Paris Take 2

It's been some time since I last posted anything of any relevance, I think living in London has entered me into some sort of double speed time dimension where 6 months runs in a flash.

I've been recently inspired to take a break from the usual working day and evening breaks and wanted to share some cultural experiences I recently enjoyed in Paris. I swore to never write about the same thing twice and reluctantly I will explain why I have decided to write my Parisian experience.
I have seen so much more of the real side of Paris this time and paid more attention to the street art and French bars. Our trip was not very glamorous (given that I was over there to speak on the M6 Boutique shopping channel) and we spent much of it enjoying local patisseries and exploring the more run down areas.

The first time we were in Pairs, we were situated in the central Grand Boulevard area and were lucky enough to be in the centre of everything, we were a 15 minute walk from the main shopping district and a 5 minute walk from the Opera metro stop. This time however, we did not have this luxury. We stayed in the Jean-Jaures area, which was about a 20 minute walk from Gard Du Nord. For this reason, I still felt very lucky to be within some sort of waking distance of a recognisable area, albeit slightly rough. This did mean however, that we were surrounded with amazing graffiti and ugly-beautiful structural buildings and it really was something to take in.

Here are a few photographs I took on our way from the hotel to Gard Du Nord: (this is along Avenue Jean-Jaures)

 

The second set of photos I took is a collection of streets with interesting layouts. I was really attracted to how the streets formed in relation to the angles of the roads and really wanted to capture the views around those parts.

I also found some for sets of graffiti around the nicer, Monmartre district of Paris, just above Pigalle, which is famous for its seedy shops and bars.

 

Au Revoir!