Aux Champs-Élysées

Avenue des Champs-Élysées

The avenue has many looks and 

is always well-dressed whether at Christmas,

for Quatorze juillet, or anytime in between.

Aux Champs-Élysées

Aux Champs-Élysées

Au soleil, sous la pluie

À midi ou à minuit

Il y a tout ce que vous voulez

Aux Champs-Élysées ♪♫

Avenue des Champs-Élysées

75008, Paris

La Grande Épicerie de Paris

La Grande Épicerie de Paris

If you are a "foodie" you simply must

make a trip to the Grande Épicerie de Paris,

a part of Le Bon Marché.

Wines, spices, foods from around the world, 

produce, carry-out, pastries, a restaurant, kitchen supplies,

and just about anything else you can think of relative to food.

Did I mention that there is a whole aisle

dedicated to butter!

La Grande Épicerie de Paris

38, rue de Sèvres

75007, Paris

la nativité

la nativité

Peace on Earth....

Paris church

75016, Paris

Les Villages de Noël

Les Villages de Noël

Although there was no snow in Paris,

the white-flocked trees provided 

an imaginary winter wonderland

Rond-point des Champs-Élysées-Marcel-Dassault

75008, Paris

Le Bon Marché

Le Bon Marché

Even in late November the Parisians were 

busy holiday shopping.

(So were the tourists)

Le Bon Marché

24, rue de Sèvres

75007, Paris

Repetto - Lac des Cygnes

Repetto

Swan Lake

Once upon a time a Princess named Odette 

was under the spell of the Evil Wizard Rothbart.

 He turned her into a swan after the moon set

and the spell could only be broken by a vow of everlasting love.

The Paris Opera Ballet performed Rudolph Nureyev's production of 

Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake earlier this year. The Repetto window 

pays homage to the genius of the composer and the choreographer.

The large window of the Repetto flagship store on Rue de la Paix

will always amaze you with its beauty and creativity.  

My favorites are those which feature a ballet such as this one.

Repetto

22, rue de la Paix

75002, Paris

Église Saint-Étienne du Mont

Angels We Have Heard on High

Église Saint-Étienne du Mont may have more angels

than in any church I have seen in Paris. 

This choir of angels adorns the organ case built in 1633

by Jean Buron. It is perhaps the most magnificent in Paris

and is the oldest case which is preserved completely.

bon dimanche

Église Saint-Étienne du Mont

Place du Pantheon

75005, Paris

Le Bon Marché

The animated windows of 

Le Bon Marché are usually contemporary

and colorful.

Even in a steady rain

the wide awnings kept the 

families dry as the young children

squealed with delight.

Bon Marché

24, rue de Sèvres

75007, Paris

Galeries Lafayette

Galeries Lafayette

Over the top, elegant and beautiful!

Yes, that is a huge ornament.

Galeries Lafayette

40, boulevard Haussmann

75009, Paris

Printemps

Printemps

Dressed in its Christmas finery...

Perhaps I am hungry but it makes be think

of a delicious pastry, 

a religieuse perhaps.

Printemps

64, boulevard Haussmann

75009, Paris

Aux Merveilleux de Fred

et voila!

Aux Merveilleux de Fred

"Fred" is Frédérick Vaucamps and his pastry shops are described as

"A visual and olfactory experience, the Merveilleux are made in

front of the customer in each of the stores."

So what is this Merveilleux? In a variety of versions

the core is a feather-light meringue coated in chocolate whipped cream with 

shavings of dark chocolate.  Miam-miam!

He has given each of the varieties fanciful names:

The Incroyable, the Impensable, the Magnifique, the Excentrique,

 and the Sans-Culotte.  Read more about these shops here

Aux Merveilleux de Fred

29, rue de l'Annonciation

75016, Paris

Un mystère

...continued from yesterday's post

She has rolled the creamy substance from the 

bowl into balls.  Wonder if she feels the pressure

creating this "marvelous" concoction in the viewing window?

75017, Paris

Une confiserie ou une pâtisserie?

Working in a shop window

as the world looks on...

What is being created here?

Cakes, macarons, elcairs, quoi?

75017, Paris

un papa et sa fille

On the way to work

and to school

hand in hand

Rue Saint Honoré

75001, Paris

Le Perchoir

Le Perchoir

Such a lovely place and quiet view...

taken about an hour before the world changed

A night to remember

Le Perchoir - 13 novembre 2015

14, rue Crespin du Gast

75011, Paris

La Tour Eiffel

La Tour Eiffel

Seen in a shop window on avenue de l'Opéra...

A crystal Eiffel Tower would be a great

conversation piece but I could not 

figure out how to get it home!

miniature Tour Eiffel

avenue de l'Opéra

75002, Paris

Carrousel Palace

Carrousel Palace

The carousel is part of the grand setting of the 

Christmas Village on Avenue des Champs Elysees.

One could see Christmas lights from the

Arc de Triomphe to La Grande Roue 

at Place de la Concorde

Rond-point des Champt-Élysées-Marcel-Dassault

75008, Paris

 

Palais Royal - blanc et noir et rouge

Palais Royal

The Colonnes de Buren in the Coeur d'Honneur

is a site for wedding photos or children's play...

or a photo reminder of wonderful

trips to Paris with a daughter.

Joyeux anniversaire, ma chère Holly!

Colonnes de Buren

Coeur d/Honneur

Palais Royal

75001, Paris

 

 

Printemps - une petite fille et son frère

Printemps

A Little Girl and her Brother

She held his hand tightly 

as they watched the animated 

Christmas window

at Printemps

Printemps

64, boulevard Haussmann

75009, Paris

Joyeux anniversaire, Cherie!

Église Saint-Eustache

Église Saint-Eustache

Built between 1532 and 1632, Saint-Eustache is a marvel of 

French Gothic architecture with Renaissance and Classical details.

Although it seems dark in the "short days" of November and December,

 it is a photographer's delight to catch it on a sunny day with diffused light and shadows.

bon dimanche

Église Saint-Eustache

2, rue du Jour

75001, Paris

«Where the Tides Ebb and Flow»

Where the Tides Ebb and Flow

by Pedro Marzorati

In the lake at Parc Montsouris the Argentine artist Pedro Marzorati

installed his 30 blue men sculptures to bring awareness of

 the worldwide rising sea level.  His project was timed to coincide with the 

United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP21) which is being held in Paris.  

This installation will be in place until mid December.

You can read more about the artist and his work here.  

Where the Tides Ebb and Flow

sur le lac du Parc Montsouris

75014, Paris

RER B - Cité Universitaire

Today I join James' Weekend Reflections here! 

 

La Seine - Préfecture de Police

Patrolling the Seine

There was a police presence in all areas,

including the waters of the Seine.

This police boat was in a hurry

Préfecture de Police de Paris

On the Seine

75001, Paris