01 novembre 2009
A Day in The City
Hello Lovelies!
Lyon and the river Saône.
I had to spend a day in Lyon, France for, let's say, business stuff. But my business meeting was short (and pleasant) and so i had time and was in the mood for visiting the city for the first time, and also visiting a museum or two...
Here's the ticket to the "Musée des Tissus et des Arts Décoratifs". Promising, isn't it?
Here you can see the old pavement of the inside of the Museum, set in a beautiful, luxury "hôtel particulier", and me getting prepared with entrance ticket, museum information and a miniature flashlight they give you at the entrance so you can see the wonderful, godly details of every garment and silk embroidery, usually kept in a dim light so as to be properly preserved.
Entrance of the "hôtel particuler" / museum:
See how majestic it is:
After the visit to the Museum, I just had to go sip some tea, in one of the nearby tempting "salons de thé"....
More to come soon!
Beautymist.
(All scans and photographs by me, Beautymist).
Tags : fabric, Lyon, made in France, museum, silk road23 juillet 2009
Sarah Lavoine for La Redoute
27 avril 2009
A Quick Note about Paris
hello all,
I have updated my "fave walk in Paris" with photos and scans!
Enjoy!
-Beautymist.
14 janvier 2009
a Quick Note about my Paris Description
photo by bellarosebyliz, view it larger here.
Hey!
It's funny! Just as I publish a miniature guide about my Paris, the superb Design*Sponge blog is doing the same thing!
So I re-read my post about Paris and decided I needed to add more photos and useful links to my somewhat basic text.
Don't hesitate to go back and re-read it!
enjoy!
-Beautymist.
13 janvier 2009
My fave walk in Paris
wonderful Eiffel-shaped bento by Sakurako Kitsa
hello,
(more of my personal photos coming soon)
I live in the South of
France now, where the scenery is like that :
...but I can tell you about my fave walk in Paris, as i lived there for 15 years.
Please start at métro Bastille or St-Paul. The walk is basically straight (from the Bastille to the place de la Concorde) but the street keeps changing names as you go along, so don't worry! From Bastille to St Paul Church, go down the St-Antoine street. You are entering the beautiful "Marais" area.
St-Paul Church and the Marais. Photo found here.
The Marais neighbourhood has become very gay-friendly, but is nice to everyone else too (lol) ! It's chock full of good cafés, pastries shops, art galleries, etc. please check out this very useful interactive map.
Try visiting the Hôtel de Sully (or Sully House) and now a museum - image is above. It has a wondeful garden on the back. Little secret : a small back door leads you to the Place des Vosges, built under Henri the XIIIth. Beautiful fountains and lovely French girls strolling by...
Rue des Rosiers - photo found here.
When you reach the St Paul métro station, step a little
aside from St-Antoine street and have a look at the Jewish street called
rue des Rosiers. Nice fallafels and Jewish delights there. You can learn more about the Jewish Marais here.
Then
walk straight ahead from East to West where the street becomes rue de
Rivoli. You may step on the other side and visit rue François Miron
and rue du Pont-Louis-Philippe for wonderful Japanese shops ("Kaze" : 11 & 34 rue François Miron and Kimonoya : 11, rue du Pont-Louis-Philippe), hip
design shops (namely the Sentou Gallery), paper goods shops ("Calligrane" 6, rue du Pont-Louis-Philippe and "Papier+"). The Rue de Rivoli in itself has a lot of
everchanging boutiques (H&M, the Body Shop, etc...). Walk until your meet the Hôtel de Ville
(Mayor's House). There is also a museum there.
The Bazar de l'Hôtel de Ville (BHV) department store building. Photo found here.
Facing it is the famous BHV department store, which is a paradise for Diyourselfers. Nails, hammers, lamps, you name it, you can find it there! The BHV building in itself is interesting, as it is one of Paris' oldest department stores!
image : the PEI Pyramid photo found here
Then just go down the rue de Rivoli. You will go past the Louvre ! Check it out thoroughly or just have a look at the PEI Pyramid! Under the arcades on the rue de Rivoli, you will find a fantastic English bookshop named Galignagni. Browse a little bit in there.
You will sense that after the Louvre, the neiborhood gets fancier. Stroll in the beautiful Tuileries Garden, which also hosts a museum worth visiting, the "Orangerie/Jeu de Paume" Museum! Or go shopping at the underground "Galeries du Louvre".
The visit stops when you reach the place de la Concorde, but if you wish, you can go see the Seine, even cross and visit the Orsay museum. Or choose to go straight and go up the famous Champs-Elysées!
one rainy night at the Champs-Elysées. photo found here.
Have
a nice trip and drop me a line to tell me how it was!
cheers,
-Beautymist
Tags : made in France, Paris, travel
