ColDay Presents: Paris Partie Deux

[ColDayMan]

2007 ColDay Series:

Part 1: Los Angeles Parte Uno (http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=124135)
Part 2: Los Angeles Parte Dos (http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=124193)
Part 3: Boston (http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=129229)
Part 4: A New York City Interlude (http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=129343)
Part 5: Montreal (http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=129388)
Part 6: Cincinnati (http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=129391)
Part 7: Pittsburgh & Harrisburg (http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=130979)
Part 8: Philadelphia (http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=131046)
Part 9: Brooklyn, New York (http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=131282)
Part 10: Atlantic City, Baltimore, & Washington DC (http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=131515)
Part 11: Dayton (http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=132432)
Part 12: Sacramento to Santa Cruz (http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=133520)
Part 13: Big Sur to San Francisco (http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=133522)
Part 14: San Francisco (http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=133888)
Part 15: Berkeley & Oakland (http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=133945)
Part 16: Around The Globe Preview (http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=136316)
Part 17: London I (http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=136371)
Part 18: London II (http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=136462)
Part 19: Paris Partie Une (http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=136597)
Part 20: Paris Partie Deux (http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=136731)
Part 21: Paris Partie Trois (http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=136783)
Part 22: Nashville & Pittsburgh (http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=137004)
Part 23: Gritcinnati (http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=137361)
Part 24: Toronto (http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=137426)
Part 25: Akron & Cleveland (http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=138971)
Part 26: New York City Part One (http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=139454)
Part 27: New York City Part Two (http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=139455)
Part 28: New York City Part Three (http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=139456)
Part 29: Hartford (http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=140446)
Part 30: Zürich (http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=140839)
Part 31: Lucerne & The Swiss Alps (http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=141303)
Part 32: Milan (http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=141870)
Part 33: Dallas (http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=142141)
Part 34: Detroit (http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=142265)
Part 35: Gary (http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=142266)
Part 36: Chicago (http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=142338)


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[Evergrey]

words cannot do this justice, artist

[bpg88]

Too much.

[Austinlee]

Such pretty buildings... Such ugly little cars...

And the city is as dense as Jessica Simpson.

[Pinoy2.0]

I can't even tell you how much I love this:

http://www.urbanohio.com/OtherStates/France/Paris/2007/Paris126.jpg

I"m afriad if I ever go to Paris, I'll never come back. Thanks ColDay!

[crisp444]

Mon dieu!!! Thank you very much for the fantastic photos.

[Agent Orange]

Where is this (http://www.urbanohio.com/OtherStates/France/Paris/2007/Paris214.jpg)?

[ady26]

so romantic, the present day problem for this awesome city is growing racism :shrug:

[ChrisLA]

I can't wait to visit Paris for the first time, I'm counting the days. I do have to say I'm feeling a bit itimadated by this city. Never have I felt this way visiting any other city. I think perhaps its because I don't know the language, but thats not all since I've been to other cities that aren't english speaking. Probably a combination of the two, language, and the fact that French people aren't too fond of Americans.

[Fabb]

Where is this (http://www.urbanohio.com/OtherStates/France/Paris/2007/Paris214.jpg)?

You can see the Trocadero and the collines de Passy.
The photo shows the right bank of the Seine, across the Eiffel Tower.

[russbaseball]

amazing set!!

[keninhalifax]

Again, a very good collection of photographs. One question: do they serve beer in wine glasses at Parisian cafés? This photograph (http://www.urbanohio.com/OtherStates/France/Paris/2007/Paris132.jpg) has me wondering.

[10023]

Great pictures of probably the most aesthetically pleasing and culturally significant city in the world.

Again, a very good collection of photographs. One question: do they serve beer in wine glasses at Parisian cafés? This photograph (http://www.urbanohio.com/OtherStates/France/Paris/2007/Paris132.jpg) has me wondering.
I've seen this as well, in Paris and elsewhere. Not a wine glass per se, but they use stemmed glasses quite often in Benelux as well (notice that Stella Artois billboards in the U.S. typically show the beer in a stemmed glass). This is actually becoming pretty trendy in general - a lot of nicer bars in NYC or restaurants will serve beer in a stemmed glass.

so romantic, the present day problem for this awesome city is growing racism :shrug:
Bound to happen when you've got uncontrolled immigration from the former colonies and a growing population of disaffected Arabs in the banlieue who won't or can't assimilate into French society...

[Chelsea Spy]

Great series - Paris looking tres beau as always xxx

(btw Ken in Halifax - those are beer glasses, not wine glasses. They often serve beer in glasses like that in Europe - the pint glass is more of an English/ German/ Dutch invention... at least, I think so..)

[Bergenser]

Beutiful city :)

[denveraztec]

Spectacular! Excellent photos as always by ColDay. I want your job, or budget to travel so frequently.

[olga]

Great photos, as always. Paris is now on top of my travel list.

@ Ken - for example the Belgian beer Leffe (http://www.lamerde.net/images/leffe1.jpg) is served in that kind of glasses. They are heavier and thicker than wine glasses.

[Grimm]

Sure, the racism and the already rampant anti-Semitism cannot be ignored. But this is Europe we're talking about.

