Proof that Marcus came to Paris

noir et blanc

Some new black and whites I've been working on.





I really like the one of Cameron in color, too, but I wanted to emphasize the dandelion more, since I was unable to get its seeds blowing in the wind (the intention of the photo).

kind of into the wild

The second week of spring break I was left with nothing to do because my friends had already started their big european journeys, so I decided to find something to do by myself. Naturally, my thoughts turned to mountains and skiing. So, I fashioned myself a nice little trip to Geneva and Zermatt, Switzerland. Despite the scariness of being all alone in a foreign country, I managed to have an awesome adventure. Here are some pictures and I'll try to include some captions.

le jet d'eau


soccer ball is to commemorate that the euro '08 is going to be held in switzerland


flower clock





old town...a carnival and souvenir market


views from the cathedral





the organ in the cathedral








a square by the park


the famous giant chess games





the park where I spent like 6 hours reading and staring at the sky











reformation wall


another view of the jet d'eau


the Matterhorn


Me and a french kid I met, Samuel, standing on the Matterhorn. One of the coolest experiences of my life.


Skiing pics













Zermatt is a car-free town, so the taxis are all these little electric bus-things





a grave in the climber's cemetary, dedicated to everyone who has died in the mountains.

Biarritz

Over spring break, Marcus and I headed down to Basque country to go to the beach at Biarritz. This small french town is known for its surfing. Lots of money was spent, lots of sunburns happened, and lots of watching House in french while Marcus went to bed at 9 pm. Enjoy the few pictures I have!

The Eiffel Tower becomes an amusement park

Last night I had a dream that I finally decided to climb the eiffel tower. I was holding off on doing this in Paris because I wanted to climb it with Marcus. He ended up not wanting to climb it, so my visit to Paris is still without the Eiffel Tower. I've basically decided that I don't want to climb it because I've done it before, and I don't want to spend the time and money on it now.

But last night, in my dream, some friends and I decided to go. When we got there it was more carnival-like than it actually is in real life (if you want carnival food in paris...go to the eiffel tower...it will not disappoint) and the tower had been converted into a rollercoaster that could rival Cedar Point. We decided to go. After waiting in line forever we finally stepped in and started our long ascent. Once at the top I realized we were going to go on loop-di-loops and whatnot without being strapped in at all. I panicked and decided the ride was unfit and unsafe so we got off.

I guess I made it to the top of the Eiffel Tower, but remarkably out of fear.