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Vintage Storefronts in Valetta, Malta

I am traveling out of Paris this week, so I thought I would post all travel posts this week. Enjoy!

On my visit to Malta last year, I stayed in the capital, Valetta. 

The tiny capital, the smallest in Europe, only.08 meters square, has beautiful, baroque architecture from the 1600s. One of the distinctive architectural elements is the vintage storefronts which still have hand painted signs with groovy fonts and many have the original family owner’s names on them.

I will be back in Paris next week with all new posts and hope you enjoyed my travels this week. 

May in Paris- My Marais Apartment for Rent May 12 to May 23

I am renting my Marais loft from  May 12 to May 23. May is one of the nicest months in Paris, with temperatures in the low 70s Fahrenheit during the day and low 60s at night. All the gardens and flowers are in bloom, the outdoor cafes bustling, and lots of cultural events. 

Minimum rental period is 7 days/one week, price 1500€ for 7 days/one week, 1900€ for 11 days-May 12-23. 

Conveniently located by the Saint Paul metro, in the heart of the Marais, the apartment is a spacious one-bedroom 750 sq. ft. loft  with 12 ft. ceilings, decorated in chic Mid-Century Modern furniture and sleeps two people in a Queen size bed. Amenities include washer/dryer, 16" flat screen TV, dishwasher, internet connection/Wifi and free long distance calls to the U.S.  The apartment is located on the second floor with a large elevator

Please email me at r.nahem@gmail.com if you are interested. 

Come experience Eye Prefer Paris live with Eye Prefer Paris Tours, which are 3-hour walking tours I personally lead. Eye Prefer Paris Tours include many of the places I have written about such as small museums & galleries, restaurants, cafes, food markets, secret addresses, fashion & home boutiques, parks and gardens and much more.  In addition to my specialty Marais Tour, I also lead tours of Montmartre, St. Germain, Latin Quarter, in addition to Shopping Tours, Gay Tours, Girlfriend Tours, Food Tours, Flea Market Tours, Paris Highlights Tours, and Chocolate & Pastry tours.

 

Landscape Photos from Cappadocia, Turkey

I am traveling out of Paris this week, so I thought I would post all travel posts this week. Enjoy!

Last February, I posted stories about my extraordinary trip to Turkey in 2018. The highlight of my trip was my visit to Cappadocia.

The little mountain top village I stayed in, Uchisar, was the highest point in Cappadocia, with panoramic views of the incredible mountain ranges. 

In the late afternoon on the day I arrived, I walked through the town noticing the run-down houses with distressed backyards. Many of them looked like they were either abandoned or in disarray, with rubble and piles of branches, beat up furniture, and farm machines. There was something about the composition, texture, and colors of them that fascinated me and possessed me to photograph them. 

I am curious of what you think of them and would like your feedback.

May in Paris- My Marais Apartment for Rent May 12 to May 23

I am renting my Marais loft from  May 12 to May 23. May is one of the nicest months in Paris, with temperatures in the low 70s Fahrenheit during the day and low 60s at night. All the gardens and flowers are in bloom, the outdoor cafes bustling, and lots of cultural events. 

Minimum rental period is 7 days/one week, price 1500€ for 7 days/one week, 1900€ for 11 days-May 12-23. 

Conveniently located by the Saint Paul metro, in the heart of the Marais, the apartment is a spacious one-bedroom 750 sq. ft. loft  with 12 ft. ceilings, decorated in chic Mid-Century Modern furniture and sleeps two people in a Queen size bed. Amenities include washer/dryer, 16" flat screen TV, dishwasher, internet connection/Wifi and free long distance calls to the U.S.  The apartment is located on the second floor with a large elevator

Please email me at r.nahem@gmail.com if you are interested. 

Valencia, Spain Doorways

I am traveling out of Paris this week, so I thought I would post all travel posts this week. Enjoy!

Last month, when I posted my story and photos, Fishing Boats in Marsaxlokk, Malta, I asked you if you liked my new travel posts format, where I would focus on a specific element or feature of the place I traveled to, rather than a general travel story. Almost all your responses were positive, so I am staying with that format.

When I was in Valencia last summer, while waiting for the tram coming back to our apartment from the beach, I noticed a series of two-story rowhouses. What made me take notice was the wrought iron gates covering wood doors, and the stucco facades painted in earthy and pastel colors of deep and pale orange, sage, beige, green, blush pink, and periwinkle blue. I was also intrigued by the texture of the ceramic tiles on some of the facades. 

These houses reminded me of a series of brightly colored, colonial cottages I photographed in Cape Town in 2014. https://www.ipreferparis.net/2015/02/my-africa-adventure-bo-kaap-.html

https://www.ipreferparis.net/2015/02/my-africa-adventure-bo-kaap-2.html 

I used the same type of framing for the Valencia houses. Do you see a similarity? 

May in Paris- My Marais Apartment for Rent May 12 to May 23

I am renting my Marais loft from  May 12 to May 23. May is one of the nicest months in Paris, with temperatures in the low 70s Fahrenheit during the day and low 60s at night. All the gardens and flowers are in bloom, the outdoor cafes bustling, and lots of cultural events. 

Minimum rental period is 7 days/one week, price 1500€ for 7 days/one week, 1900€ for 11 days-May 12-23. 

Conveniently located by the Saint Paul metro, in the heart of the Marais, the apartment is a spacious one-bedroom 750 sq. ft. loft  with 12 ft. ceilings, decorated in chic Mid-Century Modern furniture and sleeps two people in a Queen size bed. Amenities include washer/dryer, 16" flat screen TV, dishwasher, internet connection/Wifi and free long distance calls to the U.S.  The apartment is located on the second floor with a large elevator

Please email me at r.nahem@gmail.com if you are interested. 

