It's Tuesday, the third of June and I've just finished watching "8 Femme" starring French cinema divas such as Catherine Deneuve, Isabelle Huppert and Fanny Ardant. A murder mystery based on a play, the film has a lot of plot twists, and features a musical number by each of the eight actresses. Each of whom may have had a reason to "assassiner" Marcel, the husband, father, brother, son-in-law, employer, etc. etc. Directed by Francois Ozon, whom I saw a couple years ago at the SF LGBT Film Festival, it's a fun and campy film. Fortunately, I rented the film on Netflix a couple months before leaving San Francisco, and was able to follow along "sans sout-titres" without subtitles.
So, it's Tuesday night at 23:00 and it looks like it's about to rain. Time for bed. Or not! What better time to walk around Paris without a lot of people on the streets. Knowing that my blog entries must have photos... (no real need to do a Blogger poll and ask "more photos or more words" as I can imagine what the response would be... but maybe I will ask y'all anyway as it is time for another poll) I grab my camera and head into the dark.
In celebration of the French Open, tennis courts have been set up on the square in front of Hotel de Ville. Nearly every week, there is some new exhibit or event taking place in front of City Hall. This week, tennis takes center stage. Having a little time on my hands, I actually watched two matches with Novak Djokovic. He has a temper (throwing his racket to the ground,) a sense of humor, does imitations of other tennis players and can sing. Here's a few examples:
I noticed on his French Open profile that he has already made $2.7 million this year. Is it too late for me to consider a career in tennis??
Heading down the Seine, in the City of Lights, I captured a couple of street and bridge shots. [Click to view larger images.]
Further down, and after crossing a bridge of L'Isle de la Cite, I stumbled across this view of LaTour Eiffel with it's "night light" and Notre Dame.
Across the bridge on the other side of the Seine is La Musee du Monde Arabe. I saw a King Tut exhibit here a couple of years ago with Michael, who now lives in Montpellier. I hope to go visit him and Hugo soon as I haven't seen them since September when they visited San Francisco. The top floor has a great view and a restaurant. Maybe I'll convince Ellen to go for lunch when she visits in July.
An passageway between two streets near St. Paul.
A colorful little gallery near St. Paul.
It is nearly 00:30, and I had wandered further than I had planned. So, I head over to visit Ariel who works nights at a hotel near Place des Voges. We chat for a bit, and then I headed home as the rain starts to lightly fall. Another day, another night in Paris - the City of Lights.
2 comments:
Yes, of course - Photos. I think they're great.
I'll try your pain perdu receipe next time I have a French baguette. Do they put syrup on them?
What a wonderful experience you are having, and how thoughtful it is of you to share your adventure with us. THANKS!
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