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Abstract Metro Photos- Series 17

 I want to thank everyone for watching my live Tarte Tatin in the Loire yesterday and also for your generous tips to my PayPal account. I'm sorry I couldn't thank all of you individually, but know I really appreciate it. CLICK HERE to watch the video and CLICK HERE if you would like to leave a tip in my PayPal account (you don’t have to have a PayPal account), which I would greatly appreciate, as I do these tours free of charge for France.fr  Enjoy! 

As they say in the U.S. , I’ve been riding the rails lately but on the Paris metro. Since the Covid restrictions have been lifted, I’ve been using the metro a lot, going to new exhibitions, cafes, and meeting friends I haven’t seen in a long time. I’ve captured some terrific posters in my travels. Do you have some favorites here? 

 

Abstract Metro Photos- Series 16

IMPORTANT CORRECTION FOR MONTMARTRE TOUR, MARCH 17 The correct times are 3pm Paris Time 10AM, EST/East Coast Time, 9am Midwest/Chicago Time, 7AM PST/West Coast Time. CLICK HERE to confirm your attendance. 

It’s been almost a year since I’ve posted a series of my Abstract Metro photos. Since Covid-19, I’ve rarely taken the metro, so that’s why I haven’t posted new photos. I do have enough for a collection to show you today. Do you have some favorites here? 

CLICK HERE  to view past Abstract Metro Photos. 

 

 

 

Abstract Metro Photos- Series 15

Here’s a new series of my Abstract Metro Photos. Please note, these photos were taken before the lockdown in March. 

Click here to view my other Abstract Metro Photos.

As I mentioned on Monday, when I posted Your Favorite Paris Photo, I'm extending the deadline to send a photo by May 18, so if you haven't sent your photo yet, now is your opportunity. Please send to r.nahem@gmail.com 

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Please watch my latest A Bite of Paris video, where I make and bake a Dark, Chocolate, Chestnut Cake.

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Abstract Metro Photos- Series 14

I haven’t posted my abstract metro series of photos since last May. I’ve collected dozens of new ones since then and showing them off today. There’s humor in some of the images along with a few oddballs. There's an artists reference caption below. 

In my Malta Doors post the other day, I asked if anyone knew why the doors had gates on them. Two blog readers responded they were to keep goats from entering the house. Thanks for the information. 

Channeling Joseph Albers

May in Paris- My Marais Apartment for Rent May 12 to May 23

I am renting my Marais loft from  May 12 to May 23. May is one of the nicest months in Paris, with temperatures in the low 70s Fahrenheit during the day and low 60s at night. All the gardens and flowers are in bloom, the outdoor cafes bustling, and lots of cultural events. 

Minimum rental period is 7 days/one week, price 1500€ for 7 days/one week,1900€ for 11 days-May 12-23. 

Conveniently located by the Saint Paul metro, in the heart of the Marais, the apartment is a spacious one-bedroom 750 sq. ft. loft  with 12 ft. ceilings, decorated in chic Mid-Century Modern furniture and sleeps two people in a Queen size bed. Amenities include washer/dryer, 16" flat screen TV, dishwasher, internet connection/Wifi and free long distance calls to the U.S.  The apartment is located on the second floor with a large elevator

Please email me at r.nahem@gmail.com if you are interested. 

Come experience Eye Prefer Paris live with Eye Prefer Paris Tours, which are 3-hour walking tours I personally lead. Eye Prefer Paris Tours include many of the places I have written about such as small museums & galleries, restaurants, cafes, food markets, secret addresses, fashion & home boutiques, parks and gardens and much more.  In addition to my specialty Marais Tour, I also lead tours of Montmartre, St. Germain, Latin Quarter, in addition to Shopping Tours, Gay Tours, Girlfriend Tours, Food Tours, Flea Market Tours, Paris Highlights Tours, and Chocolate & Pastry tours.

 

 

Abstract Metro Photos Series 12

This is the 12^th edition of my Abstract Metro Photos. My first series was in August of 2014, almost five years ago. (Click here to see first series). I’ve included a series in both of my photos exhibits. The series has evolved since then and I would like to have your feedback from the first series and this series. 

August in Paris- My Marais Apartment for Rent August 16 to August 29 

I am renting my Marais loft from August 16 to August 29 (Dates are flexible). Contrary to popular myth that Paris is closed in August, most shops, restaurants, and attractions are open in Paris, especially in the Marais. The weather is usually beautiful, temperatures in the high 70s to low 80s Fahrenheit during the day, dropping into the mid 60s at night. In case in gets warmer, I have an air conditioner in the bedroom and a large fan in the living area. 

