Kiosque des noctambules

Paris Mètro stop Palais Royal - Musée du Louvre ( Lignes 1 and 7) is probably our favorite stop. We love the elaborate steel and  colorful glass structure designed by artist Jean-Michel Othoniel,  titled "Kiosque des noctambules ( Kisok of the Night Walkers). An added plus is this stop is located at Place Colette just steps from our favorite wine stop, Café le Nemours. Win, win!

Paris Rouge - Place Colette

Métro ligne 1 at Place Collette is one of my favorite stops. Jean-Michel Othoniel's "Kiosque de Noctambules" is not to be missed.

Monsieur et son chien

Place Colette

La chanteuse

Only in Paris. Mary and I settle in at a lovely outside table at Nemours and discover this beautiful opera singer at Palce Colette serenading us. Paris, je t'aime. 

Café Nemours

I've spent a lot of time here. We always have lunch at least once. The quiche is light and fluffy. On other days, we flop down in an outside chair and have a glass of wine and watch the world go by at Place Colette, while munching the ridiculously awful nibbles. We dream of the day Nemours offers cacahuètes!

Le fumeur

This balcony at the Comédie-Française at Place Colette seems to be the favorite spot for a smoke break. Seems like I catch someone almost every trip.

Fantasy at Place Collette

The "Paris photography gods" were smiling. What could be better than walking up on Monsieur Bulle, making these exquisite creations at Place Collette with the Othoniel's Metro stop behind.

Je suis désolée

Café Nemours, one of my favorite haunts for wine or lunch at Place Colette, did not make the cut for the Paris Marathon this trip, but I did get this shot as we breezed past it last week!

2 Place Colette

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Metro: Palais Royal-Musée du Louvre

Trois Amis

I love it when I ask to make a photograph and I get this reaction!

Paris Rouge - la Comédie Française

I see some of you with a puzzled look on your face. You're thinking this does not look like the Comédie Française, located at Place Colette.  Well you are correct.  It's undergoing some renovations and has found a new home over the Fountains Pol Bury  between the columns of the Galeries d'Orléans.  How nice of them to paint the temporary doors Paris ROUGE!  As Peter and I headed through the gardens the first day I arrived, I spotted the doors, and noticed this nice man making his way along. I waited.

For more information on the renovation see Peter's Paris Blog here! 

Not All Parisians....

are trés chic. This gentleman was taking a smoke break on the balcony of the Comédie- Française at Place Colette.  I love these photo ops in Paris!

Watching

Shot from our table at le Café Nemours,  Place Collette. J'adore!

A Showstopping Metro Station

Only in Paris would you find a Metro stop that's this colorful and fun! This is the Palais-Royal/Musée du Louvre station at Place Colette. Redesigned in 2000 by Jean-Michel Othoniel, he named it Kiosque des Noctambules ( kiosk of the night walkers). Consisting of brightly colored glass balls threaded on aluminum, it features two cupolas that represent day (red/yellow) and night (blues and purple). In the sunlight it is quite something to see!

Many thanks to Sharon at Bookish Blonde for sharing the LOVE YOUR BLOG Award with me.