So what's your take on Paris, ColDay? Dubba, Plinko (I think) and others seemed to think it was just "OK".

[Randy Sandford]

Just like the first set, these pics are AMAZING!!! Great job Chris!

[volguus zildrohar]

Racism? Can't be much worse than home as long as no one's chasing you with a pike. But I am curious to hear more of ColDay's opinions on the city.

[gatt]

awesome!

[keninhalifax]

Thanks, Chelsea Spy and Olga. I've seen Stella served in similarly-shaped glasses, but never have I seen it done in glasses so small. You Europeans sure know class! :)

[ColDayMan]

I've been to Tokyo, London, Madrid, Mexico D.F., Osaka, Hong Kong, Cairo, Barcelona (me gusta mucho), the American and Canadian cities, and even Abu Dhabi. None have touched me on such a personal, comfortable level as Paris has. If there were rampant racism in that city/metro, then I certainly didn't feel it/see it, as an African-American. I can see why Nina Simone, my grandfather, and Paul Robeson moved there. No matter who, from the African women of the northeast suburbs to the elitist, white men of the city, all were really nice, social, talkative (in a good way), and downright homely. It is the first city in which I can honestly say, I'd move there in a heartbeat. The African culture, the Arabic culture, the Asian culture, the European/white culture, all of which I found to be interesting intellectually and even musically.

Basically, I love it. Sure, it's repetitous, the bottled water prices outrageous, the subway stuffy, the "planned" city can get quite boring, overpriced Quick Burgers, and some rude people I met turned me off but f*ck it, I loved it. The "suburbs" around it (particularly the northeast and southeast side) I found quite fascinating (really enjoyed the Afro-Arab burbs along the RER) while the city felt like a intimate garden. Christ, I miss it.

[Grimm]

I've been to Tokyo, London, Madrid, Mexico D.F., Osaka, Hong Kong, Cairo, Barcelona (me gusta mucho), the American and Canadian cities, and even Abu Dhabi. None have touched me on such a personal, comfortable level as Paris has. If there were rampant racism in that city/metro, then I certainly didn't feel it/see it, as an African-American. I can see why Nina Simone, my grandfather, and Paul Robeson moved there. No matter who, from the African women of the northeast suburbs to the elitist, white men of the city, all were really nice, social, talkative (in a good way), and downright homely.It is mostly a socioeconomic issue that because of the demographics in the metropolitan area is exacerbated by race. African-American tourists should be fine, unless they are named Oprah. And well, Paris has both the largest number of Arabs and Jews of any metro in Europe, so the rampant anti-Semitism isn't exactly shocking.

Can we get an encore? The touristy pictures are nice, but if you really did venture into the NE & SE suburbs, then by all means...

[Cirrus]

Damn the French and damn you for such a magnificent city!

[Br@vehe@rt]

fantastique!!:tup:

[ColDayMan]

It is mostly a socioeconomic issue that because of the demographics in the metropolitan area is exacerbated by race. African-American tourists should be fine, unless they are named Oprah. And well, Paris has both the largest number of Arabs and Jews of any metro in Europe, so the rampant anti-Semitism isn't exactly shocking.

Can we get an encore? The touristy pictures are nice, but if you really did venture into the NE & SE suburbs, then by all means...

I did but here is the problem (on why I don't have photos): family. This was my father's graduation gift for me to take me, himself, and his girlfriend on this trip. They obviously want to see the touristy stuff (they are the types that go to Fiji for vacation, not Fez, if you catch what I am saying) and that's what we did in the day. They got tired early and thus leaving me alone to do my own thing...at night. So I explored (via bus, RER, and subway [until 1am, obviously]) the northeastern and southeastern "suburbs" (though they really are an extension of the city, much like Hoboken or Evanston) to just walk around, went to a couple of bars, and took in the culture. I wish I had my camera in those nights but I retired the camera for nightshots (left it at the hotel) except for the final night, for which I was on the Champs Elysees (as you can see in some of my final shots). But next time, I won't have my father on this trip and hopefully will do the suburbs justice in the day time.

[Wheelingman04]

This may be the greatest city on earth.

[Cory]

That just doesn't make any damn sense to be that beautiful.

[STLgasm]

Its about time I chimed in to say FUCKING BRILLIANT!!!!!!!!!

[CGII]

Well, I was about to post the photos of Paris I took in June that I'm quite fond of, but it obviously isn't worth it from your superior photos. ;)

[ColDayMan]

Oh shut it and post!

[CGII]

Fine. As soon as I have the patience to load 250 photos 5 at a time on flickr. Actually, that's the only reason I haven't already posted them...

[ltsmotorsport]

Umm, wow. That is all.

[Upward]

Excellent. I like this set even better than the first.

One of the pictures is particularly interesting to me:

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I took the opposite of that picture in February: looking up at Tour Montparnasse from that large cemetary.

http://webfiles.uci.edu/cfagan/ssp/euro/montparnasse02.jpg

[streetscaper]

I love this set

[Grimm]

CGII is slacking.

[Serge]

busy massive Paris CDM

[Grumpy]

I cannot get tired of looking at pictures from this city, damn I love this town