We ventured to Paris for our 2024 birthdays, my daughter’s sweet sixteenth!
We filled our trip to the brim.
❖ Walking the streets of the 1st & 4th Arrondissement in the rain. There is a painting from this day, coming up soon.
❖ Soaked and cold, snuggling into our cosy parisian accommodation.
❖ Sunset cruise on the Seine.
❖ Awed by the golden lights of the Eiffel tower.
❖ Gorgeous Île Saint-Louis, taking me right back to my first trip to Paris in 2001. When, with a freshly broken heart, I found a gorgeous little church on the island with a Handel concert scheduled for that night. I braved the Paris Underground to get back there that evening. The music filled my heart, tenderly seeking the hurt, and dissolved it through my tear ducts. Thank you, Île Saint-Louis.
❖ The nasty train office person who scammed us!
❖ Our train tickets we bought to cover our whole stay that didn’t work.
❖ Piggybacking!
❖ The Catacombs and the croissants from the patisserie across the street. The best!
❖ The scammer at the Disneyland train station. Je ne comprends pas! Thank you, high school French!
❖ Sweet mandarins from the little store down a lane near our accommodation, bought late on our way home from our day’s adventures, the rain-soaked streets glistening under the street lights.
❖ Lillian taking photos of me dancing along the streets of Montmartre, tipsy after our food tour to celebrate my birthday.
❖ Having our charcoal portrait drawn at Montmartre.
❖ Disneyland Paris in the rain and cold! Ratatouille was my favourite.
❖ Our birthday gifts from our sweet little French-royalty-inspired boutique hotel!
❖ Climbing to the top of the Eiffel Tower late on our last night. The sleeping city twinkling. Bye, Paris, ’til next time!
Paris Sunset: Eiffel Tower & Lillian (days before her 16th birthday)
Acrylic on canvas 30.5cm x 30.5cm (12×12 inches) by Arwen Munro, January 2024. Upstairs Music Box, Ambleside, West Vancouver, Canada.
My brother and a beloved friend both referenced The Scream by Edvard Munch when I shared this painting with them. I quickly googled and saw what they meant! It was definitely not the feeling I was going for; still much to learn.
Have a wonderful day! 🌱
Great to see you are in such a good place for your birthdays, and thanks for sharing that bonheur!
Thank you, Sharyn! Inspired by all of your stories and adventures! ❤️
So many memories evoked by a simple painting!
C’est magnifique
Merci beaucoup! ❤️
Your memories inspire me to spend some time in Paris (and if I do, I’ll watch out for the scammers!)
I see what you mean about your painting and The Scream but it’s the environment not the emotion that is similar. Your painting invokes a romantic stroll down by the river. Maybe the scream was inspired by just realizing he had been scammed!
Ha ha, I like that! 😂❤️