Musée Rodin

Musée Rodin

Hôtel Biron is a jewel of Parisian rocaille architecture, 

with its expansive park.

From the Musée Rodin website:

First opened to the public on 4 August 1919, 

the Musée Rodin was housed in a mansion, 

formerly called the Hôtel Peyrenc de Moras. 

Now known as the Hôtel Biron, it was built on Rue de Varenne 

between 1727 and 1732. Nearly 300 works from Rodin’s collection 

are on view in this mansion.

Do you know how long you have to stand here to capture 

a photo with absolutely no one but M. Rodin in view?

Musée Rodin

79, rue de Varenne

75007, Paris

L'Escalier d'Hôtel Biron

Hôtel Biron was closed several years for renovations,

opening again in November 2015.

This elegant mansion, built between 1727 and 1737

 houses over 200 works of August Rodin.  

The grounds are exquisite and a befitting backdrop 

for large Rodin bronzes.

Hôtel Biron

Musée Rodin

77, rue de Varenne

75007, Paris

 

Paris au printemps

Paris in Spring

After a frigid winter

all of Paris prepares for spring

and even la tour Eiffel

dons a prissy pink crinoline

(almost spring)

la tour Eiffel

Champ de Mars

5, avenue Anatole France

75007, Paris

City Daily Photo - "Where I Belong"

Theme Day for the City Daily Photo group

this month is "Where I Belong." Although I have many 

favorite places in Paris, my happiest times are spent 

with family or friends at a café terrace.  Although I have sat in 

winter months with a drizzling rain and a lab robe for warmth,

this spring scene with blue skies and warm sun is perfect.

See where other CDP photographers feel they "belong"

Pain et Chocolat

16, avenue de la Motte-Piquet

75007, Paris

 

La Tour Eiffel en hiver

Do you know that it takes 

about 60 tons of paint every seven

years to keep the tower looking young?

The tower is actually three shades of brown (often called "milk chocolate")

 with  the darkest at the bottom and the lightest at the top.

La Tour Eiffel

75007, Paris

Le Jardin de Hôtel Biron - une rose

In the garden of 

Hôtel Biron, we found a rose

in the lilting rain of autumn.

Can you tell what is seen in the

background?

Hôtel Biron - Musée Rodin

79, rue de Varenne

75007, Paris

Musée Rodin

Musée Rodin

"I choose a block of marble and 

chop off whatever I do not need."

Auguste Rodin, sculptor

b. November 12, 1840

d. November 17, 1917

Hôtel Biron

79, rue de Varenne

75007, 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

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

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

Rue du Bac

Rue du Bac

While his maman was shopping in the store

this petit enfant was captivated by the 

display of Eiffel Towers.

I was wondering how to get this

item into an overhead bin

for the trip home...

rue du Bac

75007, Paris

13 juillet - les bals des pompiers

Les bals des pompiers

The pompiers around Paris (and all of France) have celebrations

tonight and tomorrow in honor of Quatorze juillet.

Take a look here for schedules and locations.

Enjoy the party!

Les bals des pompiers

13, 14 juillet

Bicentenaire de la Bataille de Waterloo

Musée le l'Armée

The Battle of Waterloo on June 18, 1815, 

stopped the advance of Napoleon 

and sent him into exile for a second and final time.

 

In the one day of fighting there were around 55,000 

either killed, wounded, or missing in action.

 However, the battle ushered in more than 50 years of peace.

Musée de l'Armée

129, rue de Grenelle

75007, Paris

L'École Saint Pierre (la Rochefoucauld)

L'École Saint Pierre (la Rochefoucauld)

If you look up while walking on rue Cler,

you can see this spire and clock...

not found on the usual Paris maps

bon dimanche

L'École Saint Pierre (la Rochefoucauld)

11, rue Cler

75007, Paris

Qu'est-ce que c'est?

Beautiful color and detail, 

but what is this?

If you know what, 

you will surely guess where.

Paris, bien sûr!

Église Protestante Luthérienne Saint-Jean

Protestant Lutheran Church Saint-Jean

Sitting on rue de Grenelle with a lovely garden, 

a brisk walker might even pass it by.

In the spring the emerging green leaves and subtle shadows

bring life to a redwood, a birch, a sycamore, and a lime.

It looks like a storybook scene.

bon dimanche

Église Protestante Luthérienne Saint-Jean

147, rue de Grenelle

75007, Paris

Métro La Tour-Maubourg

Parc du Champ de Mars

On the great lawn in front of La Tour Eiffel 

one can walk, play, picnic, and lounge

on the grass, at least in the spring and summer.

bon weekend

Parc du Champ de Mars

75007, Paris

un printemps à Paris

Oh, la Tour Eiffel 

with her crinolines of pink,

fully dressed for spring

La Tour Eiffel

75007, Paris

Café sans fleurs...

Avenue Rapp

This charming little café/bistrot is ready

for our party.

We should have brought some of yesterday's flowers 

to perk it up a bit.

Café on ave Rapp

75007, Paris

Les fleurs de Paris

You may wonder about all of the shrubs and blooming plants in Paris.  

The parks and public gardens are filled to the brim, 

but one would think that there are not many private gardens 

in central Paris.

All you have to do is to look to the balconies 

and take a peek inside the almost-closed door courtyards.  

Now what would you put on your Paris balcony?

rue Cler florist

75007, Paris