Paris Photos
Posted on 07.09.08 to Photography, Travels by JoanWhen my friend Shaireen told me that I would suffer terribly from the jetlag (she said that it somehow is worse when travelling from west to east), I didn’t think it’d be that bad, and that I would feel like a train has run me over somehow. I only managed to fall asleep at 5am (and I think I only did so out of boredom). I woke up rather late for work today and have since attended a meeting, made a few phonecalls, cleared emails and am now basically trying to get back into the groove of things, with blurry vision and all.
When I got home last night, Terence said that I looked refreshed despite the 14 hour flight. I realised that it’s because I had a whole week of no work, no personal matters, no guilt, no stress to deal with. Which was a pleasant experience because for as long as I can remember, I was constantly feeling the guilt of going to work and not being a good mum, etc, etc.
The photos from Paris are up, London ones will be coming up soon after. I originally was going to write about about my Parisian experience in detail, but I would just be reiterating the guidebooks and nothing that I say now would be very much different from what I said before (like how beautiful it was, etc).
Here are some of my favourite shots and shall let the pictures do the talking. The full set can be seen on my Flickr page.
Window art.
The funky building on the right is the Ministry of Arts and Culture.
Gorgeous pastries, although I didn’t try any as I was dying for something savoury at that time.
Cartier’s office, looking absolutely beautiful with the immaculately preened red flowers.
I got lost in the metro and found this gorgeous station.
I felt so tiny when I was finally at the Eiffel Tower. I was so in awe of this structure.
Inside the Louvre. I love how I keep on finding modern vs old juxtapositions in Paris. Look at the second photo above, of the Ministry of Arts and Culture.
The first thing I did in the Louvre was to look for Mona Lisa. Once I was done jostling in the crowd to look at her, I was then in the right frame of mind to appreciate the other art in the museum. It was so beautiful.
The ornate doorway of the Notre Dame Cathedral.
Yet another breathtaking place in Paris. The Notre Dame was so beautiful. Oh how I would love to have attended mass there.
Galeries Lafayette. I don’t recall ours ever looking this beautiful, when it was still around.
Breakfast. My last meal in Paris.
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Comments ( 5 )
hiya, just wanted to say that your pics are awesome!
love the notre dame one, at the main doorway
cherilyn added these pithy words on
Jul 09 08 at
10:50 PM
Hi Joan! Great to know you enjoyed your hols. I love love love your pics. Very regretful can’t engage you to do my wedding shoot. Hope we can meet some day :)
Josephine added these pithy words on
Jul 09 08 at
11:49 PM
I take back what I said about wide angle photos being naff… these are amazing!!!
neth added these pithy words on
Jul 10 08 at
5:42 PM
am enjoying your set on flickr. the notre dame ones are just breathtaking! thanks for letting me travel vicariously through them. :)
jasmine added these pithy words on
Jul 15 08 at
8:11 AM
I read your blog on and off and I have to comment… I’m totally lovin’ these shots.
M added these pithy words on
Jul 16 08 at
8:28 AM
