In and around the Palais Royale is my favourite spot in Paris....great architecture and Art, the Buren columns, fab shops, restaurants, winebars and the most wonderful gardens. And in the arvo you get to watch the gentlemen playing boules!!
It's all there in one tiny spot. We've even seen a very stylish film being shot there! And of course the history of the place is wonderful too.
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.
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.
5 comments:
Stylish gent.
I think I'd be embarrassed to walk through the Palais Royal if I hadn't made some effort to dress nicely. Know what I mean, V?
you have such interesting photo's.. Thanks for sharing
Quite stylish!
In and around the Palais Royale is my favourite spot in Paris....great architecture and Art, the Buren columns, fab shops, restaurants, winebars and the most wonderful gardens. And in the arvo you get to watch the gentlemen playing boules!!
It's all there in one tiny spot. We've even seen a very stylish film being shot there! And of course the history of the place is wonderful too.
Lovely Virginia!
Ciao
R
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