TRAVEL DIARY

A weblog regularly updated by Jodi Rose.

Saturday, May 7, 2005

2:28 PM
Posted by jodi rose

finding my way around paris, part two
biches der beres, rambuteau
walking downhill from anvers, marked corners to turn on the map, left at the pompidou
getting from there to glassbox, heiko drew an arc between oberkampf and rue st maur, said you go past an old famous bar, then the building is suddenly modern, down some stairs and there you are. amazingly managed to find it, pitch black staircase and all.
met juha at st paul metro by the carousel, walked to a place with good mint tea then visited his studio at cite des arts international. enjoyed the men in bonnets singing across the way.
arranged to meet ben out the front, on rue d l'hotel told him i was wearing red boots, he promised to bring his solar boat, but in the end only solar hat.
walked up to horseshoe bar drank and talked art peace politics, then he showed me his favourite turning bridge over a canal, built by the dutch, it swings over the water to open. ate excellent traditional french fare at a bistro, found my way home.
moved to blvd richard lenoir on friday, today found everything I needed on the boulevard - phone charger (left mine in a hotel room in riga), blue-tack (for contact mikes - nice trick from mark) and la poste, really must send that CD to the person who bought it online.
got completely lost trying to find main d'ouvres, well it was over the peripherique and none of the streets there were on my map. asked a passing tall drunk man with flowers, who told me he gambled everyday and had just had a big win, but he never crossed that line, it was another world. everything boarded up, no idea where I was going, had one of the very rare moments when I admit defeat, went and had dinner alone. really tired of my own company. any diversion welcome. going to help sand a floor now.