La neige à Paris

It has been unseasonably warm in Paris so far, but on 9 janvier, 2010, we woke up in Paris to this delicious dusting of snow. Ahhhhh la neige à Paris.

Hôtel de Bethune-Sully

Centre des monuments nationaux

Place des Vosges

62 rue Saint-Antoine

75004 Paris

Amis

Slip through a door at Place des Vosges and you find the courtyard of the Hôtel de Béthune- Sully.  It now houses  the Centre des Monuments Nationaux. Although it is not open to the public there is a very nice book store that you should visit. This coeur is lovely quiet corner of Paris, and I never fail to find friends sitting in these doorways.

Hiver à Paris

This marks the first January that I've not trekked off to Paris in four years. Flying standby, I'm always searching the best chances of winning an empty seat, so I've made the best of the cold, damp, gray days in Paris, year after year, always keeping in mind that BEING in Paris was the prize, not the weather.  January, 2010, we woke up to Paris under a light blanket of snow. Somehow it made the freezing temps and gray skies worth every minute.  Today, looking from Place des Vosges to the Hôtel de Sully, which houses an extensive bookstore.

L'amour à Hôtel de Sully

These doorways in the courtyard of the Hôtel de Sully at Place des Vosges, seems to always have friends sitting in the doorways.  This couple seemed to be more than friends.  Amour ?

La voiture pour moi!

And if I could land a job with le  Centre Monuments aux Nationale,  I could drive one!

Centre des Monuments Nationaux

Hôtel de Sully

rue Saint-Antoine

The Conversation

Seldom have I crossed the beautiful courtyard of the old Hôtel de Sully, now the Centre des Monuments Nationaux, at the Place des Vosges and not seen young people sitting in these doorways have a quiet chat. I thought this young couple especially charming.

La Neige- Place des Vosges

This week it snowed again in Paris and also right here in Birmingham, so I thought I'd show snow photos on both blogs today. Today the lovely Hôtel de Sully. You can enter the courtyard from a doorway at the Place des Vosges. Built around 1630 it has undergone many renovations and in 2000 became the Centre des Monuments Nationaux.