francesource

paris

view from my airbnb in the 6th

paris

notre dame is right behind me but i forgot to take a picture of it . . .

paris

La Seine

paris

note that there aren’t any locks left on the railings - apparently the city cut them all out a few years ago (thank god)

paris

there she is

paris

8 am - no one will be out for at least another two hours

paris

I can just tell that the top floor unit of this building is perfect

paris

lotsa birds

paris

HBD ralph !

paris

how you doin’ ?

paris

I literally lost my breath for a second

paris

pretty eerie - didn’t realize until later that it was because the police were closing streets in preparation for the Gilet Jaune

paris

I think this is the bridge that Andy ran down when she was trying to find Miranda to tell her she was gonna get fired

paris

the gilet jaune were running though the streets, getting chased by police so I hid in the farmer’s market O_O

paris

the french version of my car! with a decal I would be proud to wave (“debt = enslavement”)

paris

back to the apartment for an afternoon nap

paris

maybe it was the weather or the political climate, but tbh paris didn’t capture my imagination the way I thought it would - expect for the 13th. The 13th was everything I hoped for

paris

jardin des plantes

botanic gardens

jardin des plantes

wombats…outside…in december…in paris?

paris

the 3rd/4th (i.e. le marais)

paris

out in the 10th (Amélie soundtrack plays in my headphones)

paris

honfleur

like I said, paris and I didn’t really jive - but I could spend a decade in the countryside of northern france

honfleur

guernanville

housemates!

guernanville

normandy

étretat

took me a while to figure out, but it’s pronounced “eh-TRAH”

étretat

rebergues

found the sis!

boulogne-sur-mer

dawn patrol

boulogne-sur-mer

cap blanc nez

cliffs of dover in the distance

cap blanc nez

lille

sebourg

breakfast made by our hosts - besides this gesture, they really were the absolute kindest people

sebourg

champagne

lagery

last stop before meeting up with the rest of the fam

lagery

local champagne winery

lagery

some pretty damn good bubbly