Le Marais has seen a resurgence of the Paris Jewish community of late, alongside a strong Chinese community in the northern part and the growing Gay community in the southwestern portion. Great people watching from just about any cafe you care to park in.
Honest, no Photoshop ! The windows of the museum have a treatment to lower the interior ambient light – it plays games with digital cameras.
If you don’t have a European “Chip ‘n Pin” debit card, coins are about the only way you can buy a Metro ticket at Gare du Nord, and if you don’t have coins, go buy a box of tic-tac to break a bill. At the end of a very long day of traveling it’s hard to be philosophical – but this is my effort …
The mothership for steamer trunks … Is there anything more satisfying than a battered piece of high end luggage ?
Rue du Rivoli was closed to traffic because of the various Mayday parades and demonstrations. Stores are all closed since Mayday is a labor holiday.
At the Saatchi Gallery – Contemporary works from Indian artists …
Mansoor Ali
Shezad Dawood
Subodh Gupta
Rajan Krishnan
Bharti Kher
Tushar Joag
The “London Eye” has been a love/hate touchstone – I think I hate it. But I do love the new pedestrian bridges – well conceived, well designed, well executed.
