paris

There it sat, on the banks of the River #Siene. A green box with what seemed like a weak padlock and an infirm lock.
Saying hello to the emerging morning and the nonchalant passerby.

And as stopped to click a picture, I wondered what’s inside. And if the lock was worth it. I wondered if it is my story. Or perhaps yours?

That evening a quote presented itself on my screen. “It’s a lot easier to be lost than found. It’s the reason we’re always searching and rarely discovered – so many locks and not enough keys.” #LocksofLove #locks #keys #travelblogging #travel #Paris #france #Europe #EU #me #notestomyself #metaphor #river #energy (at Paris, France)

Some people stand tall. For generations. They move from being physical entities to entities in the mind. Perhaps standing for far more than what they stood for, when they were alive.
Definitely far more than what a mere statue can do. But a good statue is not a ‘mere’ statue 🙂 #charlesdegaulle #Paris #statue #art #artandculture ##France #Europe #EU #travel #travelblogger #travelblogging #memory (at Paris, France)

Some pictures stay at two places. On the hard drive of a machine is obvious. But it is in when it lives in the soft tissue of memory, it truly comes alive.
This is the River Siene in #Paris . As the lights were coming on, as if to say goodbye to the Sun.
In a truly joyful way. It after all was night! 🙂 #travel #Paris #River #Siene #evening #lights #metropolis #EU #Europe #France #memory #night #travelblogger

The Eurostar is a comfortable experience. It takes you from Paris to London in a jiffy
Passing some stunning scenery and of course crossing the English Channel.
The might of human engineering of course is lost in between the comfortable snooze that envelopes you and looking at all cultures that populate the coach.
#London #Paris #Eurostar #Englishchannel #GareDuNord #travel #traveldiaries #EU #Eurostar #railjourney (at Gare Du Nord – Paris/London)

The stairway to the apartment that we stayed in Paris #airbnb
Paris is full of style and technology seems to be an afterthought. Obviously. But style remains.
A numbered lock on the main door that leads to a passage way that you need another numbered entry or an electronic key. And then you get to this stairway that sums up many years of steps taken to keep it this way.
#Traveldiaries #Travel #EU #France #Paris #Style #architecture #airbnb #design #designer #Traveller

There are two pretty fountains that are at the centre of Paris. One celebrating maritime navigation in the seas and another one, celebrating trade and navigation in the rivers.
Called ‘Fontaines de la concorde’ they are a work of both intricate art and history.
Oh yes, they are filled with tourists and snappy cameras. Yet, they are much fun. If you have an eye for such things.
#Paris #Travel #traveldiaries #France #europe #EU #Fountain #water #history #RiverSienne #art #architecture