一生忘れない光景

雲海と朝日

朝3時出発という朝なのか夜なのか分からない時間に出発
Departing at 3 AM, not quite knowing whether it's morning or night.

飛行機の中で眠れるからいいかと思ってたけど、こんな景色見たら寝れないよね
I thought I'd be able to sleep on the plane, but once I saw this view, there was no way I could sleep.

海峡上の雲海

もこもこで美味しそう
MocoMoco is delicious-looking.

めっちゃまぶしかったけど白飛びなかったのは飛行機の窓のおかげかな
It was really bright, but there was no overexposure—maybe it was thanks to the airplane window.

どこまでも広がる雲海、朝日が作り出すグラデーションを一生忘れない
Endless sea of clouds, and the gradient created by the sunrise. I'll never forget it.

眠い目をこすりながら外の窓を見た時に、人生の中でこんなにも心を奪われた景色はこれまでなかった
Rubbing my sleepy eyes and looking out the window, I was hit with a view more breathtaking than anything I’ve ever seen.

たった20年そこらの人生がちっぽけに見える
It made my twenty-some years of life feel so small.

果てしなく広がる地球
The earth is just so vast.

この感動は今まで生きてきた寿命より大切なものだと身に染みて感じることになった
I felt it deep in my soul—that this single moment of awe is worth more than all the years I’ve lived so far.

花の都

凱旋門をこの目で見ることができるなんて...
Seeing the Arc de Triomphe with my own eyes...

フランス旅行はずっとそんな感じ
It felt like this trip was full of such moments.

町探索するだけで楽しくて人生で一番歩いた
Just exploring the town was so much fun, I walked more than I ever have in my life.

後クロワッサンのために
And also, for the croissant.

凱旋門の前の広場で踊る民族衣装の人たち
People dancing in traditional custumes in front of the Arc de Triomphe.

優雅な音楽が流れていたような
There was elegant music playing, I think

凱旋門通りの建物
Buildings on the street leading to the Arc de Triomphe.

手前の古びたパラソルがいいアクセント
The old parasol in the foreground is a great touck.

全然意識してなかったけど、運河を流れるクルーズ船とエッフェル塔ってセットなことが多いのね
I didn't notice it at the time, but it seems that cruise boats on the canals and the Eiffel Tower often go together.

雲を突き抜けるエッフェル塔かっこいい
The Eiffel Tower piercing through the clouds looks amazing.

エッフェル塔ってなんのために建てたんだろうね～
I wonder why the Eiffel Tower was built in the first place.

街路樹も建物も綺麗に整列されてる町でした
It was a town where the street trees and buildings were neatly aligned.

海外で日本にまつわる何かを見つけると安心する
Seeing something related to Japan while abroad gives me a sense of comfort.

宇宙と植物
Space and plants

植物と室外機
Plants and the outdoor unit.

住んでみたいと憧れるのも納得
I can understand why you'd dream of living there.

露店もおしゃれ
The stalls ares so stylish.

ちょっと時期が違っていたら行けたのに
If the timing had been different, I could have gone.

Musée de l'Orangerie

こんなデカいモネの作品を間近で見れる幸せ
Such a joy to see such a huge Monet piece up close.

色彩の使い方が抜群にうまい
His use of color is incredibly skillful.

遠くから見ると睡蓮が分かる色してるけど、近くで構成されている色を見ると全く違う色してる
From afar, you can tell it's water lilies by the colors, but when you look closely at tye colors that make up the composition, they seem completely different.

豪華な額縁とふんだんに使われた余白
Seeing the luxurious frames and the generous use of empty space

オランジュリー美術館の中にあった蓮の絵
A painting of lotus flowers from inside the Orangerie Museum.

グラデーションがよくて好き
I love the gradient.

ここの展示は四方が囲まれて真ん中に椅子がある形式だったから、落ち着いて鑑賞できた
The display here was set up with a chair in the middle surrouded by four walls, so it was a calm place to view the art.

Hôtel des Invalides

アンヴァリッド廃兵院やった気がする
I think this was at the Hôtel des Invalides...

