For my birthday, Stephane treated me to an afternoon in Paris.
We went to see Christo et Jeanne-Claude's, Wrapped Arc de Triomphe.
The little swatch is a sample of the tissue used. It's blue woven plastic covered with pulverised aluminum.
In progress for 60 years...realised a little over a year after his death. Two of our favorite crazy artists....
Our first visit was at noon for about an hour an a half and then retourned at 3pm.
You can tell by the sky and the colors the change in light in a few hours.
There were 3 guys in this black van on the left. If you click on the photo you can see the close up of the driver making funny faces. It was great. I'm sure as a Parisian all the tourists must be taxing:) so it was nice to see some in a good mood.
On the right you can see the top of the Eiffle Tower...
It was awesome to see several different groups of art students sketching....
even little kids....
And here are some other highlights from our walk around the neighborhood.
A restaurant that we DID NOT eat at, but had an amazing façade.
The menu was all based around caviar. Starting menu price 65€.
This really amazing wedding dress that I would never be able to wear....
Hard to see, but the top was just a see thru lace body with a detached skirt. The mannequin was all gold.
Some crazy gladiator boots...
as crazy as the traffic leaving and coming back to Caen.
Thankfully I had my personal driver "Ricky Bobby"
a.k.a. Stéphane who totally assumed!
BUT....it was an amazing afternoon !
