Photo Diary: Europe 2013 – Paris

Versailles-Gardens
The gardens at Versailles

This past September, I was lucky enough to spend a couple weeks in Europe, getting an art inspiration refill. I always feel so lucky to visit Europe and see all the beautiful artwork, history and culture in the cities and taste the delicious foods. The first stop on our trip was Paris, France – the only city on this trip that I had been to before. To be honest, though, I fell in love with Paris all over again and wish we could have stayed longer but the trip was already jam packed with city hopping that it will have to wait till another time.

My old upstairs studio at L'Ecole Nationale Superieure des Beaux-Arts
My old upstairs studio at L’Ecole Nationale Superieure des Beaux-Arts

Paris felt different this time, and it might be just being a bit older and appreciating different aspects of the city, but I felt like I was seeing the city with new eyes. I lived in Paris for almost a year when I was 20, and I can’t help but feel like I was too young to appreciate all of it. Or perhaps I just appreciated different parts of life and Paris then. I’ve been back to the city a couple of times since, but for only a day or two and it was always a bit too rushed. Having five days to see the city this time felt like a luxury!

As with my previous trips, I’m going to do a little photo diary of the trip. So here is part one – Paris and Versailles. Copenhagen and Amsterdam will be the other two instalments.

Oh Paris…I miss you!

Cheese & wine and other yummy things
Cheese & wine and other yummy things
Carved detail above the doors of Notre Dame
Carved detail above the doors of Notre Dame
The MOST DELICIOUS dessert I have ever had in my life.
The MOST DELICIOUS dessert I have ever had in my life.
I love the painted ceilings in Europe...
I love the painted ceilings in Europe…
Painted ceilings in Versailles
Painted ceilings in Versailles
Paris-Eiffel
I love Paris!