard about his house but never knew where it was. It turns out that I have been passing by it for years, never knowing. It is in plain site in the 7th Arrondisement on the Rue de Verneuil. The small, walled house is covered with grafitti. When I heard about the grafitti I was a little horrified, but I can understand now why his daughter, the actress and singer Charlotte Gainsbourg refuses to have it painted over. People leave mementos. They were touched by his music and for them Serge Gainsbourg will never die. Looking at the house, I was reminded of ancient Egyptian tombs. There is a guarded entrance, totally black. The walls are covered in hieroglyphs, each helping the occupant of the tomb carry on into the afterlife. I have read and seen photos of the inside of Serge Gainsbourg's home and it has been left exactly as he left it, again like Egyptian tombs where everything is provided for the here after, for life to carry on as it had before. </div><div> </div><div>I first came to Paris around the 10 year aniversary of his death in 91. I will always remember a large poster of him in black and white on the side of a magazine kiosk. It was in remembrance. It was an image, strong, bold and of his later years, a little broken. I looked at the image for a while and since it was close to my hotel, I passed by it everyday. In many ways Gainsbourg symbolized France for me. Today I was in a very new store called Merci. It is a concept store in which many things are housed under one roof, like many stores are now done in the US. On a chair, rested a pair of white Repetto mens shoes, something which has been a symbol of Serge Gainsbourg's since he was first seen wearing them. Seeing them was not like seeing a simple pair of white leather shoes, it was seeing Gainsbourg. </div><div> </div><div>Je t'aime...moi non plus.</div><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> </div><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Christopher Andrewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17831790716046629029noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4431522176734034512.post-32834326766185733802009-09-03T13:14:00.001+02:002009-09-03T13:16:45.610+02:00Musée Jeu de Paume: Martin Parr<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZzSYsNW0bNYzUo-p4CPz5ZF5jJGv1pUMJ7PKTDx4E3NaGxU9KhDGGdgpoY_c7_lfZhCslAFHRZokyTVCWEp-sYUsCleDGWKfsPMjkA_hezlmf_03jauK5PxP9GDmQi0_V0mY_yYMpyxU/s1600-h/_DSC0124.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377198258986354210" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZzSYsNW0bNYzUo-p4CPz5ZF5jJGv1pUMJ7PKTDx4E3NaGxU9KhDGGdgpoY_c7_lfZhCslAFHRZokyTVCWEp-sYUsCleDGWKfsPMjkA_hezlmf_03jauK5PxP9GDmQi0_V0mY_yYMpyxU/s400/_DSC0124.JPG" /></a><br /><div></div>Christopher Andrewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17831790716046629029noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4431522176734034512.post-82688573061578984202009-09-03T12:41:00.003+02:002009-09-03T13:12:02.824+02:00Moody in Paris<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR4KcIb4x22yGKLkeXPkgxiB369houFgZ6h_LbdZMatX6VBT-NLFRCSBbB-OQIo501Owu_zaNP3hb8DsW0Hc4jcA8rsXBh7tslcy36eb2mTfSrmXJdA8OjSmVmk3NXcULKQEx3ApC2d6s/s1600-h/DSC_0122.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377190589801910962" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf5zw-U6WhwzvQiFQwvdHE7jia60HfK3wfMFmExqiz1IpdKm1CGr5igvu46jf4tjSVuso-aeS9MyP9goygIhXvlNfhydaAAxeIny5rxC7xYPGIMLi6UvbyQ4YP8NSiIGXh12sJyRqbKMo/s400/DSC_0182.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><span style="color:#999999;">Paris can be moody, or perhaps it is just the way I photograph it. This past Summer seemed especially quiet in the city and I went out often to take photos, usually being the only person on a street. Maybe it is in part due to the financial situation, but tourists seemed to stay away this year, all but other Europeans, most noticably Italians and Germans. Parisians fled the city as if to escape an impending doom. Summer is probably not the best time to come to Paris as a tourist. So much is closed and hours for attractions are changed, sometimes shortened, but for natives, it can be quite nice. Parks stay open later. People stay out late, prolonging going back to cramped and heated apartments. Picnics spring up in unexpected places, like sidewalks and the banks of the Seine, or the metro. Still, the heat! The quiet streets in the mornings. The sun casts long shadows and Paris can take on a feel of a German Expressionist film. There could be something around the next corner. Nothing menacing, but just the promise of a surprise. I love these moments. </span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Christopher Andrewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17831790716046629029noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4431522176734034512.post-11304347007776531592009-08-17T14:33:00.002+02:002009-08-17T15:15:35.066+02:00The Mountains<span style="font-size:130%;"></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXQZu3TFNjrJ_dt7KOnOIISEDUq2JfbnVwsfdiDkGueDCVmsB4zEWRuzHw5IydZ1jwUEJpdkO-TYHLf1fyZXrDGnFDmys0kLyGKuPhh-TxevsVnPD6hZIJlfUkm3jgQ0bye2n80TJzwYI/s1600-h/DSC_0465.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370914835089166130" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXQZu3TFNjrJ_dt7KOnOIISEDUq2JfbnVwsfdiDkGueDCVmsB4zEWRuzHw5IydZ1jwUEJpdkO-TYHLf1fyZXrDGnFDmys0kLyGKuPhh-TxevsVnPD6hZIJlfUkm3jgQ0bye2n80TJzwYI/s400/DSC_0465.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN8EceDKDQOYFmbrvNJ3JCAD-uGRNwVc7pRPYbYk0eEdhUveuYfqNN7T0G97oMhBSiYA1GsLKqGnVLZg5dCp97Hcp88SNiSqYv6TZSR7UF2_vWZMwgFKi-FpYkN4vCh-4J0kV3VIESse8/s1600-h/_DSC0581.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370914831573734850" style="DISPLAY: block; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheMFm5mM_IgSdU-PqSxbaMHGxEfWkXraRNM2UeKIJyvsxcCHEOqA6sQKIQXSs4qmepjiuM-ZwPJCmhXwqVyfl_-uiW85nK-6kfmu9M-UrATdXDmZmJW4bp1sm7Gthi-1EbEWAG9BgRCtw/s400/_DSC0494.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />For two weeks I had traveled the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Côte</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">d'Azur</span>. My life was sweet. I went to nice beaches and the water was warm. I drank good wines. I had tasted wonderful food, but got food poisoning at a terrible restaurant, so my life was not so sweet 100% of the time, but I did have the best guide the world could offer in Alain. Never have I truly enjoyed myself on a holiday. There were not as many people as I expected, though there were enough. The weather was fine, but I have only one complaint. Having spent all that time going from place to place, still there was so much I did not see. I realize that more time is needed next year. When shortness of time is the only complaint you have from a vacation, then it was certainly a good one. </div><div> </div><div>In the end, Alain wanted to show me something different. We drove through the mountains just behind Nice, close to the Italian border and into the Alps. These few photos can do no justice to what I saw. Much of the time I completely forgot I had a camera, therefore missing some incredible views. In a way, it is okay because it was very important to just experience it all naturally and first hand, not through the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">lens</span> of a camera. I was also dumbstruck most of the time. The colors up there were extraordinary. The rivers were a clear aquamarine color. The rocks in deep blue-grey, black or red. The mountains in greys, blue and deep greens or gold. Streaks of white ice or patches of white snow appeared here and there. Clouds were enormous and casting great shadows which seemed to stretch miles. It was otherworldly, humbling and majestic. Wagner came to mind. We went through ancient gorges and saw what slow moving fjords left behind. Deep valleys where picturesque villages still exist. It is a beautiful, beautiful place.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Christopher Andrewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17831790716046629029noreply@blogger.com0