Paris ..again

An evening in Paris.. again

by Manila Chhotray on Thursday, April 28, 2011 at 7:40pm

Revisited Paris yesterday. ... though just a walk by the river Seine from Place de Concorde to Eiffel Tower. The bridges were lovely and the river looked mellow in the soft mild pink sky. The fresh greenery added to the landscape made the city looked like repainted. I tried my hands on my DSLR. I was lucky enough to get a handful of shots appropriate.. though they did not match the camera of my eyes. That always happens. The camera is not as intelligent as my eyes... ;). I had a hearty dinner of Crepe ,popular in Paris with a combination of eggs, chicken and cheese with a taste of aromatic fennel. Discovered a few more monuments than before and a few art peices thrown here and there. I crossed the Bateau de Paris and loved the hustle bustle of the crowd of tourists. On the way back, the whole city was dazzling over the river. There were projected illluminations every where. The city of light looked new and old at the same time and appeared quite illusive and warm. ...today I am spending my evening at the silicon valley of Paris "Ici c,est Issy" because of the dullest weather so far during my stay in Paris and writing this note. ... Aller !!! bon voyage a tous...

Manila

Am in Geneva...really?

Again summer showers..I love it in Europe too after a sweaty walk from the station to home... trying to be a sport! It's hot in Geneva.. except the sunny lake side.. I miss my camera to capture the the spectacular show of clouds in sky.... :( Yesterday I tried a delicious crepe named été (summer in french) with spinach, ratatoui sauce, cheese and hard boiled eggs in the old city of Geneva, near cathedral. It looked familiar ... like having Dosas hot, in a cool summer evening. The strange thing is that the flag flying on the top of the cathedral was of Unicef. I also relished a street side jazz in the hustle bustles of the people in the city center. ... Geneva... a busy and small city... with trams over crowded in the morning, reminding me of Indian trains and people speaking English to you normally though a french suisse City....is still unknown to me.... I ignored Geneva, just to run home close by the mountains... the... ragged,long weathered, old and like walls ... I still can't imagine my day when I will have to say my final good bye to the mountains who I call " Budha Pahadi "...My immidiate list for travel is "Geneva and the french swiss"
I am adding a few ipod clips of Geneva ..