Wednesday, June 1, 2011
Summer in the City
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Paris in the summer boasts some very nice weather. It's perfect for sitting outside at the cafes and parks. We found it much cooler than we expected. What we didn't bargain for were the huge crowds everywhere we went. This photograph is a good example. The bateaux is packed to the gills and the bridge is full of pedestrians as well. I can't even describe the sea of humanity pouring through Tuileries to the Champs Élysées. I guess it's a trade off of sorts. What is your favorite season in Paris?
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- 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.
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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.
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20 comments:
summer in Paris yeeey :D
What a great photo Virginia, so many people on the boat, would have made me a tad edgy! I think when we were there in May it was perfect, but i suspect i would love it in Paris at anytime!!
We were in Paris last year in Autumn....it was chilly, but the best thing about that time of the year is that there are hardly any tourists and you get a feel for what Paris is really like!
But I adore Paris any time of the year!!!
Definitely spring!! November, when the Christmas decorations are already on, but it´s not yet too cold, is also a good date.
I only go in Spring or Fall...but given the chance I would take any season...crowds or no crowds...just to be there. I have Paris on my calendar for Oct. this year :)
Having been there in late August, mid June and mid April --- I would say printemps -- April was gorgeous! But, really, Paris ANYTIME is wonderful, I'm sure!! Great photo ... You can feel the crush of the crowd!
Less tourists in spring and fall.
Summer is too crowded and a lot of stores and restaurants are closed, particularly in August.
I am been in Paris in April, May, June, and November. When we have gone in November it has usually been around Armistice Day with flowers decorating the memorials to the fallen resistence fighters around the city and the chestnut vendors out. I love that time of year at home so I love it in Paris even more.
I was there in August and it wasnt crowded because everyone in Europe is on holiday .. likely they're all here in Times Sq
I"ve been in Nov., January (yes Jan, twice!), June and July. I"m the "I love Paris anytime" Girl. I will say that the crowds are a real turnoff for me but love not having to bundle up. I agree that late summer is not a good time as many restos and shops are closed and it gets hot and there's not much AC to be found.
Nice picture. I like European cities in April-May or September-October, but summer in the country is nice.
"What we didn't bargain for were the huge crowds everywhere we went." You're kidding, right? You went to Paris, the most popular tourist destination in the world, in the summer, and didn't expect crowds?
Spring is my favorite season just about anywhere, except here!!! (summer here is the spring we never get...)
Starman, yes we expected that it would be more crowded but were really amazed at the number of people that are willing to stand in a line for hours to shuffle through Notre Dame and the people coming up through Tuileries was mind boggling. Live and learn. Hey, when it's freezing in janvier, you can get in anywhere you want to on a moment's notice! :)
April, late September... or whenever you and other nice friends are around! :-)
Not so many tourists in winter, but it gets dark so early!
When I lived in Paris, I actually liked being there in August, when everyone else left and I felt like the city was mine all mine (and I don't remember hordes of tourists then either). But I'll take it any time, of course!
I see we have several wonderful months/seasons that we all love. I"ve never been in April or September as Peter suggested and I'd love to see it then. Meanwhile, I'll keep going whenever I can hitch a ride! I leave you with this....http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WF_yN1R2b5M&feature=related
I would love to go in the summer being that i love the warmth but the crowds...oh too much for me!
Yikes that boat looks like it might sink with all those folks!!
I have only ever visited in winter, but will be experiencing my first summer there shortly.. glad to hear it wasn't too hot, I wondered why none of the apartments seemed to have air conditioning! Looks like all we will have to battle is the crowds!
Reminds me of my bateaux mouche ride with our Parisian friends Claude and Valerie in July 2009!
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