Keyboard mistakes

Please excuse my spelling and keyboard mistakes in the blog. The French keyboard has the letters in different positions.
Let me know which photos are your favorites. If you want to see the rest of the photos, give me a call ! We can get together at
a coffee shop one evening.
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Thanks ! Tricia

Latin Quarter Meal Deal

I found the best veggie sandwich in the Latin Quarter. It's a Middle eastern Take away place. From the fountain in the Latin quarter go right and follow the restaurants there. It almost at what you think is the end of the shops. See the pics
Tricia

Dining in Salzburg

Hello ! For all of the vegetarians out there check out Saran Essbar restaurant in Salzburg. They have a great veggie thai dish. We ate there twice !
Tricia
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Shopping in Paris

Good morning ! We are back and rested from the jet lag. It was a fun and memorable trip for both of us. I guess I can officially say I am an International photographer lol ! I thought I would post a few of my favorite places to shop to Paris

Wine store: La Derniere Goutte It is located close to rue de Seine. The whole area is great for shopping. And this shop will pack for travel 6 rue de Bourbon Le Chateau

On the same corner there is also an olive oil shop called Olivers and a chocolate shop across the street. What more could a girl want !!

Blue Eiffel Tower

Bonjour, It is our last night here. Mom had a great time. We did a bit of shopping today and had a nice lunch. Then this evening we went to a book reading at Shakesphere and Co. Its a bookshop by the river. Then we watched the light show on the Eiffel Tower for the grand finale. Right now the tower is blue because France is President of the EU for the next 6 months. I will post lots of pics and video when I get home.

Last day

Bonjour, It is our last day :( We have had a great time though. We are getting ready to go go our fav veggie restaurants and more siteseeing.Then pack it up and head home.
Tricia and Pat

I will post the pics and video when I return

Do Re Me

It was raining but we did the Sound of Music tour. Mom had a blast. Its her favorite movie. Then We went to a flute/piano concert. And then a ...very modern..musical composition concert. Then we were going to go to Hallstatt but the company cancelled the tour so we headed back to Paris. More details later

Planes trains and autos

We are on our way to Salzburg !!

Museum day

Hop on hop off again! This time Mom got to see the original works by Monet at the Musee de Orsay. On the top floor they have a collection of them. She got to see the gardens, buy her favorite winter scene print and then see the originals. She is having a great time.

This evening I did another photo shoot of a family here in Paris. It started raining this evening so we just stayed in and packed for Salzburg.

Hop on Hop off!!

Well , I sent my Mom off riding around Paris today on her own!! She had a ride. The hop on hop off bus takes riders through all of the highlights of the city. And then you can hop off at places you want to spend more time at and then catch the next bus to keep going. Then she saw THE MONA LISA!!

I needed to go and check out more photo shoot opportunities....had lunch at The Gardens at the Lourve.

Then I took Mom on a dinner cruise. She has helped me so much this summer. I told her we would do something really neat. It was fablouous ! We had a window seat, champene and cruised down past the Garden of Plants. Then the boat headed back up river past the Eiffel tower (which sparkles blue right now) and then back to the apt.
Very posh ride :)

I will look up the names of the companies later and put them on here.

Paris Videos

Ok, I know I have been promising this...but I do have 7 videos to put on YouTube and more pics. I should be able to do this in the morning.

You Tube user name is: destinimages

Monet Gardens

Bonjour!! We took the Big Fat Bike Tours ride to the Monet Gardens outside of Paris. The guides were fantastic !! Thank you Paul :) We picked up a picnic lunch and ate beside the river Seine :) The weather was perfect. Blue skies and zhite puffy clouds. Then we got our bikes and road the path to the gardens. The gardens were so thick and lush with flowers I was jealous. Thats what I really wanted for my yard. There were the water lilies and a boat with lots of bridges. Words could never do it justice. Then we headed back to the train station to return to Paris. It was time to rock and roll....we had some soft rain drops on the way back and some rock and roll. If you want the details you will have to ask me... to juicy for an email LOL
Singing in the rain.....

Mom has arrived !!!

