Memphis October 2016

I came back from Memphis almost a month ago and I think this trip changed me and opened my eyes.

I've been going to the US for almost 20 years, at least once a year, I feel quite at home now whenever I go there... and yet Memphis happened.

A slap in the face, in the best way possible.

I didn't think the US could shake me again that violently and yet they did.

Memphis is, in my opinion, a city struggling after the worldwide financial crisis. So many shops closed, so many buildings abandonned... And yet, people are the nicest I have seen in ages. And it changed everything for a tourist like me.

Kindness from strangers almost got me crying quite a few time while in Memphis, and it was heartbreaking to leave this town.

It's not a pretty city, it's not boomng, there is not much going on and yet I had a blast.

The buildings remaining of better times were gorgeous. But oh, so desolated.

Our room at the motel, the one on the top corner.

Our go-to-spot for lunch.

Yay, Halloween!

It took me a while to upload these pictures here. It is kind of painful to see them and have to talk about the whole experience.

I wasn't expecting this. I thought I had it all figured out...

And yet I was rocked to the core.

In Between Trips Bis

This is between Alsace and Memphis, that is between October 16th and 18th.

I just had a couple of days at home and tried to make the best of it.

New cutting board I bought in Toronto.

Piles of CDs I have to sort out, still. My brother brought me back all of my CDs from my old place and I think it's safe to say not all of them are gold and I need to get rid of a few because I have so many. These are not even my whole collection, there are an extra two big piles that are not pictured.

Books read so far in 2016.

Little sunshine.

This is how I dress when I have to pack the next day. This is not a fashion show.

Ducky and owl, both souvenirs from Toronto.

Two weeks on Rétinette

I brought my Kodak Rétinette on my trip to Alsace. I can't shut up about this camera and yet I am a little disappointed at the lack of sharpness of the pictures here. Too bad because I have 3 rolls of pictures taken with it on my trip to Memphis that I dropped at the lab. It was my main camera in Memphis.

This is the last post about Alsace. Next Memphis, whenever I get the pictures back.

I have to say, I can't wait to start shooting daily life again. Focusing on the little things hat make me happy and turning the pictures into a diary here.

The Sweet Life

To whoever is reading this, I hope these pictures will make you feel like you want to go to Alsace someday, if not right away.

That's a pretty pompous thing to ask for out of my own pictures but Alsace is such a beautiful place, magical even, that I feel it's my duty to promote it. :p

It has wonderful architecture and houses.

Most of them are very old.

Storks are flying freely.

My picture sucks but how cliché and cute is this?

There are flowers everywhere.

Quite a few cats too.

Lots of houses are decorated with all kinds of things.

Lots of witches everywhere.

More plants.

So many delicious delicacies.

Vineyards = wine, and delicious wine by the way.

I hope a picture is really worth a thousand words and that you found a picture that really makes you want to go there.

I love Paris, Paris is magical. And as the French countryside is concerned, Alsace is the Paris of French countryside.