Showing posts with label Parigi. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Parigi. Show all posts

Sunday, 6 May 2012

Paris, bêtise et décadence

"Ne pouvoir se passer de Paris, marque de bêtise; ne plus l’aimer, signe de décadence." 
                                            Gustave Flaubert


Odio Parigi. Odio le grandi avenues piene di turisti, i ristoranti italiani sempre affollati, le frotte di turisti che si aggirano spensierati con grandi borse LaFayette. Odio Parigi. Odio i luoghi comuni, la falsità dei sentimenti assoggettati al profitto, odio i turisti che passeggiano nella metropolitana quando tu corri per andare al lavoro. Odio le strade sporche e tirate a lucido al tempo stesso, odio i cliché, odio la fila per qualsiasi cosa.

Amo Parigi. La Parigi che vive, che respira; la Parigi che lavora, che soffre e che ama. La Parigi che le reflex non vedono. Amo Parigi. La Parigi che non è segnata sulle cartine. Le gallerie nascoste, come galerie Vivienne. Amo la parigi della baguette tradition, dei macarons color sabbia che sprigionano profumo di pesche e di giorni d'estate anche in pieno inverno. Amo parigi. Quella che mi aspetta, quella che abbraccia me e Quentin ad ogni nostro ritorno, con il calore degli amici che non vedi da tempo e che non hai dimenticato.
Amo parigi.

EN. I hate Paris. I hate the great avenues full of tourists, the Italian restaurants always packed, the crowds of tourists who wander carefree with large LaFayette bags. I hate Paris. I hate cliches, the falsity of feelings subdued to profit and money-making, I hate tourists strolling down the subway when you run off to work. I hate the streets dirty and polished at the same time, I hate cliches, I hate having to wait in line for anything.

I love Paris. The Paris that is actually living, breathing, and the Paris who works, who suffers and loves. The Paris that the camera can not see. I love Paris. The Paris that is not marked on maps. The hidden galleries, like Galerie Vivienne. I love Paris when it smells like baguette tradition or sand-colored macarons giving off the scent of peaches and summer days even in winter. I love Paris. The one that waits for me to come back, the one that embraces me and Quentin upon our return, with the warmth of friends who you have not seen for a long time but have not forgotten.
I love Paris.



















Sunday, 14 August 2011

So get off your low and let's dance like we used to

 
 










.Quando in Francia c'era il sole e sembrava estate. Questo è il mio posto preferito in tutta l'Ile de France. E no, non vi darò l'indirizzo, perché apparentemente questo giardino lo conosciamo solo io e Quentin. E va bene così.

E ascolto solo questa canzone.

Thursday, 28 July 2011

In my closet #1

Uniqlo jeggigns , Tezenis tankEssence nail polish 
 Vichy foundation, Essence glitter top coat in Julia, H&M batwing t-shirt, sunglasses vintage (my grandma's), silk scarf vintage (my grandmas), jeans vest extremely very old (my own from high school!)
 MissSelfridge, Topshop, H&M, Pull&Bear, Primark

Sunday, 17 July 2011

Do it in Paris # 6: Rue Sainte Anne


.Normally, there is one and only one place for all your asian food cravings in Paris: Rue Sainte Anne. This street answers to your every need, from sushi, passing from all things Thay, going to Vietnamese, or to Chinese, or udon, or noodles, or teppanyaki, omuraisu and ramen. Personally, I'm a huge fan of ramen. (yeah I am used to having sushi once a week as there is this cutest super cheap and super yummy place right next to where I work :D)
.If you have no idea what ramen is, then you probably are not a diehard Naruto or Ranma fan (which I am sure is the case, as apparently I am the only nerd around here). Well you can make yourself an idea here:
.If you still have no idea what that thing is, then here's the experts' answer:
It is a Japanese noodle dish. It consists of Chinese-style wheat noodles served in a meat- or fish-basedbroth, often flavored with soy sauce or miso, and uses toppings such as sliced pork (チャーシュー chāshū?), dried seaweed (海苔 nori?),kamabokogreen onions, and occasionally corn. (why thank you Wikipedia)

.In Paris, if you ask around, they'll tell you that the one good place to have ramen is Higuma. Quite literally the best ramen in town. I am sure that if they combined design to their delicious dishes, then you'd find yourself waiting in line for hours instead that for a normal 25-40 minutes (normal in Paris, not normal in Brussels or in Padova -.-) They also offer menus with a number of gyoza (a sort of ravioli, and once again, Higuma's ravioli rock my socks) and then the ramen or dish of your choice. 
.My favourite thing to order is shoyou ramen.
.Itadakimasu 












Restaurant Higuma
32 bis Rue Sainte-Anne
75001 Paris, France01 47 03 38 59
 Métro : Pyramides


Sunday, 26 June 2011

More Paris extravaganza




 bestest vintage shop everrr: Vintage désir, Marais

 Pierre Hermé Cassis+Violette & Pétales de Rose