Into the Wild

The beech-forests in the south of Sweden always take me back to my childhood. The tales of C.S Lewis and Tolkien have shaped me like nothing else, and I just love to stroll throught that soft filtered light of a forest full of majestically tall smooth trunks.

The God Effect, and then some...

Time's been on the run, and I've been hot on its heels, never really catching up. Until today, when I have a free and leisurley day at home. The cold finally arrived here in the South, and I felt this might just be the opportunity to post my last ( I think...) pictures from that Parisian Visit. After this, I aim for sun, Spring, heat...
Notre Dame is, as of up until now, my favourite church/cathedral ever, and I rose very early on my last day to visit her in peace and quiet. Away from the hubub of the crowding grey masses... sort of. Ofcourse I didn't have my own camera at this time, but a borrowed one I didn't really know that well. The results were somewhat mixed, and more or less bizarre to say the least;

I had absolutely no idea the pictures would turn out this way, at was bordering between dismayed and amazed.
 I finally chose amazed, and decided it could very well have been an act of God...

The Manger; I can just feel the Divine Wind the Three Wise Men are struggling against...

Oh well, at least I got to see her, La Notre Dame the Paris. You though, will have to imagine her.

PARIS

A new year, and a new post. It's been some time now. Fall's been full of more or less lost time it seems. Me running here and there, doing God knows what with my time. Now 2011 is gone for good, except for what I've been recording from my stay in Paris and Dourdan over the Christmas holiday. I've taken more pictures than I care to admit, and even though my charger got a good kiss of current on the fast train to Paris, I've managed to take pictures with my trusted Coolpix, and also to borrow a Lumix from my employer. Everything's not in the computer yet, but from the more than 150 pics already edited I'm trying to make series to show here. Not all at once, the year's just started!
I will however start with some classic views from my speedy and long walk through a very small part of Paris. I got on the commuter-train from Dourdan south of the city, and managed to get on to the Métro to the "deuxième arrondissement". I had great but cold weather, and with my hat-clad head a-swiweling I started out westwards towards; The Eiffel Tower, I mean it's a must, n'est pas?



So, trudging along with the wind against me, I happened to look to my right; and voilà, Le Sacré Coeur, the fairytale-church on top of the Montmartre! Just what I needed to start my stay in the pretty city of Paris.



Looking right again a little later, I came upon the Church of...oh well, here my map had the Galerie Lafayette all over the name. Too bad.

A detail from l'Opéra de Paris aka Théatre Garnier. It was just to huge to fit into my tiny camera!

I spied the Eiffel Tower early on, but it was far away and I trekked for a long while, passing the Jardin de Tuileries and crossing over the Seine, and then onwards westward. No I did not take the Champs Elysées down to the Arc, just too windy, and too much traffic to be any fun.

Again with the small camera! Had to fit the tower in on a bias...

So, now I've started my two-day visit of this beautiful city. More is to follow ofcourse. Next I went on the Seine, teary-eyed from the chill breeze, but still, the views! A bien-tôt...

Resting Quietly

The journey continues ofcourse, but before that I want to share this;
  Beautiful Place of Rest...

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...porcelaine...

All these destinies.

San Remo

What can I say? It's a beautiful beautiful place, and despite the fact that we only spent one night there I just know we will go back very soon. I mean, it's only a little more than an hour away! I've put together two albums with "Italian Poetry", which I intend to just dump here with out any comments. Why? Well because I'm late for work, and also because a picture say more than...

Well, that was Italian Poetry I...





















Here comes no. II

Ecco my friends!