tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post3215201572212836736..comments2024-03-22T10:18:25.233+01:00Comments on ParisDailyPhoto: Drums beatingEric@ParisDailyPhotohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07945292068472619659noreply@blogger.comBlogger84125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-35117131214099476532008-04-10T10:15:00.000+02:002008-04-10T10:15:00.000+02:00this is the first time that i read on your blog. a...this is the first time that i read on your blog. aside from my fascination with your country, i also cannot stop myself from admiring the pictures and the articles that you posted. you have an the eye of a real photographer and i must say you can also be one of the best tour guides paris will be proud to have! thank you for the paris virtual tour that i had today. i will add your blog to my favorites so i will get a glimpse of paris everyday!stupidme4everhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04735601862109989846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-63421583332111162612008-04-10T03:42:00.000+02:002008-04-10T03:42:00.000+02:00Great photo. I really like it!Great photo. I really like it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-70710721358925934422008-04-05T01:06:00.000+02:002008-04-05T01:06:00.000+02:00I've answered yours too Monica! he he.I've answered yours too Monica! he he.Cheltenhamdailyphotohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00518073757785956012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-53172632755084974372008-04-05T00:03:00.000+02:002008-04-05T00:03:00.000+02:00Love the giant tree's shadow as it plays across th...Love the giant tree's shadow as it plays across the rock wall.... lovelyGreyhound Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05001314301509526815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-32859438172716665142008-04-04T23:46:00.000+02:002008-04-04T23:46:00.000+02:00Drums beating for such a lovely light. Have a nice...Drums beating for such a lovely light. <BR/>Have a nice week-end, Eric, since you are in the mountains. Wish you a good snow and a lot of sun!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-48379375616068492662008-04-04T23:19:00.000+02:002008-04-04T23:19:00.000+02:00Lois thank you so much for the link!How great is t...Lois thank you so much for the link!<BR/>How great is the internet?! I'm reading two other books now but I can't wait to read this one of Mme Lebrun so I'm starting today.<BR/><BR/>Gosh and I'm still reading the site about Madame de Pompadour that Lucio recommened the other day. If only my day had 34 hours instead of 24h...Monicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08145947793541874607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-83556645123311923792008-04-04T23:14:00.000+02:002008-04-04T23:14:00.000+02:00Tomate, don't worry about it. It was cute and cool...Tomate, don't worry about it. It was cute and cool. It reminded me of one of those 8mm films from a long time ago. You know, like "home movies" -- which were definitely cute and cool even though they were amateur (like this one could have been). What is great is that it is preserved; because, film decays rapidly, and many of these old films have been lost to eternity. Thank you again for sharing your research.Lois Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17261495370996676965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-53144798104535065102008-04-04T23:08:00.000+02:002008-04-04T23:08:00.000+02:00Il y a une autre Justine ici, ce n'est pas moi. Je...Il y a une autre Justine ici, ce n'est pas moi. Je n'ecris jamais mon nom comme ca... <BR/><BR/>I know my French is rusty... I'm just trying to use it more...Justinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13970445657741071852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-17627811619882311672008-04-04T23:06:00.000+02:002008-04-04T23:06:00.000+02:00So sorry you guys, I don't know why it posted that...So sorry you guys, I don't know why it posted that twice -- weird. We are having trouble with our server though.Lois Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17261495370996676965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-21522721236174536672008-04-04T23:04:00.001+02:002008-04-04T23:04:00.001+02:00Hello Monica, I bought the book, however, there a...Hello Monica, I bought the book, however, there are several pages missing because it has long been out of print. (Don't waste your money or time on that one.) The on-line book is in its entirety. It is 117 pages not including copies of the paintings. <BR/><BR/>http://digital.library.upenn.edu/women/lebrun/memoirs/memoirs.html<BR/><BR/>Before the Marie Antoinette exhibit left for Paris, it was here in SF (I saw it). The paintings are all "originals" and are on loan from various museums and private collections. Marie Antoinette would have Vigee LeBrun make several paintings of one sitting. Marie Antoinette usually gave these portraits to her friends or to foreign diplomatic envoys. So they are all over the world. Versailles was attacked by the fish wives and everything was destroyed. Vigee LeBrun said in her memoirs, "It is really to the Queen's sensitiveness that I owed the preservation of my picture, for the fishwives who soon afterward came to Versailles for Their Majesties would certainly have destroyed it, as they did the Queen's bed, which was ruthlessly torn apart." >^..