flea market finds

i love gustav klimt

 but not as much as I love cats.

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Everyday is extraordinary

Today was a bad day not to have camera. This is a great reason why I should get a better phone with a decent camera.

Here are some pictures I wish I had taken:

1. A couple balancing an antique chair and a toilet bowl on their stroller. The things you find at the flea market.

 2. A kid dancing to the tune of a jazz trio performing at the corner. What a charmer! He just started dancing like he owned the place.

3.Angela's grilled pied de cochon at Au Pied de Cochon in Rue Rambuteau. It's the french version of crispy pata.

4. The brazilian jazz group playing in front of Natura Brasil at St. Germain des Pres!!! They were awesome!

Sorry about the lack of full paragraphs. I just want to write these down before I forget. Old age is catching up

random things

1. spidey 3 - watching the scene with the stereotypically french waiter….with a french audience

2. and they call him the speederman!!!

3, still on spidey — why does the local correspondent of the NY news channel have a british accent??? weird

4. cool folks — i have a japanese,monk classmate and a couture designer in my french class.

Musee Rodin

Everyone thinks that since I'm living in Paris, I have a pretty exciting life and lots of adventures on the weekends. The possiblity of adventure is there, but not every weekend of course. There are chores to be done, grocery to be bought and brought up the 5 flights of narrow, winding stairs. There is also that tug-o-war with the bed on weekend mornings…it just won't let me go!

I don't know how long I'm staying here, so I decided that every weekend will be an adventure..getting to whatever destination usually is, for me anyway. I took the metro to Varenne, to visit Musee Rodin and stand in front of the gates of hell.

It was raining lightly when I got there and it was cloudy for the first time in weeks. Probably the weather reflecting the upcoming mood for the elections tomorrow.

There were not many tourists there, and I do recommend a visit to it. The sculptures are quite evocative and in most cases, filled with longing…which reflected my mood.

 I will attach pictures once I get a chance.