Paris

The Eiffel Tower

Now you can't have Paris without the Eiffel Tower, so here's my attempt at night photography. And because we all know what the Eiffel Tower looks like, I added some shots from less traditional angles.



You're not allowed to take your bicycle, pram or scooter up in Eiffel Tower. My moped was very disappointed...

Paris from the top of the Eiffel Tower.

Notre Dame

The sound of the bells were so eerie and dissonant, and the building's sheer size makes it quite intimidating.

Now that's what I call a proper hinge...

"Denis, please don't get blood on the carpet!"
For more on headless Saint Denis check this out.

The Metro

Some awesome art deco metro stuff. (That's the underground, people)

Wait, where...?

Die trein na Bellville toe!

Jardin des Tuileries

Some awesome gardens and statues.

This guy was a bit depressed...

...and this guy was being attacked by Parisian killer pigeons!

The Louvre

That place from Da Vinci Code with the glass pyramid. I guess pyramids were cool in the eighties when it was built, but I wonder whether some are beginning to regret the alien shape...

Another less traditional angle.

Montmartre

The Sacre-Coeur Basilica on a hill with some tourists.

Street cafes in Montmartre, all as it should be!

The Moulin Rouge! and some interesting nighttime shopping...

And last but not least, what a chair! (note the shackles...)

Eurotripping

As some/none/all of you may know, I've recently been on a trip to Western Europe...or most of it, anyway. I'm going to post some of my pictures and stories here, simultaneously breathing some life back into this stagnant blog and saving me sending massive, attachment-heavy emails to everyone I know...

Enjoy!

You crack me up

An installation in the Turbine Hall of the Tate Modern takes the form of a giant crack that runs 167 metres across the floor. Apart from being fun to look at, it also causes a lot of accidents.

thisislondon.co.uk has the following:
"Shibboleth 2007, which opened seven weeks ago, was created by Colombian artist Doris Salcedo to symbolise racial hatred and divisions within society. But in some places the artwork is wide enough for a toddler to fall inside."

I think this actually illustrates the concept quite nicely...

Read the whole article here.

How very German of you

Saw this suspicious looking eagle on top of a pediment somewhere near London Bridge.

Everything is Illuminated

Just some tree and some lamp that looked really pretty for a short while on a Winters night.

Life on Film

Or rather, live off film. This is the contents of the bucket under the film cutter at the Kodak shop where I used to work. The whole experience made for some pretty interesting pictures. Stay tuned.

Postcard #2

Another postcard...a pity about the gently sloping horizon and the photographer too lazy to fix it on Photoshop.
P.S. This is the Thames seen from the London Eye.