Noël à Galerie Vivienne

Noël à Paris - Galerie Vivienne

For several trips we stayed in a lovely apartment owned by friends of ours in Cincinnati. It's a terrific location, just blocks from the Palais Royal and across the street from Galerie Vivienne. This beautiful passage is my favorite. At Christmas it's magical. 

City of Light II - Deck the Streets!

Paris knows how to put on the glitz for Christmas and many streets are strung with beautiful lights as well.

HIgh Tech at Galeries Lafayette

Alas, it was bound to happen.  Now the Parisian peeps are recording the Christmas windows with their devices.

C'est Noël!

The beautiful papier maché creche at the Eglise Saint-Trinité

La Grande Roue de la Concorde

La Grande Roue stands at the edge of Tuileries facing Place de la Concorde from November till early January.  A symbol that Noël has arrived!

Noël à Paris - Saint Germain des Prés

Is it just me or do these lights resemble champagne flutes??

Impressionnant !

The Christmas windows in Paris. I felt the same way!

Plus ROSE au Printemps

Yesterday I showed your the hot pink lights that adorned the outside of Printemps. Today more rose as we see the glitz that hung from the arcades all around it.  What a magical way to set off the wonderful Christmas windows that we will have a peek at tomorrow!

L'arbre dans la fenêtre

Hôtel de Ville

Today, I am pleased to introduce you all to a new blog friend, Natalie.  She has just launched her new blog 

Jewel Yet to Find.  Natalie is a traveler ( but adores Paris), so she starts with the south of France with an armload of divine photos, but who knows where she'll take us next with her wonderful eye!

I hope all of you will stop by for a visit and follow her blog.  Isn't it so much fun to make new friends here?