Posted on January 7, 2010 by parisdreamtime
A sunny cold Sunday afternoon in Paris in late autumn, 5th arrondissement, Place de la Contrescarpe. People are sitting on the “Terrasse du Restaurant Delmas”. Listening to the piano player, chatting with friends, looking at the passersby. Is there a better thing to do on such a fine day? ©estandrea 2010 purchase information: you can [...]
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Posted on December 25, 2009 by parisdreamtime
click on image to enlarge it Yard sale means “vide grenier” in French, which means “empty the attic”:) There are always still lifes to discover when you visit yard sales. All those objects people have loved for a time before getting too used the them. When you get too used to an object, you have [...]
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Posted on November 17, 2009 by parisdreamtime
copyright ©estandrea 2009 / watercolor on Arche Paper 300 g – 23 x 28 cm / 9.1 x 11 inches click on the image to enlarge it La Grande Mosquée de Paris, “the great mosque of Paris” is located in the 5th arrondissment, not far from the Place Monge. You can go by metro n° [...]
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