17 Septembre
Although I rose early, I missed the Toulouse-Lyon TGV. So, I decided to head back to Paris. During the past few days I though about my first images from Paris. I'm writing this from Jardin du Luxembourg, again at sundown.
The weather is perfect - low 60's, clear sky, few clouds by the horizon, light breeze. It's a bit like the warm smile on a friend's face after being away for a while.
The sun is warm. I dip my toes in the fountain.
Musee d'Orsay. Mary Cassat's 'Jeune fille au jardin, Henri Edmund Cross' 'Iles d'Or', and Paul Signac's 'Le chateau des Papes' were thoughful, moving, and breathtaking.
On the second floor of the Musee Rodin, I could see the courtyard. A small boy named Toto was running to the call of his parents.
Earlier that day, I toured the grounds of the Louvre.
There's a scene in Godard's 'In Praise of Love' where Edgar and Elle are walking by Pont Neuf. Spotting a plaque on the bridge, Elle says she doesn't like how it's phrased. She responds: "... Killed by the Germans. It shouldn't say that." It took a bit of time, but eventually I found it.
Although I rose early, I missed the Toulouse-Lyon TGV. So, I decided to head back to Paris. During the past few days I though about my first images from Paris. I'm writing this from Jardin du Luxembourg, again at sundown.
The weather is perfect - low 60's, clear sky, few clouds by the horizon, light breeze. It's a bit like the warm smile on a friend's face after being away for a while.
The sun is warm. I dip my toes in the fountain.
Musee d'Orsay. Mary Cassat's 'Jeune fille au jardin, Henri Edmund Cross' 'Iles d'Or', and Paul Signac's 'Le chateau des Papes' were thoughful, moving, and breathtaking.
On the second floor of the Musee Rodin, I could see the courtyard. A small boy named Toto was running to the call of his parents.
Earlier that day, I toured the grounds of the Louvre.
There's a scene in Godard's 'In Praise of Love' where Edgar and Elle are walking by Pont Neuf. Spotting a plaque on the bridge, Elle says she doesn't like how it's phrased. She responds: "... Killed by the Germans. It shouldn't say that." It took a bit of time, but eventually I found it.
While unplanned, few things could have been more rewarding than a return to Paris.
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