Some very random shots of Paris posted

I know Paris perhaps better than any other city in the world, having lived (and loved it) there than perhaps any other place with the exception of the town I went to high school in and Toronto. It still ranks as probably the best place I have ever lived and in a sense it perhaps holds an overly romantic spot in my heart as a place I lived, loved and learned from.

So, it always feels strange taking photos of it, despite it’s grandeur and beauty. Shots never seem to do it justice and the fact is you’re always too busy running round enjoying the moveable feast it is to take those perfect shots you want that can express what it means to you.

But I wanted to be there on my birthday since this birthday marks, quite astoundingly, a decade since I arrived and started living there. Introspective reflection and nostalgia perhaps but it was fantastic being there and I spent the days around my birthday visiting cherished friends, rollerblading amok through the city past its fabulous architecture and along smooth streets, pondering my existence sitting on terraces and peoplewatching and drinking deep of the cultural, artistic and linguistic heritage it has given the world (when my boss wasn’t forcing me to work, and even then it’s much nicer to work remotely from Paris than be in the office in London.).

So, trying to figure out a way to financially and pragmatically live in Paris and keep this crazy job of mine in London.

But anyhow, a little photographic taste of Paris.