paris sous la neige

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Photo by Hugo Lafitte

leur immobile beauté

Photograph: Martin D'Orgeval

Le 1er février 2008 à 5 heures du matin, un incendie a ravagé Deyrolle, magasin historique d'entomologie et de taxidermie situé au cœur de Paris. Les collections de milliers de papillons et d'insectes rares, d'animaux empaillés de tous horizons et de minerais divers, formées depuis sa création en 1831, s'envolèrent en fumée, ne laissant de traces que dans la mémoire de générations de rêveurs fascinés par leur immobile beauté.

From the text accompanying Touché par le Feu, a collection of photographs by Martin D'Orgeval documenting the conflagration of Deyrolle, a historic shop of taxidermy and entomology in the heart of Paris »

sur la rue

Photo: Michael Wolf
Photographer Michael Wolf has taken? culled? street photography from Google Street View, Paris (and the work is quite captivating) »

Also worth mentioning: Wolf's Chicago Series, The Transparent City »

baguette etiquette

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1. On entering, greet the salesperson with 'Bonjour, madame,' or 'Bonjour, monsieur,' and make eye contact.

2. Pay with coins -- or small-denomination notes -- unless you're spending 20 euros or more.

(...)

13. Close out your visit with 'Merci, au revoir. Bonne journée!'

From 13 Tips for Visiting a Parisian Boulangerie (so complicated) in the Premiere issue of Afar Magazine, a U.S. publication, which (reasonably) assumes that Americans must be coached in the proper etiquette of saying hello and goodbye when entering a shop.

Additional tips: don't dither over the bread (#8) and #5, if you're eating alone ask for a demi-baguette (porker).

Apologies for the lack of link: the folks at Afar haven't gotten around to posting their publication online yet.


Related: kappa maki »

more fluff. in french.

Poéme
Originally uploaded by Patrick T Power.

”I love Paris.,” Zoe said as she studied the menu. “If I spoke the language, I’d live here.” She looked up at the waitress, who had appeared at the table. “Can you do crudité?” Zoe said. The waitress looked confused. “You did it yesterday. With cucumber. If not, I guess a salad, no dressing.” The waitress still looked confused. “You see,” Zoe said to me, “there’s just too much of a communication barrier.” Zoe took a sip of her English Breakfast tea. “I wish caffeine had vitamins in it,” she said.

Rachel Zoe, who commands $6,000/day as a stylist to the stars, as quoted in Sunday’s New York Times Magazine.

Flickrite Patrick T Power is having better luck in Paris -- language doesn’t appear to be a problem at all »