Come experience Eye Prefer Paris live with Eye Prefer Paris Tours, which are 3-hour walking tours I personally lead. Eye Prefer Paris Tours include many of the places I have written about such as small museums & galleries, restaurants, cafes, food markets, secret addresses, fashion & home boutiques, parks and gardens and much more.  In addition to my specialty Marais Tour, I also lead tours of Montmartre, St. Germain, Latin Quarter, in addition to Shopping Tours, Gay Tours, Girlfriend Tours, Food Tours, Flea Market Tours, Paris Highlights Tours, and Chocolate & Pastry tours.

Instagram Photos February 2020

I took lots of great photos around Paris in January and I shared them in Instagram last month. 

If you still haven’t followed me on Instagram yet, here are my handles. 

@eyepreferparis    

@parisian_doors  

Café des 2 Moulins from the film Amelie

Place Saint Germain 

Place des Vosges 

Montmartre 

Grand Palais 

Pierre Hermé Kings Cake 

Paris Pompiers

Peninsula hotel Paris

Sunset on the Seine

Cube Houses Rotterdam 

Grand Palais

Folded cafe tables

• May in Paris- My Marais Apartment for Rent May 12 to May 23

  
  

  I am renting my Marais loft from  May 12 to May 23. May is one of the nicest months in Paris, with temperatures in the low 70s Fahrenheit during the day and low 60s at night. All the gardens and flowers are in bloom, the outdoor cafes bustling, and lots of cultural events. 

  Minimum rental period is 7 days/one week, price 1500€ for 7 days/one week,1900€ for 11 days-May 12-23. 

  Conveniently located by the Saint Paul metro, in the heart of the Marais, the apartment is a spacious one-bedroom 750 sq. ft. loft  with 12 ft. ceilings, decorated in chic Mid-Century Modern furniture and sleeps two people in a Queen size bed. Amenities include washer/dryer, 16" flat screen TV, dishwasher, internet connection/Wifi and free long distance calls to the U.S.  The apartment is located on the second floor with a large elevator

  Please email me at r.nahem@gmail.com if you are interested. 

  

  

  

  

  Come experience Eye Prefer Paris live with Eye Prefer Paris Tours, which are 3-hour walking tours I personally lead. Eye Prefer Paris Tours include many of the places I have written about such as small museums & galleries, restaurants, cafes, food markets, secret addresses, fashion & home boutiques, parks and gardens and much more.  In addition to my specialty Marais Tour, I also lead tours of Montmartre, St. Germain, Latin Quarter, in addition to Shopping Tours, Gay Tours, Girlfriend Tours, Food Tours, Flea Market Tours, Paris Highlights Tours, and Chocolate & Pastry tours.

February 2020 Eye Need to Do’s: Christian Louboutin, Bejart, Barber of Seville and Salon d’Agriculture

Christian Louboutin Exhibit 

Christian Louboutin, the man who launched a thousand red soles with his cult footwear, is having his first retrospective. The show is at the Palais de la Porte Dorée in the 12^th arrondissement, near where Louboutin grew up. His first design drawings when he was 12 years old were inspired by the museum. In addition to the dozens of his shoe designs displayed, there are exclusive collaborations with director and photographer David Lynch, the New Zealand multimedia artist Lisa Reihana, the English designer duo Whitaker Malem, the Spanish choreographer Blanca Li, the Pakistani artist Imran Qureshi, some of which have  never been seen before.

February 26 to July 26, 2020

Palais de la Porte Dorée

293 avenue Daumesnil, 75012

https://www.palais-portedoree.fr/en 

Bejart Ballet Lausanne

Gil Roman plays tribute to choreographer Maurice Bejart with his dance company Bejart Ballet from Lausanne. Roman takes extracts from Bejart’s dances and makes them is own with the Mauritius interpretation of Bolero. 

February 26-29

Palais de Congres de Paris

2 Place de la Porte Maillot, 75017 

https://www.palaisdescongresdeparis.com/en/site/palais-des-congres-paris/manifestation/bejart-fete-maurice

Barber of Seville

Rossini’s lively opera, The Barber of Seville, gets a vivid production directed by Damiano Michieletto at the Bastille Opera. 

February 4, 7, 9, and 12 

Bastille Opera

Place de la Bastille, 75012 

https://www.operadeparis.fr/en/season-19-20/opera/il-barbiere-di-siviglia

Salon d’Agriculture

Ideale (photo above), a six-year old cow from the Charlois region, has been chosen as the mascot for the 2020 Salon d’Agriculture. The salon is a showcase for French regional products, regional and international gastronomy, large-scale farming and green tourism.

February 22-March 1, 2020

Porte de Versailles

https://en.salon-agriculture.com/

Lost in Frenchlation is a terrific organization that screens current French and foreign films with English subtitles. Checkout this link https://www.facebook.com/lostinfrenchlation/ to view films being screened this month. 

May in Paris- My Marais Apartment for Rent May 12 to May 23

I am renting my Marais loft from  May 12 to May 23. May is one of the nicest months in Paris, with temperatures in the low 70s Fahrenheit during the day and low 60s at night. All the gardens and flowers are in bloom, the outdoor cafes bustling, and lots of cultural events. 

Minimum rental period is 7 days/one week, price 1500€ for 7 days/one week, 1900€ for 11 days-May 12-23. 

Conveniently located by the Saint Paul metro, in the heart of the Marais, the apartment is a spacious one-bedroom 750 sq. ft. loft  with 12 ft. ceilings, decorated in chic Mid-Century Modern furniture and sleeps two people in a Queen size bed. Amenities include washer/dryer, 16" flat screen TV, dishwasher, internet connection/Wifi and free long distance calls to the U.S.  The apartment is located on the second floor with a large elevator

Please email me at r.nahem@gmail.com if you are interested.