Thursday, January 25, 2007

Mon Paris...

So not much happening here. Just the daily struggle of learning french. Planning to go bouldering in Font on dimanche, weather permitting. It's (as the british say) BLOODY COLD right now...so good friction on the rock, but at what cost?

Anyways, my friend Patrick asked for some photos of where I am staying in Paris. I am living in the 19th Arrondissement, on Rue Petit (for those google map nerds). Pictures described below each photo.

Ave. de Laumiere, et Place a Carrel. In the center of the photo is a brown canopy. This is the cafe of the "steak tartar" incident. Also where I do much of my studying.


Rue Petit. Mon batiment est le milieu un sur le droite. (middle right building) (also, thanks for the vocab correction, Mc B)


The dining room. Yep, those are real french doors, kids.


The living room (le salon)


La cuisine


Les escaliers - not a lot of room in these apartments.


Emilien's room, also mine currently. Note the american football wallpaper from his youth. What you don't see is the miriad of skiing and climbing posters around the room. Em is living at home while he renovates his new condo/flat.



The park where from the first photo was taken. (Parc des Buttes Chaumont). It used to be an old quarry. Has a bunch of natural caves and such. Looks magical....almost like Disneyland.

C'est tout pour maintenant. Ciao!

5 comments:

Andrew said...

wow - thanks afei1122....that's really great. why don't you try finding a oppositely charged electron and disappear.


DALE! Sweet god! You are in France - you BUM! Nice. When you go to Font, make sure to check out the Sea of Sands. Most amazing area, Cul de Chien is brilliant, but you had best have a good spotter...

midi is usually noon, in my world of french. milieu is middle.

(watch the carbs dude - the combination of wine and awesome pastries is brutal....)

oooooooooh......nutella crepes.........mmmmmmmmmmmmmm.......

see you in a minute, i have to catch a flight.

Anonymous said...

Thanks for the update and sweet photos of your place in Paris!

Working sucks, in case you had forgotten already. Sadly, since working is not climbing (for me), there's nothing that can make it not suck.

Andrew said...

wow, that was easy.

Anonymous said...

Hi, For those of you who are wondering who mona-lynne is, I'm Dale's sister and I will write things down that don't make much sense to you but will to him. Read them anyways. My posts might be bilingual...

Goodmorning 12 noon Winnipeg time! Well, Sam is off to Africa with a brief stop in Milan. Her bag qualified as oversize luggage due to the height I believe. Quiet. Two weeks of utter quiet. I love it already. Still in my pajamas...robe de nuit.

Votre apartement...j'aime le "garbage bag jaune" qui est dans la poubelle, et la tele moderne. Oui les escaliers et l'apartement est petite mais elle une belle place gratuite! Ma maison est plus grande...

What do you mean Emile is staying at home while his flat is being renovated. Is the apartment you're staying in the flat or his home?

Have you been to the hypermarche yet? What are the new banking features? France is very innovative in these areas. What are the big name televisions and appliances? Philipps.

Spelunking...have you gone there yet? It seems quite close by. Wonder what spelunking is in French?

Seen Versailles yet...I walked there every night (farm) when I was visiting my friend who lived there.

It's a beautiful Winnipeg day...sun, snow, and a little bit cold. Marco's (Mona-Lynne's fireman friend) in Halifax and left Antigonish because they were predicting one big storm. He's having fun in there unusual -26 weather

Anonymous said...

Il semble que vous soyez un expert dans ce domaine, vos remarques sont tres interessantes, merci.

- Daniel