I think that I changed the settings so that anyone can post, even people who don't have blogger (or gmail) accounts. I mean, I can be somewhat challenged with computers, but I really do think I did that. Anyway, feel free to post a comment!
PS You'll now have to sign your name to it so I know who's leaving the comment!
Monday, February 19, 2007
Saturday, February 17, 2007
Some of the museums and random locations of Paris
So on to some of the things I've been seeing in Paris... Since last I updated, I went to two museums, the Rodin and the Louvre. (I also went to the Musee d'Orsay, but didn't take any pictures, whoops!) Here are some of the highlights from my Paris adventures:
The Thinker at the Musee Rodin in the gardens (which are spectacular and I will take more pictures of them in the spring when it's nicer):
The Kiss, or a terracotta version of it from the side:
At the Louvre, Hammurabi's Code. I pretty much went crazy over this thing:
In the Tuilleries (between the Louvre and Place de la Concorde) I saw some kids sailing miniature boats:
Then, finally, the metro station at Rennes, right below the outdoor market on Raspail I go to every Friday. It says "Direction Montparnasse" on this side and "Direction Montmartre" on the other in case you get lost in the metro station:
The Thinker at the Musee Rodin in the gardens (which are spectacular and I will take more pictures of them in the spring when it's nicer):
The Kiss, or a terracotta version of it from the side:
At the Louvre, Hammurabi's Code. I pretty much went crazy over this thing:
In the Tuilleries (between the Louvre and Place de la Concorde) I saw some kids sailing miniature boats:
Then, finally, the metro station at Rennes, right below the outdoor market on Raspail I go to every Friday. It says "Direction Montparnasse" on this side and "Direction Montmartre" on the other in case you get lost in the metro station:
Saturday, February 3, 2007
Fontainebleau and Château de Cély
Our most recent trip was just outside of Paris at the Château de Fontainebleau. It is a gorgeous castle which was used by many French kings, like Francois I and Henri IV. It was a slightly cloudy day, but I got some beautiful pictures outside and inside:
This is the library:
Here is Marie Antoinette's bed, although she never actually slept in it...
The king's thrown. Looks pretty comfortable:
And this is Napoleon's bed. It was very short (there's a mirror in the back in case you can't see) and he had a couple stairs going up to it. This is just a wild guess, but I don't think he was too tall:
Courtyard hallway:
Napoleon I cologne, I'm not joking. Someone tried it on and said it smelled terrible:
Me, Molli, and Julie on the front steps:
Then we went to the Château de Cély, where we had a delicious three-course lunch. It was delicious and the first time I'd ever had lunch in a château!
Well, au revoir for now!
This is the library:
Here is Marie Antoinette's bed, although she never actually slept in it...
The king's thrown. Looks pretty comfortable:
And this is Napoleon's bed. It was very short (there's a mirror in the back in case you can't see) and he had a couple stairs going up to it. This is just a wild guess, but I don't think he was too tall:
Courtyard hallway:
Napoleon I cologne, I'm not joking. Someone tried it on and said it smelled terrible:
Me, Molli, and Julie on the front steps:
Then we went to the Château de Cély, where we had a delicious three-course lunch. It was delicious and the first time I'd ever had lunch in a château!
Well, au revoir for now!
Monday, January 29, 2007
Tom's visit!
Tom came to visit this past weekend, and we saw some of the major sights of Paris together. Here's some pictures from the weekend. First is Tom in front of Sacre Coeur:
Then us in Montmartre looking at the city:
Next is me by the Seine:
Followed by me in front of the inverted pyramid made famous by The DaVinci Code:
Then Tom on top of the Arc de Triomph with the Champs Elysees below:
It was a fun but short visit. I got one last chance to really be a tourist in Paris, which was quite nice, and see Tom before he heads off to Sydney.
Well, that's it for now. A toute a l'heure!
Then us in Montmartre looking at the city:
Next is me by the Seine:
Followed by me in front of the inverted pyramid made famous by The DaVinci Code:
Then Tom on top of the Arc de Triomph with the Champs Elysees below:
It was a fun but short visit. I got one last chance to really be a tourist in Paris, which was quite nice, and see Tom before he heads off to Sydney.Well, that's it for now. A toute a l'heure!
