PARIS JE T'AIME

There are so many things one can do and enjoy in Paris.

...find a small hotel to stay in... and be lucky to get this breathtaking view...



...roam the streets of Montmartre and enjoy watching the sun set down behind its mills...



...have picnics in Jardin du Luxembourg...




... breakfasts out in the sun...



... or eat strawberries on Montmartre...



...enjoy street art of the city...





... it's people...




... and animals...



(the cat is real, just as well as this dog photographed during our previous visit)

... look differently at the old things...






... visit antique markets...



... and bookshops...



... opulent palaces and their gardens...




... meet your blogger friend...

... come back to good old places you already know all about - Le Refuge des Fondus, Shakespeare and Co and of course the Métropolitain.





... and finally discover something new...




Photos by Arek

No, one just can not get bored in Paris!

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Paris, here I come :)

STRESSED is ... DESSERTS written backwards OR kyou wa suiyoubi desu

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Too much going on at work. I think I need a break! That paper could really have 'Olga' instead of 'Jack' written all over it.

Anyway, the most interesting thing going on is that I started to learn Japanese. It's such an astounding language! If you are a teeny-tiny bit interested in linguistics this language will be like a birthday present for you. It is not based on the same logic as your other European languages - and this makes it really fascinating.

What would you say for no plural? Because there is no plural in Japanese and the nouns do not change... It is also very impolite to refer to another person by saying "you", "him", etc. Instead, they use the person's name to call that person. The word "you" does exist but it is not used very often. Also, when you count - numbers are pronounced differently based on the objects you are counting and their form.

I hope when i get to something more difficult than 'today is Wednesday' I will be still as inspired :), but now it's definitely worth sacrificing my lunch at work for the classes! Try it!

DandeLIONS?

Photos by Arek

Some shots from the weekend, which will hopefully put a smile on your face. They definitely put a big happy one on mine. Can these two little guys BE any sweeter? :)

Summer Salads

Image by Francesco Tonelli for The New York Times
FRESH AND FRESHER Clockwise, from top left: tuna, egg, green beans; carrots, blueberries, sunflower seeds; croutons, tomatoes, mozzarella; walnuts, blue cheese, raspberries; couscous, oranges, honey; strawberries, tomatoes, Parmesan.

I found this great NY Times article with 101 recipes for very simple yet what looks like delicious salads. Summer is on it's way after all, and soon, oh very soon, we are going to have all the necessary ingredients. So there you go, here are enough salad ideas for you to spend the whole summer with and never get bored.

Spring... Nature's way of saying 'Let's party!'

Photos by Arek

These Days...

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ALWAYS, ALL WAYS

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peachy pinks... vanilla skies... blurriness... porky pies... tulle... dreams come true

BLACK

Black is the new brown is the new grey
is the new white is the new blue
is the new beige is the new green
is the new red is the new violet
is the new khaki is the new yellow
is the new orange is the new turquoise
is the new fuchsia is the new aqua
is the new bisque is the new chocolate
is the new mauve is the new pink
is the new crimson is the new cyan
is the new khaki is the new azure
is the new magenta is the new emerald
is the new coral is the new salmon
is the new olive green is the new deepskyblue
is the new florawhite is the new indianred
is the new blueviolet is the new almondbrown
is the new dark seagreen is the newhoneydew
is the new rosybrown is the new antiquewhite
is the new cornflowerblue is the new lightgoldenrodyellow
is the new lightseagreen is the new lightskyblue
is the new lightslategray is the new lightsteelblue
is the new darkmagenta is the new darkcornfieldyellow
is the new darkfinancialcrisisblue is the new yeswecanwhite
is the new globalwarminggreen is the new Clintonconcernmauve
is the new feedingthehungrybeige is the new Tamiltigeryellow
is the new disagreementkhaki is the new electioncountpurple
is the new creditsuisseprofired is the new IMF protestgreen
is the new iphonesalewhite is the new advancedworshipgrey
is the new Aidsmedicationmistakeblack is the new black.

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liFe iS ARt

hoW mAnY shoes are TOO MANY shoes?

Photos by Olga

...and what about snickers? :P

P.S. it's my friend's hen party tonight.
- the first hen party i'm attending.

................................................... grey rain

Image via lolita

SO TRUE...

Photo by Arek


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Photo by Olga taken in Venice