We arrived in Paris Montparnasse on Friday afternoon and walked a familiar route to hotel du parc. We decided to stay in Paris for a week instead of going to Barcelona.
Monday Monday so good to me ...
Monkey and I rode around Paris today in the sun. We (monkey I mean) found Paris velo 8 and 4 and 7 and 5!! We rode past the Eiffel tower, the trocadero, tried to find the photographic exhibition ... Which we found but it wasn't open. Tomorrow!
Yesterday I was spoilt! Let me tell you about it! Monkey took me shopping and I am now the proud owner of a faux fur coat and I feel quite gorgeous all of a sudden! A beautiful silk shirt is also proudly slipped over my shoulders and wait! There's more! On my shoulders is my new hair cut! Oh the luxury of new clothes! New hair! Paris look at me!! Tres chic moi!! Thanks monkey - you make me feel gorgeous!
Warm sun on my face. I just saw an exhibition of photos. Shocking juxtapositions of fashion and war. The story of ourlife. Also at the petit palais an exhibition of paintings by De Nittis (Giovanni)
Also strange, but not shocking, juxtapositions of detail and looseness. De Nittis captures expressions of face exquisitely and then rushes through the rest of the canvas in a hurry to finish ... background not important! The technique worked well in the pastel drawing of a standing woman but looked mish-mashy in oils.
I'm watching Paris pigeons eyeing monkey and I. Probably seeing if we have anything to eat. Monkey is writing a poem to his mum, sitting on the steps of the palais. The sun divine!!
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