Minimum rental period is 7 days/one week, price 1500€ for 7 days/one week, 2900€ for 14 days/2 weeks. 

Conveniently located by the Saint Paul metro, in the heart of the Marais, the apartment is a spacious one-bedroom 750 sq. ft. loft  with 12 ft. ceilings, decorated in chic Mid-Century Modern furniture and sleeps two people in a Queen size bed. Amenities include washer/dryer, 16" flat screen TV, dishwasher, internet connection/Wifi and free long distance calls to the U.S.  The apartment is located on the second floor with a large elevator

Please email me at r.nahem@gmail.com if you are interested. 

If you love salted butter caramels, please watch my newest A Bite of Paris video about Henri Le Roux, the man who actually invented the salted butter caramel.

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https://youtu.be/Am22oSA_UYc

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Abstract Metro Photos- Faces

I am honing in on my abstract metro photos and have come up with a specific new category, fragments of faces. Eyes, noses, lips, cheeks. Do you like this new series? I would appreciate your feedback. 

Please don't forget to RSVP to Pauline Bernard event@hotel-pont-royal for the opening of my photo exhibit on February 5. 

Abstract Metro Photos Series 11

I’ve become more obsessed with my abstract metro photos in the last months. I find myself spontaneously jumping off the metro after I’ve spotted potential posters worth shooting, often getting off nowhere near my final destination.

Last week, while boarding the metro at the Lamarck-Cauliancourt station in Montmartre, I found the mother lode, a series of the most unique posters I have uncovered in a long time. I don’t know what exactly it was, but there was a richness and texture in these that made me go gaga, spending over 30 minutes snapping away.

Do you have a similar opinion? Would love your feedback and your favorites. Remember, these images are all for sale, so email me at r.nahem@gmail.com for prices and sizes. richness and texture in these that made me go gaga, spending over 30 minutes snapping away.

Click here to see my other Abstract Metro series

I want to thank Mike Welton, one of my tour clients, for interviewing me and also writing about my tours on his terrific site Architects +Artisans.

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http://architectsandartisans.com/take-a-walk-through-the-city-of-light/

Check out my latest episode of A Bite of Paris, where I visit Le Trois Chocolates a yummy chocolate shop 

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https://youtu.be/XdJaECIf09E

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Come experience Eye Prefer Paris live with Eye Prefer Paris Tours, which are 3-hour walking tours I personally lead. Eye Prefer Paris Tours include many of the places I have written about such as small museums & galleries, restaurants, cafes, food markets, secret addresses, fashion & home boutiques, parks and gardens and much more.  In addition to my specialty Marais Tour, I also lead tours of Montmartre, St. Germain, Latin Quarter, in addition to Shopping Tours, Gay Tours, Girlfriend Tours, Food Tours, Flea Market Tours, Paris Highlights Tours, and Chocolate & Pastry tours.

Tours start at 225 euros for up to 3 people, and 75 euros for each additional person. I look forward to meeting you on my tours and it will be my pleasure and delight to show you, my insiders, Paris.

 Check it out at www.eyepreferparistours.com 

 

 

Abstract Metro Photos Series 10

I can’t believe I am already up to series 10 of my abstract metro photos. It seems every time I step in the metro I discover a newly torn up poster or ad, much to my good fortune.

In recent months I’ve captured some with body parts and/or parts of faces, which I find intriguing.

Do you have a favorite or favorites in this series?
These images are for sale, so if you would like to order prints, please email me at r.nahem@gmail.com for sizes and prices.

Click here to view other abstract metro series.

LINKS EYE PREFER

Article in the NY Times today How to Get to and Enjoy a Luxury Trip to Paris for Less  

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Please click here to watch my latest episode of A Bite of Paris with my guest Diane Pernet

Come experience Eye Prefer Paris live with Eye Prefer Paris Tours, which are 3-hour walking tours I personally lead. Eye Prefer Paris Tours include many of the places I have written about such as small museums & galleries, restaurants, cafes, food markets, secret addresses, fashion & home boutiques, parks and gardens and much more.  In addition to my specialty Marais Tour, I also lead tours of Montmartre, St. Germain, Latin Quarter, in addition to Shopping Tours, Gay Tours, Girlfriend Tours, Food Tours, Flea Market Tours, Paris Highlights Tours, and Chocolate & Pastry tours.

Tours start at 225 euros for up to 3 people, and 75 euros for each additional person. I look forward to meeting you on my tours and it will be my pleasure and delight to show you my insiders Paris.

