Hidden passages
One of our City Walks took us down the Cours Damoye near Bastille, which we never would have found on our own. This beautiful passage seems to be a world unto itself and completely French at the same time.
Au Rocher de Cancale
Au Rocher de Cancale is along the bustling market street Montorgeuil. Another survivor.
Sevres
I’m not exactly sure what this is, but it always intrigues me as I pass it. It graces a wall bordering the garden at Saint Germain des Pres. Anyway, I finally passed it on the perfect day for a picture.
Iconic Paris
Allen captured this moment as we walked a dog this morning. A man sits with his back to the Eiffel Tower, reading a book. The weather was perfect, as you can see.
This is what we think of when we think of Paris (or of Washington or other major cities): people living in the shadow of overwhelming national symbols.
Paris in the Springtime!
So far my little Gallery Schmanz has avoided pictures of the Eiffel Tower, but I have a few this week. I’ve been in close range of the Eiffel Tower more times in the last week than in my entire visit here. I don’t mind. It’s flowering around there now.
Galerie Vivienne
I know Elizabeth will be pleased to find this as a picture of the day because she loves Galerie Vivienne. We first found it when we were looking for the Bibliotheque Nationale so she could get a library card, and shortly after Elizabeth returned for a tour of the galleries and arcades peppered through the area. I agree with her though, that this is one of the most beautiful I’ve seen in Paris.
File under More Pictures of the Sky
But this is just a beautiful sunset with Notre Dame silhouetted in the foreground. I am really enjoying this time of year, when I’m walking home right as the sun is going down. The break in all the buildings means a clear view of the sky and a direct stream of sunlight onto Ile Saint Louis.
My brother and Megan tried to watch the sunset from Sacre Coeur at my (misguided) suggestion tonight, and instead the more glorious view was closer to home. Oops!
Rose-colored glass
The slightly-tinted glass in the windows of the Musee Carnavalet enhanced the view of its courtyard gardens.
I like the geometric patterns in the glass and gardens.
Light for the Sun King
There’s opulence, and then there’s opulence. Versailles outdoes it all.
I enjoyed this view of the light chandelier against the intricate religious scenes above.
