Monday, March 12, 2018

NY, NY

A very quick trip to NYC and a quick post.

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To pick up my FRENCH watercolor paper I can NOT buy in France

Grrrrrrr

3 days spent cutting it up to fit in my carry-on bag

On Norwegian airways...great current movies btw

A last blast up to 57th street to see Bergdorf's terrific windows.

I miss you Bergdorf windows. I miss Nathan's

Its nice the guys in the Apple store speak English

But other than that I felt most of the time like an ant 🐜 

A lost ant in the canyons of. New York City

Heading home to Paris NOW. Hooray 🤸‍♂️
Cheers Carolg and Bear 🐻

19 comments:

  1. What French watercolor paper do you use? I love the soft handoff it!

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  2. Nice post tho. Happy trails.

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  3. I am curious now too:) Quel papier?:) It must be great!!Liked following your stories during NYC days..that Iris..wowsers.

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  4. Lovely that you refer to Paris as "home" now....

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  5. Shirley10:07 AM

    So, where can I buy this French watercolor paper in New York?

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    1. Parisbreakfast10:13 AM

      You can't Shirley, maybe not anywhere.
      Its very light weight. Arches refuses to sell itor something. I can figure it out.
      I left a big packet of large sheets with a friend 5 years ago.i managed to squeak by just under 10 kilos in my carry-on bag.
      And nobody stopped me at baggage customs either...
      WHERE ARE YOU GOING WITH ALL THAT FRENCH WATERCOLOR PAPER MADAME?
      No way
      Arches stopped distribution in the US a while back.
      C'est la vie

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  6. You have assimilated! A Parisian now. What kind of paper is so special that it merits an NYC visit in person?!

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  7. Home sweet home. Safe trip, Carol.
    (I wish I were brave enough and cool enough to be Iris Apfel.)

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    1. Parisbreakfast10:31 AM

      Merci dieu!
      Don't we all wannabe her.
      I once saw her on the street in NYC.
      Tiny

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  8. Safe travels and welcome home to Paris.

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  9. Anonymous4:15 PM

    I love your post and each and every one of your NYC photos.
    Total kudos for Mrs. Apfel, and also for all the USA ladies that make us proud around the world!

    I remember a full moon evening last January, my sister and I walking around the heart of Paris. Then, all of a sudden, I saw a Kate Spade store, right there on Rue Saint-Honoré. What a delight to see her beautiful store...and so full of customers!

    Thank you so much, Ms. Carol!
    Maria

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  10. Leslie in Oregon5:51 PM

    It's too bad that there wasn't time to escape from the canyons to the tree-lined streets in Greenwich Village or to take a walk in the parks along the Hudson and East Rivers. I was able to completely avoid the canyons during my last two annual visits to NYC, and it was wonderful!

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  11. Travelling between Paris and New York doesn't seem too bad! Plus you had important painting supplies to transport back home. Thanks for sharing New York with us as well as Paris!!!

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  12. Maureen9:15 AM

    Carol, you sound like a true ex-pat now! New York is no longer home. Paris is. How many years to feel that way? Good luck.

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  13. a foot in two worlds!-GREAT PHOTOS!

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  14. Next time do an Atlantic crossing on a ship and have a nice vay-cay! 5 days to relax, read and paint, see movies and live shows, and take your motion sickness pills. Then take the train to Paris, you can take a bigger bag and not have to cut your paper so small. Just sayin'

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