Bonjour Mom !! Welcome to Paris :)
Well for our first day we went to Notre Dame and walked along the river. I took her all around the Latin Quarter. We had an evening dinner at an Indian resturant. And we met a few fellow travelers. It was a mother and daughter from England visiting family in France. When you really sit down and talk to people it makes you realize that all of humanity is the same the world over. We have the same hopes and problems as everyone else. We speak different languages. But each country tries there best to solve them in their own way. We are first human then French, American, Irish, etc... Thank you Slyvann and Kristin for a wonderful evening !!

Scotland, The Fringe Festival

Good Day!! I went to Edinburgh Thursday afternoon to Sunday morning. The Fringe Festival was a blast. I toured the castle. And I must say that from the Elephant cafe that the castle looks just like Hogwarts :)

I went to the Gamarjabot show. Hilarious ! It was two Japanese dudes making fun of a US Western movie. Then I went to two photography show. The Vanity fair exhibition. There were old black and white photos of Claude Monet, Charlie Chapman and Amelia Earhart. Very cool. There was also another free exhibit of the International Press Corp of photographers at the Paraliment building.

I had a cup of tea at The Elephant cafe....thats where Harry Potter was born !!!!;)

There was also another comedy show that I went to late Sat night.

Tons of street performers....just lots of fun.

There is one ...but ....at the end of this comment. I suggest taking a train to Scotland. flying is a real hassel. I want to give an honest review of my travels. If anyone would like more details about the best way to travel by yourself around Europe. Send me an email. I would be happy to share.

Up on a hilltop

I went back to the hilltop this morning. I just love it up there ! I have been hanging out in the park. All of the parks here have free WiFi. That's a good thing to know. I am just taking a break and getting things ready to go to Scotland tomorrow. The Fringe festival is supposed to be just crazy. I can't wait.... its a step up from the Mullet Festival lol
Tricia
www.internationalfamilyportraits.com

PS) In Monmartre check out the cafe that is around the corner from where the artist set up. It's so beautiful and great food.
Chez Plumeau cafe

Senior portraits in Paris, France

Bonjour, Ok, I am even more jealous now. I booked a client for a senior portrait session in Paris France. We did some shots in a garden, down the river, on the bridges and by the Gold Dome. Yes, this is the life of a photographer.... in Paris :)
Tricia
www.internationalfamilyportraits.com

Back to Work

How fun is this ! I had a client who booked me for an engagement portrait session. He brought his girlfriend to Paris for a surprise proposal. She said " Yes!" . And I shot a session for them this evening around the Eiffel Tower and down the river to the Pont Alexandre bridge.
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Artist Colony on the hill in Paris

Bonjour ! It was a bit rainy today. Not too bad though. I went to the top of the hill in Paris. Montemartre (I will look up the spelling later). It is a place that the artists (writers, painters, photographers :) stayed for the cheap rent. It was the bohmein part. Very edgy and experimental. There is a great view of the city up here. You can see all over Paris. There is an open air market area for the painters (you can get your portrait painted) or buy an original work of art. There are cafes and parks. It's just wonderful.

Then I went over to another park called Monceau. It has Roman styled collums and a beautiful bridge. I think it would be great for portraits.

Then Lisa, her friend and nephew went out to eat at an Indian resturant in the Latin Quarter. This is the best part of Paris in the evening. Thank you Lisa I had a great time !

PS) I think I can add some photos to this blog now. I will attempt the videos either in the morning or on Sunday.

Gardens in Paris

Bonjour !! I had a wonderful day in Paris! I went to the flea market first at Pont Clignancourt. Its not just used stuff. There are lots of interesting art pieces, new and vintage clothes etc. It was started to rain though so I traveled on over to Pare des Butes Chaumont. What a beautiful garden. There is a overlook of the city and a lakeside garden for relaxing. But the clouds moved in again so I headed on over to Parc Manceau garden. It is a smaller garden but I think it is even more beautiful. In Manceau there are Roman structures surrounding by flower gardens and a circular path around the whole area for jogging. I finished the evening with Lisa. She choose a fablous Indian resturant.

