The “I love you” wall stands at the center of a garden just behind the Abesses Metro Station in Montmartre, Paris. 612 tiles of enameled lava cover a surface area of 40 square meters. The phrase “I love you” is written more than a thousand times in over 300 different languages. The wall was created […]
Montmartre
Montmartre at midnight
It was Montmartre It was midnight Come to think of it It was spring… ~Mam’selle At night, Paris –La Ville Lumière– comes alive with luminescence, the soft glow from iron-grated windows, a steady beam from a streetlamp, and tiny candles from the thousands of cafes. Paris has long been referred to as “The City of […]
Half my life
Walking along the Seine in late summer, I watched the sun sparkle across the water. With a baguette tucked under my arm and a chunk of French runny stinky cheese wrapped in paper, I strolled and nibbled my way along the quaint cobbled streets of the Left Bank. The year was 1985 and I was […]