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rchafin — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:55:41 +0000

Suzy and Gelareh

Wynand Fockink

rchafin — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:55:00 +0000

A bike and a bridge

rchafin — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:53:53 +0000

Immortalized by a pink Elephant

rchafin — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:53:04 +0000

A room with a view..

rchafin — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:52:12 +0000

The view of Rotterdam from Chad’s new office.

Erasmus Hospital

rchafin — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:51:15 +0000

Interesting Flavors

rchafin — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:49:42 +0000

Paris People–Among the Crowd

rchafin — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 13:25:36 +0000

The first thing I noticed as I left the subway station near my hotel for the first time, was the sheer amount of people. And then, you immediately notice the beggars. Although this is no different than any other major city, cast against the backdrop of the Louvre, the Eiffel Tower, and Notre Dame cathedral it somehow resonates. This older woman was wondering the crowds just outside the Louvre, and she could have been any number of women we saw on Champs Elysees, Rue di Rivoli, or just hanging around the subway. I have honest debate within myself whether to show this person, but this is the best image that captures how it is to walk through the busy crowds and so I finally decided to put it up.

Paris People–Gelareh in the Cafe

rchafin — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 13:15:57 +0000

The Cafes in Paris are as remarkable as their folklore suggest. They are everywhere and provide a nice break in the tourist action. Here Gelareh is smiling after a warm sip of Cappuccino on a brisk Paris morning in a Cafe near Notre Dame.

Paris People–Peddling Eiffel Tower

rchafin — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 13:13:55 +0000

As you get off the Eiffel Tower elevators you are bombarded by a swarm of peddlers trying their best to convince you their trinkets are the ones you need. The gauntlet continues until you actually leave the immediate area around the tower.