Saturday, April 9, 2011
Grues sur le Louvre
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
skip to main |
skip to sidebar
Normally I would never take this shot, but my friend Wayne, Meandering in Lotusland (Vancouver), is a crane fanatic, so this lovely Sunday morning I took this just for him. Of course we had no idea what the cranes were for, but Peter had a look and said there might be some major reno going on or an upcoming exhibit. Regardless, it is always nice to see what's being spiffed up around Paris!
Top 60 Paris Blog!
This blog is a member of the CITY DAILY PHOTO community.
Facebook Badge
Faithful Followers
MERCI
Paris Rouge Through My Lens, available on Blurb
About Me
- Virginia
- Birmingham, AL, United States
- I am a former elementary school teacher, a full-time photographer, lover of all things French ( whose French is slowly improving), obsessive Paris traveler, enthusiastic church and community volunteer, and grandmother to 5 delightful grandchildren.
Paris je t'aime
I fell in love with Paris in March 2007. It was as the French say, le coup de foudre : love at first sight. As a result of that trip, my photography took another direction. Since that time I have pursued a career of sorts in photography and dreamed of returning to the City of Light. November 2008 found me strolling the streets of Paris once again. My first visit I was so overwhelmed with the incredible beauty of the city, I photographed it as a "tourist". In 2008 I returned and I looked at the city with more of a photographer's eye. I wanted to capture the unique, the small details, and oh yes - the people! This blog was started as a photo diary of that trip, but I have been most fortunate to return to the city j'adore 15 times since. Each time I leave, I wipe a tear and start planning my list for the next trip. Paris may well be a moveable feast, but I think it's best savored in person! Someone told me that once you have been to Paris, you will leave a piece of your heart. I left mine right there, but I brought home some wonderful memories. It is my pleasure to share them with you.
Please Visit My Other Sites
French Sites J'adore
- Auberge Chez Richard
- Carla Loves Photography
- Champagne and Macarons
- FInding Noon
- French Cravings
- French Essence
- French Girl in Seattle
- French Rendez-vous
- God I Love Paris
- Growing Berries
- Hip Paris
- Little Brown Pen
- Lost In Arles
- Lost in Cheeseland
- Love in the City of Lights
- Ma Vie Française
- Magic Lantern Show
- Manger
- Paris and Beyond
- Parisien Salon
- Peter's Paris
- Southern Fried French
- The French Basketeer
The images and contents of this site are COPYRIGHTED by Virginia Jones Photography.
Blog Archive
-
▼
2011
(364)
-
▼
April
(30)
- Strolling Across Place Vendôme
- Arrêtez et sentir les roses
- Waiting...
- Café Pour Deux
- Les Lanternes Roses
- Familiar Arches
- Sunday Paris Church Series - Le Crucifix
- Able to Leap...
- Les Croix
- Peter's Paris From Above
- 100 French Strangers - The Flower Shop Owner
- Un Joli Balcon
- Paris Rouge XLVIII - Le Sac à Main
- Pollenating in Paris
- Les Bouquinistes - All Lined Up
- Mes Chères Amies à Paris
- Le Conversation II
- Le Moulin de la Galette
- Paris Rouge XLVII - The Street Gallery
- Vert du Jalousie
- Dimanche Sur le Pont des Arts
- Grues sur le Louvre
- La Vieille Fenêtre
- Paris Rouge XLVI - The Tourist Shot
- Dimanche à Jardin du Luxembourg Avec Mon Amour
- Stop and Smell the Peonies
- Faire la Queue...Pourquoi?
- Sunday Church Series - Église Saint Jean l'Evangél...
- La Chaise et La Fleur
- Doors in France II - French Bleu
-
▼
April
(30)
13 comments:
I'd like to imagine that it is a rich family getting their renovation done...so that I can move in with them! Hahaha! A girl can dream.
Nice shot V. I like to see the variety of scenes in Paris
Looks very charming, despite being old and delapidated. That's what Paris'll do for you...
I really like the contrast of the modern crane with the gothic cathedral ---
Hope your knee is feeling better!
Thank M, but I don't think it is! I simply don't have the time to fool with a Dr. at this point. I'm having to beg friends to lend a hand I'm afraid!
jb, old and dilapidated, you just couldn't leave that alone could you! HA
Brittany,
Thanks, I thought it was fun too.
always wonder how they managed in the pre-"grues' days !
Love the flag flying on the crane. Back in the '60s, my walk to work took me past the Louvre and I watched as the place was sand-blasted bit by bit and brought back from almost black to pretty and pristine.
Well, I wonder if this will bring "Crane-Wayne" out of Vancouver for a little comment. Very nice with blue skies!
Fanatic????
I'd expect to find a major project going on beneath a crane like that. Otherwise a mobile crane would be brought in.
Wayne, OUI FANATIC. Who else would know a mobile crane from a real one???
It's difficult to imagine a European city without a few (dozen) of these scattered about.
Beautifully captured... The sight of these cranes can be pretty sore to the eyes but with such lovely foreground it really does not matter!!!
Have a lovely sunday:)
Hi Virginia, another lovely shot of our beloved paris. The weather is incredible here at the moment..you would love it.. Carla xx
I believe it may be connected to the restoration of one of the inner courtyards, the Visconti one, but I'm not sure. Anyhow, there is alsways something going on; the restoration work around the Louvre never seems to end.
Post a Comment