トイレに行きたすぎてあまり覚えてないですがとりあえず凄い建物
I had to go to the bathroom so badly that I don't remember much, but it was an amazing building.

ナポレオンの遺体が安置されている場所、アンヴァリッド廃兵院
The place where Napoleon's remains are enshrined, the Hôtel des Invalides.

やっぱり戦争関連の展示品が多かった
As expected, there were many exhibits related to war.

これは銃剣
This is a bayonet.

かっこいいね
It looks cool.

Musée d'Orsay

ゴッホの自画像
Van Gogh’s Self-Portrait

小学生の時に偉人の生涯を紹介するマンガでゴッホをよく見てた
When I was in elementary school, I often read Van Gogh in manga that introduced the lives of great figures.

実際に自画像を見た時に直視できない禍々しさ、それと同時に感じる温もり
A sinister aura that made it impossible to look directly at the self-portrait, yet at the same time, a warmth that I could feel.

ゴッホの生涯をやんわりと知っているからそんな風に思ったのかも
Maybe I felt that way because I had a vague understanding of Van Goph's liife.

ドローイングしてる子供たち
Children were drawing in the museum.

どこでも子供たちが美術館で真剣に絵を書いてたり、作品を鑑賞していた
Everywhere, children were seriously drawing or appreciating artworks in the museum.

めちゃくちゃセンスが養われそう
It seems like a great way to develop a strong sense of aesthetics.

オルセー美術館の屋上にあるレストラン
The restaurant on the rooftop of the Orsay museum.

暗いほうがかっこいい
It's cooler when it's darker.

こういう時はf/2.0でもいいんだけどね
In sitiuations like this, f/2.0 would work just fine.

時計台の中にあるレストランっておしゃれすぎん？
Isn't the restaurant inside the clock tower super stylish?

ギャラティック・ノヴァみたい
It feels like a Galactic Nova.

精密さと隅々までこだわる造詣
with precision and intricate attention to detail.

とりあえずヨーロッパの時計はデカくて職人のこだわりを感じてかっこよかった
Anyway, European clocks are big, and you can really feel the craftsmanship and dedication of the artisans. They look so cool.

Musée du Louvre

この旅行で一番好きな写真
My favorite photo from this trip.

煌々と照らされる勝利の女神
Glowing under bright lights, the goddess of victory.

この写真が現像されたのを見た時に、フィルムカメラの虜になってしまった
When I saw this photo after it was developed, I completely fell in love with film photography.

完璧なほど左右対称な空間
A space that’s almost perfectly symmetrical.

そこに交わる有象無象の人達
And all kinds of people crossing through it.

こんな奇跡みたいな写真が自分の手で撮れたことに何度見ても感動することができる
I still can’t believe I was able to capture something this magical myself—it amazes me every time I look at it.

かなりでかくてびっくり
Victoire de Samothrace is surprsingly big, and I was amazed.

顔と手がなくて完璧じゃないところに魅力を感じる、人間みたいで
I find the missing face and the imperfection, captivating—it's very human like.

ルーブルデカすぎ、半日で１割も見れてない気がする
The Louvre is huge, I feel like I haven't even seen of it in half a day.

はじめてのルーブルはなんてことはなかったわなんてことはなかった
That kind of ‘my first time at the Louvre? yeah, it was nothing special’ vibe… saying it twice like that—

それを言える宇多田ヒカルの余裕に改めて敬服
I’ve got a whole new level of respect for Utada Hikaru and that effortless confidence

おわりに

フランス旅行で撮ったフィルム写真たち
Film photos taken during my trip to France

X線検査に凄いびくびくしてましたが、想像していた感光がなかったので良かった
I was really nervous about the X-ray checks, but luckily, there was no noticeable exposure like I had imagined.

ISO感度も低かったから特別な対策はしなかったんだよね
Since my ISO sensitivity was low, I didn't take any special precautions.

何回もX線浴びてたと思うんだけど案外行けました
I probably went through the X-ray scanner several times, but it seems like it wasn't that bad.

おまけ写真