06.04.2004: Deyrolle, Paris
06.07.2004: D-Day, Paris
Assemblée Nationale, Paris.
Multilayered scrolling projections in honor of the D-Day anniversary.
06.08.2004: Paris H*lt*n
The H*lt*n, Paris.
06.26 Update: This page is now #1 on Yahoo and AltaVista in a search for “paris h*lt*n photos” and peaked at #24 in a Google search for “paris h*lt*n.” The joke isn’t funny anymore so I’m obscuring a certain word on this page to ward off behind-the-curve p*rn-seekers.
06.09.2004: La Rochelle, France
La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, France.
06.11.2004: La Rochelle, France
La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, France.
06.13.2004: Isle d’Aix, Fort Boyard, France
The Isle d’Aix and Fort Boyard, Charent-Maritime, France.
06.14.2004: TGV, La Rochelle to Paris
TGV, La Rochelle to Paris.
1) Switch camera to ‘continuous shooting’ mode. 2) Point it out the train window. 3) Shoot. 4) Edit heavily.
06.22.2004: Reading is fundamental
I’m always too slow to grab topical URLs: mypetgoat.com.
06.22.2004: Fète de la Musique, Paris
Fète de la Musique, Paris.
On the longest day of the year, a celebration of all kinds of music in all kinds of places.
06.23.2004: Fondation Cartier, Jean Nouvel, Paris
Fondation Cartier, Paris, designed by Jean Nouvel.
Architects who blur the line between inside and outside really confuse the heck out of the birds. Nouvel also designed the Institut du Monde Arabe.
For the foundation’s current exhibit, “Pain Couture,” Jean-Paul Gaultier hired a team of expert bakers to remake his greatest fashion hits in bread. This may be the most French thing I have seen in France.
06.25.2004: Carnival in the Tuileries, Paris
Carnival in the Jardin des Tuileries, Paris.
06.28.2004: Métro hike, Paris
A quick survey of the Paris Métro map indicates that the most sprawling conglomerate of Métro and commuter rail stations surrounds the Gare St. Lazare. The transfer tunnels make it possible to walk underground from St. Augustin to Opéra, a distance of 1.2 miles as the crow flies. I did it so you don’t have to. Here’s a record of the journey in 25 photos.
