Blogs from Paris, Île-de-France, France, Europe - page 389

I am one of the lucky few to see Paris in the snow. I took full advantage of the opportunity and walked the 11 miles from my hotel near Bastille to the Arc de la Defense. The Parisians seemed to take the day in stride by staying home from work. The pristine city seemed that much more elegant, adorned with the blanket of snow. ... read more

I’ve got months and months of photos to get through and have decided to let the photos do most of the talking. If you have a specific question about a location drop me a line. I made it to the Louvre and spent the full day (the museums late closing day) walking, looking, pondering and hoping that I’d get a chance to come back. Yes, I did see the Monna Lisa. While I was impressed there was so many more great works within a minutes walk of the painting that were going ignored I decided to spend my time with them. So many people were taking flash photos of the Monna I’d be surprised if any of the photos came out halfway clear - go buy a postcard! Yes, the museum is immense. No one person ... read more

From the outside this miniature masterpiece is not much to look at ; the real treat is on the inside. Proves the proverb “Don’t judge a book by its cover” and disproves the saying “beauty is only skin deep”. This little chapel packs a punch. The builder pushed the structural limits of glass and stone. The ratio of glass to stone is higher here than any other period structure that I know of. No expense was spared when it came to the quality and color of glass used to fill the gapping voids between the tracery and mullions. On a brilliant blue sky day the interior space is filled with color. It’s not just the solid surfaces that are bathed with color but the atmosphere contained within the glass and stone is colored like an impressionist’s ... read more

Here it is again for those that missed out... Hi All, Since we last conversed I have been to Paris for work and loved every second of it. I think i will let the pics do the talking for me on that one... I was a tourist in my own home town yesterday and started at the Borough Markets at London Bridge Station. They were wonderful and I go rather tipsy on one mug of Hot Spiced Cider. I bought some blackberry liquer and an fresh olive Ciabata and topped it all of with a zuchini and italian sausage pizza....yummy. To walk off all that good grub I strolled along the Thames to the Millenium Bridge and then onto St Paul's Cathedral (in honour of my big bros up coming birthday - dont think I have ... read more

Wuhh, I'm tired. I don't have a great reason for being tired, except that I might subconsiously be on constant high-alert-survival-mode and not know it. This week I revised some character designs, animated one scene sucsessfully, and trashed numerous attempts at a second scene. Today I was completley burned out on 3/4th walks in perspective, so I found much more instant gratification in making another comic instead. This one has lots of words, but not much of a story. Enjoy! Page one Page two Page three Page four May attempt the Louve this weekend. Definetley will be sleeping. It started raining again. Too tired to write more... Bon weekend! ... read more