The light streaming in (and the early workmen) made the outdoors just too inviting. I walked and walked (my watch reads 14K) the sun was on my face and the Seine beside me, Im in Paris!
first cabin..
There is not that many people walking along the lower cobbled path along the Seine there are however numerous joggers in scarves and beanies which must me look quite odd as I take off my jacket to simply wander. I have my new cardigan on and its given me the falsity that I am unequivocally blending today! (pfft).. Up ahead there is a group of tourists getting off a boat and police are gathering around I wonder if one of the them threw their partner overboard?(to die in the Seine would seem romantic but in reality it would be quite an awful stinky end.)
I try not to look up at the Eiffel tower but I cannot fight it.. Plane trails have carved geometric shapes into the sky behind it.. It is so the optima of everything. Around these parts it smells like piss and liquor and im transported back to the Paris I grew up reading about, the grimey paris, full of creatives and drunks (maybe one in the same)..I imagine the expo when they first built this and Im sure the 16th( aka sandy bay but nicer cause its Paris!!) may have argued a little..
I take a deep breath in and smile to myself (fuck Im not blending now!!) They say the French only smile when theres something to smile about and smiling to yourself can inflict the observation of dimwittedness (if the sneaker fits??>>) I feel a bit stupid here on the whole.. the idea that people know several languages and can fluently converse makes me feel quite stupid.
I explore the park past the 16th and sit for a few moments to give my legs a rest and to consider if ill head back before the afternoon or push on..
Palais de Tokyo isn’t that far away so I turn and turn and then turn once more until I find the Seine on my right and I can continue and can find my way.
I love the Paris de Tokyo.. this building is so much like a bigger version of the old Mercury building in Hobart.. …I want to lick the walls! The art was okay I sneakily shot some video that I will peruse later and relive the staircases and old windows and also some of the art! Its my favourite art space in Paris it like an ornate gymnasium with huge cavernous spaces and high windows.. ..It would be so amazing to make something for here…on the list!
I find the nearest stairwell that will delivery me to the metro and jump into the first cabin. no driver. its so cool I want to stand up the front and pretend to toot and steer, maybe next time…Back to the studio for a Saint Germain and to take some time to reflect on the day…