 Check it out at www.eyepreferparistours.com 

 

Abstract Metro Photos Series 9

 
I’ve been riding the rails of the Paris metro constantly in the past few months and have gathered a great new series of my Abstract Metro Photos.

I’ve moved away from photographing the seats, as I feel I have exhausted that series and the images were becoming repetitive. These photos focus more on the posters, especially the torn ones.

Would love to have your feedback. Also, these images are for sale, so if you would like to order prints, please email me at r.nahem@gmail.com 

I am happy to say I was a guest on The Earful Tower podcast with Oliver Gee this week. Please click here and have a listen. I am on towards the end of the podcast with a story about Parisian food markets.

Come experience Eye Prefer Paris live with Eye Prefer Paris Tours, which are 3-hour walking tours I personally lead. Eye Prefer Paris Tours include many of the places I have written about such as small museums & galleries, restaurants, cafes, food markets, secret addresses, fashion & home boutiques, parks and gardens and much more.  In addition to my specialty Marais Tour, I also lead tours of Montmartre, St. Germain, Latin Quarter, in addition to Shopping Tours, Gay Tours, Girlfriend Tours, Food Tours, Flea Market Tours, Paris Highlights Tours, and Chocolate & Pastry tours.

Tours start at 225 euros for up to 3 people, and 75 euros for each additional person. I look forward to meeting you on my tours and it will be my pleasure and delight to show you my insiders Paris.

 Check it out at www.eyepreferparistours.com 

  Click here to watch a video of our famous Marais tour

New! Eye Prefer Paris Cooking Classes
I am happy to announce the launch of Eye Prefer Paris Cooking Classes. Come take an ethnic culinary journey with me and chef and caterer Charlotte Puckette, co-author of the bestseller The Ethnic Paris Cookbook (with Olivia Kiang-Snaije). First we will shop at a Paris green-market for the freshest ingredients and then return to Charlotte's professional kitchen near the Eiffel Tower to cook a three-course lunch. After, we will indulge in the delicious feast we prepared along with hand-selected wines.

Cost: 195 euros per person (about $210)

 

 

 

 

Abstract Metro Photos-Opera

The RATP, the organization that runs the bus and metro services in Paris, is doing a major overhaul of the metro system and the ambitious project will last till 2030. Many metro stations are being renovated and updated with new lighting designs, sleeker platforms and new seats.

The Opera station for line 7 looks like it’s about to be renovated. I noticed all the posters on the platform had been stripped, usually a sign that the station will be renovated. For anyone else it’s no big deal and would probably not even notice, but for me it was hitting the jackpot. As you know for the past four years I’ve been astutely taking photos in the metro and I am always looking for new posters or stripped down walls.

The frames at the Opera stop provided a rich photographic opportunity with fragments of color, cement, typeface, faces and graffiti and below are the results. Some almost look like maps or even abstract paintings.

What are your thoughts about them and what do they represent to you. Would love your feedback.

 

Christmas & New Years in Paris-My Apartment for Rent December 24 to January 3(dates flexible)

How would you like to spend a magical Christmas and festive New Years in Paris?

I am renting my apartment out from December 24 to January 3,  (dates are flexible) a total of 10 nights for $2500.

Centrally located in the heart of the Marais near the St. Paul metro station, it's a spacious one-bedroom 750 sq. ft. loft style apartment with 12 ft. ceilings, decorated in chic Mid-Century Modern furniture and sleeps one or two people in a Queen size bed. Amenities include A/C, washer/dryer, 16" flat screen TV, dishwasher, internet connection/Wifi and free long distance calls to the U.S.  The apartment is located on the second floor with an elevator.

Photos upon request. Please email me at rn88@rcn.com if you are interested.

Come experience Eye Prefer Paris live with Eye Prefer Paris Tours, which are 3-hour walking tours I personally lead. Eye Prefer Paris Tours include many of the places I have written about such as small museums & galleries, restaurants, cafes, food markets, secret addresses, fashion & home boutiques, parks and gardens and much more.  In addition to my specialty Marais Tour, I also lead tours of Montmartre, St. Germain, Latin Quarter, in addition to Shopping Tours, Gay Tours, Girlfriend Tours, Food Tours, Flea Market Tours, Paris Highlights Tours, and Chocolate & Pastry tours.

Tours start at 225 euros for up to 3 people, and 75 euros for each additional person. I look forward to meeting you on my tours and it will be my pleasure and delight to show you my insiders Paris.

 Check it out at www.eyepreferparistours.com 

  Click here to watch a video of our famous Marais tour