Rompu
Paris, France
30_4_2009
30_4_2009
L’Observateur : Fur Get About It Edition
Walking down the avenue yesterday, I noticed that someone had taken fur garments and placed them in the trees to make it look like there were animals living there. I can only suppose it was an animal rights/anti-fur protest action.
Arty McFarty Had a Party and This Is Who He Invited ...
Photo : Branislav Kropilak
Recently, I have spent an incroyable amount of time on the l’internet looking at art and photography. Now, completely intimidated by the sheer volume of human beings who engage in these activities for profit, I share with you some highlights:
L’Observateur : Printemps Edition
Ah, springtime in Paris. It can only mean a million stupid clichés. How does the one about allergies go? I’ve never really had allergies before, but this has been going on for about six weeks now and it is annoying.
The winter shaved about three weeks this year from last, which was fantastic (it’s like 20° today), and the city practically re-greened itself overnight.
The winter shaved about three weeks this year from last, which was fantastic (it’s like 20° today), and the city practically re-greened itself overnight.
It’s amazing how much more quickly the days get longer here than they do closer to Ecuador. It got dark at about 4:30 right before Christmas, and today it got dark around 9.
So, everybody and their grand-mère is sitting out on the sidewalk getting drunk in the day, instead of standing inside at the bar getting drunk in the day.
I was shopping at the Paris Store the other day and I saw an elderly Asian man very tenderly tear the corner off a bag of green beans from which he stole two, concealing them in his left coat pocket before exiting the store.
And finally, Vincent Gallo appears in an H&M ad right here on Avenue Potatohead:
So, everybody and their grand-mère is sitting out on the sidewalk getting drunk in the day, instead of standing inside at the bar getting drunk in the day.
I was shopping at the Paris Store the other day and I saw an elderly Asian man very tenderly tear the corner off a bag of green beans from which he stole two, concealing them in his left coat pocket before exiting the store.
And finally, Vincent Gallo appears in an H&M ad right here on Avenue Potatohead:
Loire Valley: Blois to Chambord
The Château de Chambord (above), built in the 1500s by Francois 1 as a hunting lodge, dwarfs Versailles. The photos don’t do it justice. The place is gargantuan.
We stumbled on this château by accident...
and it has a mill attached to it.
Château de Chambord
Château de Chambord
Château de Chambord
Château de Chambord
Château de Chambord
Montlivault, a typical small French town
Loire Valley: Blois to Cheverny
Blois is a Medieval town in the Loire Valley about two hours south of Paris on the train. The entire area is networked with bike routes which run through forests, farmland, and small towns. We did about 50 miles in two days. Day One: Blois to Cheverny and back. Day Two: Blois to Chambord and back. Some highlights:
Forêt Dominiale de Russy
Château de Beauregard
Château de Beauregard
Exit from Beauregard
Farmland near Cellettes
Cellettes
Château de Cheverny
Hunting dogs at Château de Cheverny
wait for their kibbles and bits of flesh.
The basics
Forêt Dominiale de Russy
Château de Beauregard
Château de Beauregard
Exit from Beauregard
Farmland near Cellettes
Cellettes
Château de Cheverny
Hunting dogs at Château de Chevernywait for their kibbles and bits of flesh.
The basics
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