Le Havre, France Looking for romantic lyrics by the sea

France is famous for its romance, so go experience it with your beloved woman.

Perhaps for the first time in my life, I was moved by this boxy building. This feeling comes from my childhood imagination of the future city. The sunshine reminds me of a Sunday morning in an apartment in a Soviet movie. I was surrounded by a kind of warmth that spread out from the cement. It was as warm as poetry.

Le Havre

On the Le Havre harbor side, there are piers, beaches, lighthouses and sea breezes... Before 1939, it was home to ships such as the Normandie, the France and the The European home of the ?le-de-France luxury cruise ship, Vision of the seas and Vida are now anchored in its port. Among the passengers who got off the large luxury cruise ship were Salvador Dali, Oscar Niemeyer, Alfred Hitchcock...

The seaside of Le Havre at sunset A perfect end to a day in the city

Of course, artists don’t always sail in from the outside. David Karsenty lives in Le Havre. "I call the style of my works So Cult..." In his seemingly unrestrained works like street art, the images of Kate Moss, Mick Jagger and other celebrities are displayed on many trademarks. , surrounded by popular symbols, it has a clear direction of the times. I asked him if he could paint this city? David is as easy-going as a hotelier. "Maybe next year. Why not?" Maybe he, like me, needs some time to articulate Le Havre.

No, I was shocked by the "future of the past" in front of me and the "modernity of the 1950s" in the eyes of Le Havre people. If you haven't heard of it, it appears in the center of Le Havre with various predetermined ideas of a European classic town. You will be as speechless as me. During World War II, Le Havre suffered more damage than any other port in Europe, and Auguste Perret, known as the "Cement Poet," presided over its reconstruction. Based on the old foundation, he laid out cement buildings one after another around the few buildings that had not been destroyed by the war. Perret successfully drew on classical tradition and innovated with a strong desire to modernize. On 133 hectares of land, he built a unique urban area with a clear architectural style, a strong sense of space, and a harmonious harmony like music.

The apartment buildings and other urban buildings he designed are not lifeless, because they have been the inhabitants of Le Havre since reconstruction. When I walked into an apartment, the room was a bit low, but the space layout was very practical. For me, it was not flashy and luxurious, but it gave me a familiar warmth of home.

Mr. Daniel Lepte and his nautical and hairdressing themed collections

Go from the city center to the harbor. I met Mr. Daniel Lepte. In a cement apartment near the harbor, this old man developed his two hobbies - sailing equipment and hairdressing supplies. His collection of countless sailor uniforms, nautical supplies such as telescopes, and hairdressing supplies such as wigs and hair dryers, as well as several plastic mannequins, transformed the two rooms into a busy place. Perhaps this is what Le Havre has always been about: dress up and go sailing.

Le Havre is the most important seaport at the mouth of the Seine River

The square buildings form a closed community, and the side facing the sea is brightly colored. Perhaps for the first time in my life, I was moved by this boxy building. This feeling comes from my childhood imagination of the future city. The sunshine reminds me of the Sunday morning in an apartment in the Soviet movies. I was surrounded by a kind of warmth that spread out from the cement. It was as warm as poetry.