En route from the Viaduc des Arts to the Gare de Lyon today it was impossible not to be blown away by the cerulean blue of a clear September Paris sky. The stark architecture of the Prefecture de Paris building (in charge of housing), on rue Paul-Henri Grauwin, set a perfect visual contrast.
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But I really liked the graffiti on the sign on the gate outside the Prefecture.
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"Prefecture de Paris.
Be nice."
3 comments:
Glad you're back...I was worried about you! If you see lots of 'hits' on your blog from Iowa, that was me. I kept checking, thinking "it's 10pm in Paris now, surely she's posted something!" So...did you stay up/get up at 3am to watch the debate? The media here is calling it a draw; I agree, neither really had any shining moments. Will you watch the Veeps next week? I'd be interested in the French perspective on all the candidates. I know you don't get super political on your blog...any suggestions of a place to read (in English!!) what the French have to say??
The blog "Regard sur les Etats-Unis" is in French but has links to a number of sites that discuss the Campaign from a French perspective, some in English.
http://reu-oi.blogspot.com/ or find it on my links.
You're right that I try to stay out of politics on the blog -- otherwise I could really lose focus, already an easy task for me! But I am in the process of writing up what I did while AWOL for 2 and a half weeks in the US, including attending a Michelle Obama/Jill Biden rally in Virginia: two women I can be proud of as an American in France.
Love it! I collected graffiti last time I was in France. Most of them are really witty.
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