The internet to my personal computer should be fixed tomorrow. Keep your fingers crossed. If it is I will send out an email that the pics and video are ready.
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PS) Check out the Fat Tire bike tours website

Montmaetre Artist Market

Bonjour! It was a bit rainy and misty this morning in Paris. I was heading out to shoot early morning shots of the river but it was too rain for the camera. So I took the subway to Montmaetre. There were lots of artist booths set up. I took the little train tour that drove us all over the hilltop area. It was a great cloudy view of Paris. Then I had to check in with clients etc. I am off to go by the river to see what is happening this evening. I still need to work on getting my pics on the blog. I have a couple of videos ready to post. I will work on it when I get back.
Tricia
www.internationalfamilyportraits.com

Pont Alexandre Bridge, Paris France

Bonjour ! I spent the day scouting locations around the Pont Alexandre Bridge in Paris. It is very beautiful. It was decorated to commerate the peace accords between Russia and France. There are lots of photo shoots there and the view of the Eiffel Tower is beautiful. And just one bridge up the river, in an out of the way area, is a beautiful secret garden. Very romantic. I am going to take the engaged couple up there for their session.

The bridge down the river is where Princess Diana died. There is a flame there that was a thank you gift from the US to France for the Statue of Liberty.
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Latin Quarter

Bonjour, The WiFi is down here at the apt. So hopefully this evening I will be able to get on the internet with my computers and upload pics and video! Yesterday I walked around the Latin Quarter. What a great place. The University is in this area so it is always very lively. I found a veggie resturant and a health food store. They also have open air markets here on Tues and Thur. I bought some veggies, cheese, and bread for a picnic by the river. I went over to DeVille Hotel's gardens, the Panethon, and the beach. LOL, I guess the beach just followed me. But today it
is back to work. I am off to the Embassy and the hotels to make some contacts.
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Merci, Tricia

Chocolate class Paris

Bonjour ! I had a bit of a problem uploading images the other day. I will hopefully get them up by this weekend. I have one video done... I just need to be able to get that computer on the internet to upload it. I had a blast at the chocolate class. I worked in the kitchen with the chef and got to taste test everything. Yumm Yumm. There is quite an art to preparing chocolate. Everything is done by hand including wrapping the individual chocolates. I also got a big box to take home with me. Well I still have two weeks here and if they make it home they will probably be in my tummy. But in case I have any left over I will share.
Tricia
my genie in Paris for the chocolate class.

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Paris take 3 !!

Bonjour from Paris! I arrived this morning and got my luggage [ thanks to the I love baggage handlers tag]. I think this time I picked the best place to stay. I am across the river from Notre Dame. There is a smoothie shop just up the road and lots of little parks. I have a great apt. There is a computer, small kitchen, phone and a nice size bathroom. I will also be posting video on my YouTube account each evening as well as posting here. And can you believe that this summer the mayor decide to set up a beach along the river for the locals...... I guess I will have to shoot some beach portaits in Paris LOL ..... must be a sign. I will put some pics here from today when I get them downloaded.
Tricia

Destin Portraits

Greetings ! I just finished my first video for YouTube. Check it out. My name is destinimages. I will also be going back to Europe and posting video on places to go things to to there as well.
Tricia

Welcome back Atlantis !

Yea ! The shuttle just landed safely back at the Space Center. Wahoo !
A BIG thank you to MM for the tickets to the launch.

http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/

Space shuttle launched ! Go Atlantis !

The weather has cleared this morning so I can upload the space shuttle images.
At launch time NASA kept saying there were little showers popping up here and there. They can't launch if the weather is not favorable within a 20 miles radius of the pad. We all kept our fingers crossed. I kept blowing the clouds away =) And we were lucky! The shuttle launch was smooth and beautiful through white puffy clounds hanging over the coast. We all wish them a safe return !
Tricia & Pat
Pics) The first pics are of the visitors center near the viewing area. I wish I had one of those 3k telephoto lens.. but alas I only have a portrait lens. There is one pic where it looks like the shuttle disappears into the cloud. I have to say... they had the fastest trip over the Atlantic I've ever heard of... I wonder if they get frequent flier miles.... =)