To Buttes-Chaumont today to faire un pique-nique.
(Source: claefer, via theglossiernerd)
“April in Paris”
…is apparently an Americanized phenomenon. Louis and Ella may sing about it, but my professors have no idea what stereotypical weight that phrase carries. Instead, they say, “en avril, ne te découvre pas un fil”—in April, don’t even remove one thread. So I guess that means we’re still in for the showers bringing flowers.
Now I’m done with the weather analysis sorry.
A little light reading for the weekend.
Paris Then and Now
Photos from the exact spots about 100 years apart
French news site Rue89 has an impressive series of photos in Paris of today compared to a hundred years ago
Paris in the teens of the century is the place to be.
(via ysvoice)
Lille, at last. Including a creepy circus situation and the weirdest zoo ever. Most pleased with their rapid postal services. And the waffles with speculoos.
"More than just a physical space, he explained, a city is a set of cultural norms. “It’s kind of a shared dream.” Stop dreaming, stop continually making decisions to maintain it, and ivy creeps up the walls."
Jason Fagone goes on Neil Freeman’s tour of Bushwick, Brooklyn, and looks at his alternative geography: http://nyr.kr/10bT1Rs (via newyorker)
(Source: newyorker.com, via newyorker)
