Institut de France

Mary and I were most certainly being watched.

Institut de France

23 Quai de Conti

75270 Paris

Paris Rouge - Les volets

This nice vignette, complete with these beautiful red shutters, were spotted in a booth in the antique fair at Place Saint Sulpice.

Deux amies

Taken near our flat in 2009, I found these two deeply engrossed in what looks like a cellphone. Not an iPhone, but after enlarging the image, it does appear to be a phone. Surprising I think as in 2009, I don't remember seeing many Parisians with phones, but maybe these are future techies! I loved this for other reasons.

Sunday Church Series - Église Saint-Augusti

I spotted this church, with a red steeple,  from the bus on the way into Paris from the airport. Mary, Peter and I visited later that day! A lovely church, not often mentioned in guide books, but worth a visit if you are in the neighborhood.

Église Saint-Augustin

8 Avenue César Caire

75008 Paris

Samedi sur le Seine

I channel Henri Cartier-Bresson, Doisneau, Bressaï, and so many others  at moments like this. 

Paris Rouge - Football!

Place Stravinsky, around the Stravinsky Fountain is just another playground for Parisian kids it seems. After school, you can find a crowd playing football (aka soccer)! 

Le Marais

One of the my favorite neighborhoods to wander.  Pitzman Kosher is very well loved and known in the Marais. I was fascinated watching him at work.

 Pitzman

8 rue Pavee

75004 Paris

Les lanternes

Hôtel Regina

rue de Rivoli

Paris Rouge - Le clown

Outside the Hôtel de Ville, there are always street artists of all kinds.

Street Art

Sometimes it is just the little touches that the Parisians think of that bring a smile.

Paris Rouge - Les avirons

Rent a rowboat at the Bois de Boulogne and enjoy a sunny summer afternoon on the lake.

Les arcs

Musée du Louvre

P'tit Déj.

This colorful café in Butte aux Cailles is offering a pretty sweet deal for petit déjeuner. We should have stopped!

Fruit de Mer

Marché Saint-Eustache - Les Halles

rue Montmartre

Entres les rues Rambuteau et du jour

75001 Paris

BHV Marais Homme

Living walls are nothing new in Paris. I shot this one at BHV Homme. These living walls fascinate me. I"ve photographed the one near Musée Quai Branley in January with ice dripping, but the thrive !

Four Seasons Hôtel George V

Hôtel George V  must have the most amazing floral displays in all of Paris.

Paris Rouge - Le ballon à air chaud

Louis Vuitton's store on the Champs Elysées always has windows to delight. This day I captured the reflections across the Champs as well.  Of course I'm joining Jame's Weekend Reflections! I hope you will click the link and visit many other reflection blogs!

101 Avenue des Champs-Elysées

75008 Paris

Le ciel est bleu !

A blue sky day in Paris is always an occasion to celebrate. With Printemps exquisite dome is even better.

Printemps

64 boulevard Haussmann

75009 Paris

Through the Gates

These beautiful gates at l'Université René Descartes were locked tight. Also known as Paris V, it is the French public research university. I'd like to try another time, to get inside and have a look.

l'Université René Decartes

12 rue de l'École de Médecine

75006 Paris

Les meringues

Aux Merveilleux de Fred, heavenly meringues and brioche is a most charming shop. This night, just two nights after the terrorists attacks in Paris, Parisians were lined up out the door to purchase these delights. I had hoped to get inside for more photos, but had to be satisfied with pressing my lens against the windows. 

24 rue du Pont Louis Philippe

75004 Paris

Paris Rouge - Le Chat Noir

 Yesterday, as luck would have it, I posted a chat from Le Café des Chats, having no idea that it was Journée internationale de chat! Today, I'm posting this photo in honor of my chic chat noir, Meeps. Bon fête for one more day.

Shhhhhhhhhh!

Chats dorment, but don't worry, there are always plenty who are awake and awaiting a lap or some petting.

Café des Chats

16 rue Michel le Comte

75003 Paris

Sunday Church Series - Les drapeaux des Etats

 Each state flag is represented at the American Cathedral in Paris.

23 Avenue George V

75008 Paris

Les boulangers

Making baguettes is serious business. No time for photos.
Paul Boulangerie et Patisserie

Photo Shoot at the Palais Royal

This was the second time I'd walked up on a fashion shoot at the Palais Royal. Normally I would have cropped out the guy on the left, but I left him in the shot since he was nice enough to let me take a quick photo , although he said I really wasn't allowed. Merci Monsieur!

Chez Gainsbourg

Serge Gainsbourg's home in the 7the arrondissement, is colorful and the tribute gets more creative with the years. Located on rue de Verneuil, I hadn't seen it since my trip in 2008 and really stumbled upon it in 2013 when wandering the streets near my apartment. 

Paris Rouge - les feuilles

I return to Paris in November for a very good reason..... les feuilles!

Beaucoup de choix

I love my collections of les tours Eiffel, but refuse to ever purchase one from these illegals street vendors. They are a nuisance and often have other motives when they stop to engage you. Here, I was on a street photography assignment and found the colors and tourists, too interesting! 

City Daily Photo Theme Day - City Skyline

Today I join my City Daily Photo fellow bloggers from around the world as we gather together with one theme.... Our City Skyline. 12 trips to Paris and this is still one of my favorites, taken from the top of the Galeries Lafayette at sunset. Life doesn't get much better than this.

Have a look at the CDP Theme Page and see all the other fabulous skylines around the world right HERE