paris
Last days in Paris
My parents arrived in Paris last Saturday and left early this morning. In the intervening week, we did a lot. Museums: le Louvre, Musée d’Orsay, Musée Rodin, Petit Palais (William Blake exhibit!). Food: plein-air market in Bastille, gourmet food shopping at La Grande Épicerie, and more restaurants than I’ve eaten at in the past six [...]
The Catacombs of Paris
On Thursday, Deven and I, the inseparable adventurers adventuring in Europe, descended down a long, narrow spiral staircase and into l’empire de la mort (the Empire of Death). Here, the bones of over a million people are stacked carefully, even artfully. Skulls, fibias, clavicles form layers like a grisly wedding cake.
Les nuages
Taken a few hours before sunset, as the clouds prepared to become prismatic. Sunsets in Neuilly-sur-Seine have been wonderful lately. The view from my apartment is pretty expansive, so I get to see almost the whole sky! What’s more, the sun doesn’t go down until 10pm. How luxurious it all is. Tomorrow, Deven & I [...]
Dan Deacon at La Villette Sonique
The great Dan Deacon performed at a free concert at Parc de la Villette in the 20° arrondissement yesterday. It’s a huge park surrounding a science museum. Funnily enough, Crow saw Dan Deacon in Providence only a few weeks ago! Anyway, it was, in a word, awesome. The stage was set up in front of [...]