^<Lois Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17261495370996676965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-65267785266622795132008-04-04T22:24:00.000+02:002008-04-04T22:24:00.000+02:00Yes..I know about the feet of the "Zouave du Pont...Yes..I know about the feet of the "Zouave du Pont de l'Alma"..and I often wonder[worry]if the great flood could happen again. I have read many articles saying it is only a matter of time[like the coming earthquake in California]and I shudder at the thought of the metro in Paris being closed due to flooding. Merci for the slap of reality tomate!! LOL!!<BR/><BR/>Great shot Eric...M. le Maitre!! ;-)<BR/><BR/>**Get well soon AbrahamLinclon...you are a great photographer and the photos on your blog are amazing!tonton_flaneurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08071868284684917894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-40720470351841378292008-04-04T22:18:00.000+02:002008-04-04T22:18:00.000+02:00"Sweetheart: No. In Paris now. Goodbye."6 words ..."Sweetheart: No. In Paris now. Goodbye."<BR/><BR/>6 words and a good caption for this photo.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-36574136953485382222008-04-04T21:55:00.000+02:002008-04-04T21:55:00.000+02:00Wow! Thanks for the kind words, guys! I didn't re...Wow! Thanks for the kind words, guys! I didn't realize these links were going to be so popular! Glad to help :)<BR/><BR/>(By the way, I din't mean a "cute" video of the flood, don't know what possessed me to use that word... I think I meant to say "cool" but I guess that wouldn't be a good word either, oh well.)Tomate Farciehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12102741033638005250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-12342185582831838512008-04-04T21:41:00.000+02:002008-04-04T21:41:00.000+02:00Lois in Versailles it is possible to see some of t...Lois in Versailles it is possible to see some of the paintings by Mme. Lebrun, they are indeed very beautiful. I just was in doubt if they were original or maybe a replica in case the original ones were lost/damaged during the revolution.<BR/>Do you know if they're authentic?Monicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08145947793541874607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-57657798414600117942008-04-04T21:36:00.000+02:002008-04-04T21:36:00.000+02:00Lois: thanks for the tip!!!! I'll be very interest...Lois: thanks for the tip!!!! I'll be very interested in reading it. Which site can I find the online content of this book? (since you mentioned it is available)<BR/><BR/><BR/>Lynn my dearest, I've just answered your email.<BR/><BR/>PTDR Guille!!!! That's how I am now because of you comment "They will hate me to be happy and smiling". <BR/>I say, never mind them!<BR/>And you know what? I agree with you 100%, American/English tv series teach us so many expressions that we'd never use at the English school. I love it!Monicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08145947793541874607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-6156284762191869992008-04-04T21:01:00.000+02:002008-04-04T21:01:00.000+02:00Lovely photo & beautiful place. Thx for this photo...Lovely photo & beautiful place. Thx for this photo.<BR/><BR/>Take care,<BR/><BR/>JuuustineJustihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10635455394095709631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-64425240202098745642008-04-04T20:46:00.000+02:002008-04-04T20:46:00.000+02:00Hey Eric - thought you might have a good answer fo...Hey Eric - thought you might have a good answer for this meme, which I've posted on my Blog (I was tagged, now I'm tagging others).<BR/><BR/>The idea is to write a story in 6 words. Hemmingway was once challenged, and came up with "For sale - baby shoes, never worn." Talk about a master - that's an entire story you instantly understand with only 6 words.<BR/><BR/>I thought you'd think of something good, and a photo to illustrate it!<BR/><BR/>http://dogearedandfurry.blogspot.com/2008/04/meme.html<BR/><BR/>(It's what used to be my main Blog, but now I tend to mostly use my photo Blog).Dogearedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15765730598721815896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-54905821163431532272008-04-04T20:38:00.000+02:002008-04-04T20:38:00.000+02:00Eric, "Je suis pété", moi je n'ai pas osé!! LOL.Mo...Eric, "Je suis pété", moi je n'ai pas osé!! LOL.