Walk like a Parisian
Well, I'm finally getting settled into Parisian life. I'm almost at the end of my preliminary course. Although I'm still relatively far from being "Parisian," I'm beginning to feel like I'm actually living here. So here are some more pictures of my life in Paris. This is my monthly metro pass (Carte Orange), which is just about the most useful thing I have gotten so far in Paris:
This is my lovely street:
It's pretty residential, if you couldn't tell by the rows of apartment buildings. However, if you want to send me mail (letters, postcards, packages...), send them to 56 rue de Passy, Paris 75016, which is the NYU center. I'd say to send it to my address, but the mail never seems to come there and I'd check my NYU mailbox pretty much every day. This is what my apartment building looks like, though:
Then there is an obligatory picture of me in front of Notre Dame. It's at night, so the color's a little off, but it works...
Next is a picture of Julie, Molli, and Supraja at the opera. We went to see "Les comptes d'Hoffman" by Offenbach:
It was at the Opera Bastille, which was built sometime recently, so it's really modern-looking.
Well, hopefully I can post again soon. A bientot!
This is my lovely street:
It's pretty residential, if you couldn't tell by the rows of apartment buildings. However, if you want to send me mail (letters, postcards, packages...), send them to 56 rue de Passy, Paris 75016, which is the NYU center. I'd say to send it to my address, but the mail never seems to come there and I'd check my NYU mailbox pretty much every day. This is what my apartment building looks like, though:
Then there is an obligatory picture of me in front of Notre Dame. It's at night, so the color's a little off, but it works...
Next is a picture of Julie, Molli, and Supraja at the opera. We went to see "Les comptes d'Hoffman" by Offenbach:
It was at the Opera Bastille, which was built sometime recently, so it's really modern-looking.
Well, hopefully I can post again soon. A bientot!
Saturday, January 13, 2007
The city of light
I have now been in Paris for 3 days and am loving every minute of it. This city is amazing and beautiful every hour of the day, even when it's cold and cloudy. Yesterday the sun came out for actually quite a while, so I decided it was a perfect day to take pictures of my new room (I moved in Thursday night), so here are a couple of good ones. First one is from my desk looking at my doorway.
The second is the view of the balcony I share with my "roommate" (we each have our own rooms):
19Then, the piece de resistance, the view out my window. And the building across the street thatyou see was designed by Baron Georges-Eugène Haussmann, the Parisian civic planner from theth century.
Now some pictures around Paris. Of course there is the obligatory shot of the Eiffel Tower:
I'm not sure what the green light is in the middle. The best guess I've heard is an upside down Christmas tree. Next is a picture of my new friends Molli, Emily, and Julie in the garden of the NYU centerwhere I'll take most of my classes and call from every so often cause they have wifi):
Next is Molli, me, and Emily in front of the Arc de Triomphe (another classic Paris shot):
That is it for now. I am having a fabulous time in Paris and I'll be writing again soon. For now, a bientot!
The second is the view of the balcony I share with my "roommate" (we each have our own rooms):
19Then, the piece de resistance, the view out my window. And the building across the street thatyou see was designed by Baron Georges-Eugène Haussmann, the Parisian civic planner from theth century.
Now some pictures around Paris. Of course there is the obligatory shot of the Eiffel Tower:
I'm not sure what the green light is in the middle. The best guess I've heard is an upside down Christmas tree. Next is a picture of my new friends Molli, Emily, and Julie in the garden of the NYU centerwhere I'll take most of my classes and call from every so often cause they have wifi):
Next is Molli, me, and Emily in front of the Arc de Triomphe (another classic Paris shot):
That is it for now. I am having a fabulous time in Paris and I'll be writing again soon. For now, a bientot!
Sunday, January 7, 2007
Last days in the states
Although I am leaving for Paris tomorrow, I'm still enjoying my time in Chicago. I didn't get to Ann Arbor before I left, but I spent some time with people back home. Tom and I went to the Bahai temple in order to try out his fancy new digital SLR camera and I got some pretty good pictures out of it, my favorite of which is below. Anyway, I'm basically all packed and ready to go for my 5 pm flight. Wish me luck! 
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