February 2008


Place du Tertre in winter 

Place du Tertre is so nice in winter with fewer tourists and the whole space reserved for painters. Sidewalk cafes will return with warmer days.

Place du Tertre and Sacre Coeur

 The grey sky invites black and white images.

Sacre Coeur as painted by Utrillo

Utrillo painted this side street and it has not changed much since then.

Montmartre side steps

These are some side steps in Montmartre, not the long ones leading to Sacre Coeur.

You will find them as you walk down to Metro Abbesses coming from Bateau Lavoir.

Wedding at Palais Royal

Wedding at Saint Germain des Pres

Misty and Patrick

Misty and Patrick honeymooned in Paris on this cold February week end. Misty looked lovely in her dress . Do not let the blue sky fool you as temperature was in the 30ies. I will post more photos in the next few days. They wanted a photo with the Eiffel Tower so…here it is !

Wedding on Valentine’s day

 Amy’s special Valentine’s day in Paris.

Valentine’s day wedding

Married in Texas last week end,  Amy and Dereck chose Paris for their honeymoon. Kissing on a Parisian bench on Valentine’s day is very special.

Rahasthani woman

This woman in the Thar desert covers her face when she sees us. But you can tell she is giving one of her beautiful smiles.

Rajasthani woman

Rajasthani women

One of the pleasures of Rajasthani life is spending time in villages and meeting the women. They are all so elegant in their colorful saris and their anklets and bangles.

A photographer in Paris has  been traveling in India this January. Photos from Paris will return soon in February.

In the meantime, enjoy some photos from India.

Sunset in Rajasthan

Watching sunset from roof top is an activity that I also learned to enjoy.

Rural scene in Rajasthan

Mustards fields are in bloom.

Village scene in Rajasthan

A typical rural scene with baby getting a bath.

Longest moustache

This guy in Jaisalmer is supposed to have the longest moustache in India…

Turban

Proud hotel employee in Bikaner. Rajasthan does turbans in hundreds of ways.

Turban

Men discussing in Khuri (desert near Jaisalmer).

Market street in Jaipur

Market scene in Jaipur.

Bangles

Bangles are a very important part of a Rajasthani outfit.

Anklets

My favorite photo today: anklets on a baby girl in her father’s arms.

For more photos of India look under India in the categories section of my blog.

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