Monday, September 8, 2014

Au Revoir, Paris

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It's Monday afternoon US Central Time as I write this in an American Airlines lounge in Chicago. Long ride home. One more short leg to go.

I'm glad to be back. It was a long trip for us, maybe a little too long. We love France and will return again but age is catching up and it's getting hard to trudge for hour after hour through tourist-choked cities. Maybe it's time for slower paced holidays. Hey, we're going to Tamarindo in February. That ought to work. 

I tried to shoot some non-postcard Eiffel Tower pictures yesterday. You, gentle reader, will decide if they work. Since I won't have any new local material for several days, I will sprinkle these pages with memories of La Belle France for a while longer.     

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10 comments:

  1. William KendallSeptember 8, 2014 at 5:24 PM

    I really like the perspective in that first shot, and black and white feels appropriate.

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  2. JackSeptember 8, 2014 at 7:50 PM

    Your first photo is a huge winner, Bob, and your third photo is good, too. I am not seeing the second photo.

    And don't give me that line about being too old. I am older than you and travel a lot and I am out there on the go all day long when I travel.

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  3. Stefan JanssonSeptember 9, 2014 at 1:56 AM

    Nice take on the tower. You sound a bit stressed, never a fun feeling when you are travelling the world.

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  4. OlivierSeptember 9, 2014 at 6:55 AM

    de belles photos de la tour eiffel, bien vu ton choix d'angles

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  5. OlivierSeptember 9, 2014 at 6:55 AM

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  6. Luis GomezSeptember 9, 2014 at 8:26 AM

    These are beautiful! I like the first one the most.

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  7. cieldequimperSeptember 9, 2014 at 3:40 PM

    They are brilliant. You have done an awful lot in very little time and I'm so sorry to have kept you up so late.

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  8. Nathalie H.D.September 10, 2014 at 5:25 AM

    The top shot is my absolute favorite!

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  9. CarolaSeptember 11, 2014 at 11:55 PM

    When I first looked at your first photo my thought was, that is different. It is outstanding! They are all very creative! In this great photos you show how to take special unusual photos.

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  10. Babzy.BSeptember 13, 2014 at 2:37 AM

    i like very much the angle of the first pic ! :)

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