On the train ride from Paris to Berlin, we had a layover in Koln. The Kolner Dom, a gi-normous Gothic cathedral, is located right outside the train station.
Sep 192005
Sep 182005
One of the most famous bookstores in Paris is Shakespeare and Company, located near Notre Dame. The store sometimes provides temporary quarters to aspiring writers and while we were there, we could hear the sound of someone typing (on an actual typewriter) coming from one of the second-floor windows.
Sep 182005
This is Place des Vosges, the oldest public square in Paris. The writer Victor Hugo once lived here.
Sep 172005
Of all the things I saw in Paris, I think this image is the one I will most strongly associate with my travels. This is a view of the Eiffel Tower from the Trocadero.
Sep 172005
This is on the Champs Elysees near the Arc de Triomphe. I was a little disappointed with the Champs Elysees. The high-end stores that line its path give the area a plastic, hyper-commercial feel that I found disquieting. I’m glad I stayed in the Latin Quarter.
Sep 172005
This is the famous pyramid that serves as the entrance to the Louvre. As with the Musee d’Orsay, a person with a disability and one companion get free admission. Once a palace for Louis XIV, many of the galleries are as ornate as the art displayed within them.
Sep 172005
One of the enormous clocks in the Musee d’Orsay that hearken back to the building’s days as a train station. The d’Orsay was easily one of my favorite places in Paris. It has great accessibility and a tremendously helpful staff. People with disabilities and one companion also receive free admission.
Sep 172005
Every night, a group of young people play with fire on the plaza in front of Notre Dame. I developed a bit of a crush on one dreadlocked young woman who was especially talented. She could etch hieroglyphs of flame around her body for minutes on end.
Sep 172005
I had to fight my way through throngs of Japanese tourists brandishing cameras like ritualistic weapons, but it was worth it to get this view of the Mona Lisa at the Louvre.
Sep 172005
The Montmartre district sits on a hill, offering some spectacular views of the rest of Paris.