It’s been snowing in Paris and amazingly the snow is staying so the whole city is white white white! I had to meet a friend for lunch in Montparnasse; no bus was running in Paris yesterday so I had to … Continue reading
I absolutely adore the work of Tapio Wirkkala, the Finnish glass designer I discovered a couple of weeks ago. Glass may be great as a medium but in the hands of this artist, it becomes magical… We’ve all seen some … Continue reading
I am finally in Paris—to stay. Looking for a job and an apartment and so happy that even the gray rainy days don’t make me homesick for my sunny California (yet)! Everything looks kind of rosy in the Luxembourg Garden: … Continue reading
I wished I were with both my mother and my son today but I am alone, somewhere in Europe between Los Angeles and Tehran… I would have offered my mother some lilacs and a fabulous view, and walked with her … Continue reading
Pretty girls who wish to model for you are not rare in Paris and I found a great one, Lisa Tahmassi, to walk with me in La Butte aux Cailles neighborhood . You are never sure whether it will rain … Continue reading
These are scary times and as much as I wanted to, I couldn’t bring myself into making a light post about the beauties of the old world… I watched the debates in awe, witnessed the bickering over the financial bailout … Continue reading
Ok people, brace yourselves – this is going to be an image heavy post! I will take you through a couple of days in Paris – the way I like it: hitting the streets early in the morning to catch … Continue reading
so i woke up this morning at 5 and headed towards trocadero. the idea of seeing the Eiffel Tower by itself was enough of a reason – the last time i was up this early for a photo shoot was … Continue reading
i am in paris since may 10th in a rather unusal neighborhood (for me): 100 meters from the eiffel tower! call me a snob but i like to see the tower from afar; i see much to my surprise that … Continue reading