From: Alejandro Lopez de Haro (alhr@wanadoo.fr)
Date: 12/05/01-03:56:31 PM Z
Hi Dave:
I am the friend of Carl Weese and I am very glad to suggest certain places
that you must visit as a person who is interested in photography when
visiting Paris.
a-) Maison Européene de la Photographie
5-7 rue de Fourcy 75004 Paris
b-) Centre National de la Photographie
11, rue Berryer, 75008 Paris
If you have time, the Musée Carnavalet, 23 rue de Sévigné, 75003 Paris. I
remember I went to see a beautiful exposition of Atget and Berenice Abbot.
There is also the Société Française de Photographie, at 71 rue Richelieu,
75002 Paris, where they have the most wonderful collection of vintage
photographs. They have among others: Demachy, Puyo, Baldus, Fox Talbot,
both Nadar, Nègre, Niépce, Daguerre etc. The only thing is that I don't know
if you are able to see them if you are not a member. Just knock, you will
never know.
There is also the Bibliothèque Nationale, where they have an exposition by
Gustave Legray.
Well, I think that is more than sufficient for a weekend in Paris,
especially if you want to do sightseeing.
Best regards and a very happy and enjoyable trip to the most beautiful city
in the world.
Alejandro
----- Original Message -----
From: "Patricia Figliola Lewis" <pflewis@hotmail.com>
To: <alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca>
Sent: Wednesday, December 05, 2001 8:13 PM
Subject: Re: Traveling to France
> Hi Dave --
>
> I just returned from a (too short) three-day photo trip to Paris. Number
> one thing you must photo -- Eiffel Tower! you'll have the best vantage
> point from across the bridge. (Either the Champs des Mars/Tour Eiffel or
the
> Trocadero stop on the #6 line -- the Troc stop puts you closer to the
> bridge).
>
> Other must-photo sites:
>
> Sacre Coeur -- actually there are lots of great things to see in
Montmarte.
> . . Get off on the Abesses stop on the #12 -- In fact, the metro stop
itself
> is photo material -- it's one of the old art deco ones. Very cool. Van
> Gogh and other Impresionist artists lived there for a while. Lots of
shops
> to get stuff to bring home.
>
> Notre Dame -- on Ile de la Cite. There are a bunch of metro lines that go
> there. That will also put you in the Latin Quarter, which has lots of
cool
> looking restaurants. Unfortunately, it is being renovated right now.
>
> Luxembourg Gardens -- Luxembourg stop on the B RER line (it's really the
> same as the metro, so don't get confused).
>
> I want to go back in the sprng when there wil be flowers -- I had mostly
> gray weather, but I still got good shots.
>
> I highly recommend learning "bare necessity" french -- ordering a glass of
> wine, breakfast, to use the Internet. . .etc.
>
> I wish you were near DC -- I'd lend you my travel and language books!
>
> I would recommend as a non-photo thing to do the Musee D'Orsay. I am a
fan
> of impressionism and I believe it has the largest collection in the world.
> Nice museum shop for gifts, too.
>
> Hope this helps! When exactly are you leaving? I could alsways mail you
my
> books. If you want to see a few of my resulting photos, they are
available
> off my homepage, url below -- click on SX-70 link at the top.
> Patty
>
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>
>
>
> >From: FotoDave@aol.com
> >Reply-To: alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca
> >To: alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca
> >Subject: Traveling to France
> >Date: Tue, 04 Dec 2001 12:57:24 -0500 (EST)
> >
> >I will be in Grenoble, France next week and a week after that. It's for
> >work,
> >but I will have the weekend free and will travel to Paris. Would you
> >recommend places (galleries or museums) where I can see great
photographs,
> >alt. prints, and maybe Fresson prints?
> >
> >If you include some information like how to get there (by bus, subway,
> >train
> >(someone just told me TGV)?) that would be very helpful too as I don't
> >speak
> >French and this will be my first trip to France.
> >
> >Information on non-photographic attractions would be useful too.
> >
> >Thank you very much in advance!
> >
> >
> >Dave S
>
>
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