The shop windows in Paris during the Christmas season are just spectacular. This day I caught my friends doing a little window shopping at Galerie Vivienne.
Merci MY FRENCH LIFEfor featuring a number of my Paris Christmas photos!
Bonjour Virginia. This photo made me feel homesick this morning, and for more reasons than one. I have always loved Christmas in Paris; la Galerie Vivienne is my favorite "passage;" le Grand Colbert is right new door for lunch, or for a late afternoon "gouter" (snack...") -- Le sigh. Veronique (French Girl in Seattle)
I am a former elementary school teacher, a full-time photographer, part-time painter, lover of all things French ( whose français is slowly improving), obsessive Paris traveler, enthusiastic art museum volunteer, grateful community volunteer, and grandmother to 5 delightful grandchildren.
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". My 2008 trip I looked at Paris with a different 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. I was thrilled to return to Paris and the French countryside in June and July of 2009, and blogged daily while there. I've returned to the city I love in January and June- 2010 , January 2011 and January 2012! Each time I visit, it feels more and more like home, and I discover new and interesting things with each trip. I cherish the time with my Paris friends as well as the friends that always join me there. 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.
12 comments:
At Christmas,in Paris, shop windows become real fairy tales worlds!
Delightful image V. Christmas does present some wonderful photo opportunities.
That´s exactly what I will be doing in two weeks!
Very inviting lights !
Bonjour Virginia. This photo made me feel homesick this morning, and for more reasons than one. I have always loved Christmas in Paris; la Galerie Vivienne is my favorite "passage;" le Grand Colbert is right new door for lunch, or for a late afternoon "gouter" (snack...") -- Le sigh. Veronique (French Girl in Seattle)
tres jolie
So pretty, V. Makes me want to be in Paris right about now. :)
What everyone has said: Love it, miss it, want to be there—moi aussi! (Loved all the images on My French Life too.)
The magic of Christmas in Paris!!
This photo is stunning!
Such beautiful photos, V, as always. I was in Paris last Christmas and the city takes on a magical feel. Thank you for sharing.
It is so much cheaper peeking into the windows instead of going inside.
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