> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > Steven Desjardins > > Just curious, what camera did you use? >
Why, my Leica M8, of course! What else would one take to Paris? :o) B > On Sat, Sep 8, 2012 at 9:25 PM, Steven Desjardins <[email protected]> > wrote: > > I really like 12, 16, and 21. Very nice gallery overall. > > > > On Sat, Sep 8, 2012 at 5:30 PM, steve harley <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> on 2012-09-08 12:51 Bob W wrote > >> > >>> It's only by walking or cycling that you can really learn a city, > in > >>> my view. > >> > >> > >> i agree, and i had a great time walking in Paris, taking unplanned > >> turns and grooming my internal geographic sense, as i have in most > >> every other major city i've visited; but the only city that i've > >> cycled where i didn't currently live was San Francisco > >> > >> > >> > >>> I'm not familiar with the rue Beaunier, although my map tells me > >>> it's quite close to the Parc Montsouris, which I visited on > Thursday > >>> and which is one of my favourite parts of Paris. > >> > >> > >> yes, you found it, just an unremarkable residential street; the > >> company i worked for rented an apartment there for DrupalCon 2009; > >> Parc Montsouris was our introduction to Paris when we emerged from > >> the adjacent train station; then we walked through it repeatedly > >> commuting to the conference > >> > >> > >> > >>> Indeed, if I retire to Paris when the time comes that is the > >>> likeliest area for me to look for somewhere to live. > >>> That's the South-East part of Paris, whereas I was more North > >>> Central, other side of the river. > >> > >> > >> being unfamiliar with Barbès, i found the wrong one Rue Barbès is > a > >> few blocks SE of Rue Beaunier, which in turn is south of > >> Montparnasse; but now i see the Barbès-Rochechuart Metro station and > >> Boulevard de Barbès (in one of your photos) way across town > >> > >> > >> > >>> This was my approximate route from the apartment on the Wednesday - > >>> further than I thought or planned. It took a very long time to > >>> hobble all that way, I can assure you: > >>> <http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?zoom_level=12&submit=go> > >> > >> > >> alas that link doesn't work for sharing, but i can imagine the long > >> contorted path your hobble traced > >> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > >> [email protected] > >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above > >> and follow the directions. > > > > > > > > -- > > Steve Desjardins > > > > -- > Steve Desjardins > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
