Newer posts are loading.
You are at the newest post.
Click here to check if anything new just came in.
Click here to check if anything new just came in.
March 01 2010
Paris from the sky
Here is a photo I have been willing to take for a long time, but planes rarely fly over Paris when they land at Charles de Gaulle Airport. Mine did today! The photo quality is not very good, but good enough for you to see (click on it to enlarge it) the Eiffel Tower, the Trocadero and even the Tour Montparnasse! I'm glad to come home, even though I found out that a storm hit France two days ago and killed about 60 people. Of course, compared to the recent earthquakes in Haiti and Chile, it's nothing, but still, it is not really nice to hear when you return from vacation. Anyway, I'm glad to reconnect with you all.
February 03 2010
Pont Alexandre III
It's a classic, but I'll never be bored with it... It's the Alexander 3rd bridge, a bridge that was built between 1896 and 1900. Tsar Alexander III of Russia (to which it was dedicated) laid the foundation stone in October 1896. It was inaugurated, like many other structures nearby, in 1900 for the World’s Fair. I had dinner on the left bank tonight and I took this photo on my way back home (to the right bank!), about 30 minutes ago.
January 29 2010
Invalides Dome
I'm just back from a dinner at dear friend's who live in the 7th arrondissement. On the way to their home, I passed by the back of the Invalides and I noted these green statues just to the right of the dome. It's probably a monument dedicated to the WWI soldiers, but I'm not sure. Anyway, I could not help but taking a photo. I love this place at night.
January 24 2010
Thomas Jefferson in Paris
These statue of Thomas Jefferson has apparently been there (in front of the hotel de Salm, by the Seine banks) since 2006, but I only noticed it recently... It was made by French sculptor Jean Cardot’s and it shows him holding a quill pen in his right hand and a drawing of Monticello in his left one. The statue was donated to the city of Paris by the Florence Gould Foundation and art dealer Guy Wildenstein. Have a good week everyone. I should have more time for more photos this week...
January 19 2010
Holy Address!
Yes, these are graffiti, but there are not just any graffiti… I took this photo 5bis rue de Verneuil in the 7th arrondissement which happens to be the former home of Serge Gainsbourg, a very famous French singer who died in March 1991. His fans made all these graffitis (see this stunning video to watch the evolution over the past 5 years). Serge Gainsbourg was very talented but he was also an alcoholic and alcohol, sometimes, made him say stupid things to say the least… A movie about his life is released today that is why he is a lot in the news these days.
January 17 2010
Top of the Eiffel Tower
Few people know that on top of being one of the most visited monuments in France (about 7 million people on average, that is the 9th most visited monument in France) the Eiffel Tower also has a very practical usage: it's a huge transmission center. No less than 120 antennas are installed up there and most of the TV channels (and a few FM stations) broadcast from there. That is also at this level that the first telegraph transmission (with the Pantheon) was made in 1898...
January 15 2010
Air France office
Like I said previously it really was hard for me to readjust to the Paris time. Right now I could do with a quiet do nothing weekend in Paris, but I have to go down to Nice for a couple of days. I should not complain, as Nice will probably be warmer and sunnier than Paris and because I'm going there to attend the christening of a little niece I'm going to be the Godfather of! By the way, this is the Air France office at les Invalides. It's located in the magnificent ex Gare de des Invalides, built for the 1867 world exhibition.
January 04 2010
Even statues have to wear a scarf!
That's it, after a few days in cold Boston, here is time for me to go back to... cold Paris! When you read this I'll hopefully be flying towards my beautiful city, ready to start a new round of Paris photos. I did not have much time to read all your comments these past days (that is also what vacations are about, aren't they?!) but I'll catch up tomorrow... Again, a happy new year for everyone. We want a booming economy in 2010, no depressions!
December 02 2009
I love Paris!
OK Strasbourg was nice and unusual, the architecture was beautiful and somewhat exotic, but, I'm gldd to be back in Paris, the home of the Alexander III bridge. Did you notice that, like every year, they installed the Ferris Wheel in Les Tuileries? Of course you did, it's right there LOL! It's curretly cold in here - so was it in Strasbourg BTW.) but I don't care, Paris is so beautiful in winter...
Older posts are this way
If this message doesn't go away, click anywhere on the page to continue loading posts.
Could not load more posts
Maybe Soup is currently being updated? I'll try again automatically in a few seconds...
Maybe Soup is currently being updated? I'll try again automatically in a few seconds...
Just a second, loading more posts...
You've reached the end.
