Paris, Day II

Children on the Metro, on a field trip.

Paris out the Metro window.

Some pastries at Gerard Mulot, where Susan and I had a chocolate and macaron demonstration.

The twenty-three year old Maitre de Chocolat at Gerard Mulot.

Making chocolat.

Making the macarons.

The creme freche maker.

Our tour guide/translator, Emilie.

Making the creme freche.

Washing.

Susan's shadow in her old neighborhood.

Near Rue Daguerre, where Atelier 17, the print shop I worked in in the late 70's was.

Courtyard to the Louvre.

Gericault's Raft of the Medusa, which I drew from weekly in 1975. I remembered it as much smaller. It's HUGE!

Susan photographing me photographing the Gericault.

Other sisters.

The Michelangelo Lounge.

Friends in Paris, with apologies to elin - much better photo of me than of her!

First Day in Paris!

Sign seen on the very exciting moving walkway in Charles De Gaulle Airport - this one went up and down!!

Graffiti seen from the taxi to Paris...

Mairie, or city hall, of the XXth arrondisement..

Cyclist, taken from the taxi on the way to Susan and Joel's apartment.

LOTS of motorcycles in Paris.

Susan on the stairwell of her apartment.

Street graffiti.

Sisters.

Notre Dame.

Hippos carved in chocolate... ! We had lime/basil chocolate here that was to DIE for.

Amazing buttery, sugary treats we had for dessert tonight.

Various views of the street, apartment door, address number where I used to live, in 1975. 3 Rue Saint Sulpice.

Winged black angel carrying a defense de entree icon.

Workers and a sculpture at the Luxembourg Gardens, where I spent a lot of time in 1975.

Luxembourg Gardens.

Susan photographing the terrazzo. 

Sisters, again.

And again....

I know. Cliche. 

View out their apartment.

And view down the street.

It's about 8 o'clock here. Light till almost 10.