WEEKEND INSPIRATION #5

“Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower.” (Albert Camus)

Jutro v Parizu - Morning in Paris

Danes sem šla v službo pol ure prej kot ponavadi. Prisežem, da sem kolesarila skozi drugačen Pariz kot ponavadi. Kavarne, butiki, trgovine so bili v večini še zaprti. Avtomobili dostavljalcev so bili parkirani na pločnikih (in kolesarskih stezah, khm!), promet je bil precej zgoščen. Zdelo se mi je, kot da sem prišla na zabavo, ki se je še pripravljala in kjer je vladalo vzdušje naglice. Kot da se ponavadi tiste pol ure prej vse pripravi, da lahko lepo odkolesarim v službo. Vse se mi je zdelo drugače. Temperatura, sonce, vzdušje, svetloba.

Pol ure razlike. Nisem mogla verjeti. Edino, kar je bilo enako, je bila polna Velib postaja, kjer sem morala počakati, preden sem lahko parkirala svoje kolo.

Večkrat sem si že rekla, da bom vstala malo prej in izkoristila zgodnje jutro pred službo, ampak mi kar ne uspe. Zdaj, ko vidim, da Pariz diha popolnoma drugače, si želim, da bi se šla kdaj res zelo zgodaj zjutraj sprehodit po ulicah Pariza. Večer je prav tako precej spremenjen, včasih celo mističen, ampak brez te jutranje svežine in nežnega sončnega vzhoda. Za ponoviti vsekakor.

Today I went to work half an hour earlier than usually. I swear that I was cycling through a different Paris than usually. Cafés, boutiques, shops were mostly still closed. The cars of deliverers were parked on the sidewalks (and cycling lanes, khm!), the traffic was quite heavy. It seemed as if I came to a party that was still being prepared and where the atmosphere of a rush was omnipresent. As if usually it takes this half an hour to prepare everything, so I can cycle nicely to my office. Everything seemed different. The temperature, sun, the atmosphere, the light.

A difference of half an hour. I couldn't believe it. The only thing that remained the same was a full Velib station where I needed to wait before I was able to park my bike.

So far I have said to myself several times that I would get up a bit earlier and make the most of my early morning before work, but somehow I rarely succeed. Now that I see that Paris is breathing completely differently, I wish to stroll the streets of Paris at some point very early in the morning. The evening is equally different, sometimes I would even call it mystical, but this freshness and mild sunrise is not there. I will definitely do that again!

WEEKEND INSPIRATION #4

“Every cloud has a silver lining.”

Poletni Pariz - Summery Paris

Poletje se v Parizu ne zdi več poletno. Ko končno posije malo sonca, je občutek podoben temu, ko se po dolgi zimi malo otopli in se pokaže pomladno sonce. Za avgust bi si vseeno želela vročega vremena. Vseeno pa nas potem vsake toliko presenetijo čudoviti večeri. Še vedno hladni, ampak z res zanimivo igro svetlobe, barv in odtenkov. Ko se na tak večer odpravljam iz službe, se mi zdi res odlična ideja, da se počasi sprehodim do doma namesto vožnje z metrojem, na poti pa se ustavim v Jardin des Tuileries.

Summer in Paris doesn't seem very summerish anymore. When there is finally some sun, the feeling is similar to the one after a long winter, when the spring sun shines again. Nevertheless, sometimes we get a little surprise in the form of beautiful evenings. They are still cold, but what is impressive is an incredible game of light, colours and shades. When I leave my work on such a beautiful evening, I walk home instead of taking the metro, and I stop for a while in Jardin des Tuileries.

Preden nadaljujem po Rue du bac na levem bregu Sene, prečkam Pont Royal, kjer se za trenutek ustavim. Musée d'Orsay, Eifflov stolp, Grand Palais, Louvre... in sončni zahod. Srečna sem.

Before I continue on Rue du bac on the left bank of Seine, I cross Pont Royal, where I stop for a moment. Musée d'Orsay, Eiffel Tower, Grand Palais, Louvre… and the sunset. I am happy.

Srečna nisem samo takrat, ko je lep zahod, hehe. Dva tedna nazaj sem začela svojo serijo #100happyDays. Všeč mi je. Poglej si tule: Mojih 100 srečnih dni.

I am not happy only when there is a nice sunset, hehe. Two weeks ago I started my series of #100happyDays. I like it. Have a look here: My 100 Happy Days.

WEEKEND INSPIRATION #3

“Tout va bien.”

* All is well.

WEEKEND INSPIRATION #2

“Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it.” (Confucius)