<BR/><BR/>Monica,<BR/>yes we also use this word in "PTDR" but it means "broken" by laugh more than drunk. :)<BR/><BR/>Lynn, <BR/>you're funny AND unique too. Trust me! ;)<BR/><BR/>Petrea, <BR/>I swear I'll try to use special words to please you. I have to thank the American/English series, they help to learn some expressions that an English teacher would never teach you! And don't forget, you're welcome anytime you want.<BR/><BR/>Suzy,<BR/>I'm very glad I don't have to learn French as a second language. Take any word and I bet you'll find 12 different uses for it. At least. LOOOOL<BR/><BR/>About the picture, I won't use this metro until monday, so I'll try to take it, but it's uncomfortable to look like a tourist among all this friendly and funny parisians on monday morning (okay, boring and sad parisians)...LOL They will hate me to be happy and smiling.<BR/><BR/>See, I'm now answering like Eric, quoting the names and the sentences to answer! I'm definitely too popular here now. Maybe I have to leave you. Adieu<BR/><BR/>Guillemette the First.guillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11367207273165799146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-68744501610735839962008-04-04T20:34:00.000+02:002008-04-04T20:34:00.000+02:00Ra, Dieu du Soleil.Reine Guillemette I, Maîtresse ...Ra, Dieu du Soleil.<BR/>Reine Guillemette I, Maîtresse d'Anglais et des Tambours.<BR/><BR/>Throw in a couple of Yanks, and this could be a fun party. I've always wanted to rub elbows with royalty and deities. Too bad we can't have Comte Lucio de Cellule de Prison.<BR/><BR/>(Get well soon, M. Lincoln)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-80028908311293360432008-04-04T20:31:00.000+02:002008-04-04T20:31:00.000+02:00I've emailed you Monica.I've emailed you Monica.Cheltenhamdailyphotohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00518073757785956012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-6139893755072335752008-04-04T20:28:00.000+02:002008-04-04T20:28:00.000+02:00Monica I meant to tell you something -- I remember...Monica I meant to tell you something -- I remembered that you said that you were "fascinated by Marie Antoinette's story." I am reading "Memoirs Of Madame Vigee Lebrun". She was the painter that painted all those paintings of Marie Antoinette (and other royals). She was fortunate enough to have the insight to leave Paris before getting her head removed. She wrote her memoirs when she was old and had returned to Paris. It's really interesting, and you feel like you are really seeing the Queen -- for real. Not some second hand account of what she was. Anyway, I thought you might like to know this. >^..^< You can also see the entire book on line.Lois Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17261495370996676965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-33634920795542243752008-04-04T20:21:00.000+02:002008-04-04T20:21:00.000+02:00Abraham my best wishes to you. Get well soon. Real...Abraham my best wishes to you. Get well soon. Really soon!<BR/><BR/>Lynn did you say macarons? I'll be right there!<BR/><BR/>Petrea you can stop by anytime you want!!!!!!!!!!Monicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08145947793541874607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-74884809625413346512008-04-04T20:20:00.000+02:002008-04-04T20:20:00.000+02:00Oh, this photo is gorgeous -- steeped like tea in ...Oh, this photo is gorgeous -- steeped like tea in the light. The splash of colour from his jacket (bag?) adds so much to the scene.deanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01353233378130072261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-58197527448841406182008-04-04T20:04:00.000+02:002008-04-04T20:04:00.000+02:00Abraham Lincoln, sorry to hear you weren't feeling...Abraham Lincoln, sorry to hear you weren't feeling well and glad to know you are home. Sending {{{hugs and kisses}}} and some spring flowers from Virginia. p.s. hope that's "ok", I mean the xox's, a girl needs to be careful these days. :)<BR/><BR/>Ahhhh, There was a party last light, Eric was drunk, Guille has been annointed Guillemette the First! and Lois is painting "Kissing Sur le Seine" hehehe, such fun on PDP. ;)Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14481679781381325374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-46800812669802958802008-04-04T19:37:00.000+02:002008-04-04T19:37:00.000+02:00Wow, I love this picture... Nice lighting, and the...Wow, I love this picture... Nice lighting, and the man just adds a humane touch to the composition...Pipinihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12918536490601746963noreply@blogger.com