Paris Day 3 pt2: Movies, fashion, and a whole lot of Seine..

More random wandering through Paris..starting with the Jewish Quarter, the Marais..

Selfie by the Seine..

Because of course you bring a piano to the Seine...

A genuine fashion shoot in Paris...who cares if it's a bunch of guys; it's still a fashion shoot in Paris!!

(Next to the Notre Dame, natch..)

I have a whole bunch of pics of this statue..I took a bunch cause I was really bored, waiting..

(Statue de Sainte Geneviève, on Le pont de la Tournelle..if you are wondering..)

(Don't know why this is suddenly tinted green here..)

(I hate Macs..)

Reason I was bored: Some movie being filmed, and they shut down the street for 15 min intervals while they filmed some scene or other..No, I didn't bother finding out which film to track it down and watch, cause I was too over the standing and waiting. Plus, the crew member blocking pedestrians looked grumpy..

Now...let's see how long it takes me to get Day 4 up..

Paris Day 3: Streets and food and a little culture..

It's been like a year and a half..whoops..and memory of exact details is getting hazy..but I still love my pictures..they were the biggest souvenir I brought home...I had something in the vicinity of 5000 pics, I think, of my entire trip. Be thankful I am kind and have severely curated them for you! :p (Ok, really, I am a terrible photographer, and I had to take that many to end up with a few decent-ish ones!)

Random wandering the streets...

Playing Saints Go Marching In..I've never been to New Orleans yet, but I could see the ties here..

All vegan restaurant..but I can't remember which one! Soo yummy, though..

Graffiti was everywhere, and it was an art form..

Went to see the Musee Carnavalet..I know good museums all over the world have amazing things to see..but it's always worth going..

Just love the age scarred all over it's face..

Part two coming..

Happy New Year..2013!!

I have no idea where this is, and I don't think it's Hawaii, but, Happy New Year from Hawaii, anyway!! :D

Credit: Villa Altea (Oh, hey..looking up the credit, apparently the pic is somewhere called Costa Blanca in the Mediterranean..Not really so close to Hawaii, huh? :p )

Day 2: Paris Fleas..

The second day in Paris, it was a weekend, so we headed to the Paris Flea Markets..

There were old things..

And as expected, beautiful things..

Things you just wanted to buy the whole collection of and stuff in your suitcase...

Decidedly weird and even downright creepy things..

But I have to say..the steampunk R2D2 was pretty much my favorite thing I saw there. I mean, come on...how awesome would that be to greet guests at the front door???

One to one hundred..

'100' (from 0 to 100 years in 150 seconds) from Filmersblog on Vimeo.

Lantern Floating Festival..

We went to the Shinnyo-en Lantern Floating Festival memorial ceremony last night..

The lights were beautiful..

Each lantern carries with it prayers, remembrances and wishes to beloved family and friends..

Some people brought their own to release, and some people wrote their prayers on the lanterns provided by the members of Shinnyo-en, who make the lanterns, care for them, and rescue for re-use, year after year..

The canoes released the lanterns of people who were unable to attend..

By the end, Ala Moana Beach was filled with stars..

Surreal..

Pencil. On paper. IN. SANE.


Credit:
All images from Paul Cadden