Paris and Beyond

Looking out of a store window at the winter landscape, the tin toys resemble paper silhouettes  against a palette of neutrals. ...

Jardin du Luxembourg The autumn bloom of chrysanthemums are ephemeral  but our memories are imprinted with the many shades of...

City Daily Photo Theme Day On the first day of each month the photographers who participate daily with photos of their city (or...

"the green eyes" To look at someone with green eyes might imply envy  but to see these eyes today  I feel thankfu...

This mature gentleman dined alone  on the café terrace,  enjoyed un café and a smoke,  and then counted out the payment. ...

"Zest!" Taken in the window of Galeries Lafayette, this grater would be fine for a citrus zest but not shaped well fo...

Hôtel du Nord A faceless shadow leaves its mark  on the restaurant floor tiles. On the first day of each month I join...

Pyramide du Louvre The first day of the month is Theme Day for the City Daily Photo community, and the theme for April is ...

People on the Street Observing the brisk stride of synchronized steps,  one would believe that the afternoon outing is a well...

Au Vieux Paris d'Arcole depuis 1594 Hidden on a narrow street so very close to Notre Dame, this auberge has been open since...

        Favorite photo of the year     This black and white is my favorite for the action, interest, and detail.  A breezy ...

Cathédral Saint Alexandre Nevsky Photos are not allowed in this beautiful gilt cathedral  so this view looking out at autu...

"Height" Theme for November 2013 City Daily Photo Blogs Seen from the top of Arc de Triomphe the height  of la...

The rostral columns of Palais Garnier The entrance to Pavillon du Chef de l'Etat (House of the Head of State), which was tur...

Repetto pink Repetto's windows are perhaps my favorite  and definitely the most anticipated on each trip.   The main st...

Street Lamps Palais Garnier These unusual street lamps are found in front of the grand Palais Garnier.   The musical instrume...

Chambord a very grand façade Constructed for King François I in the early years of the Sixteenth Century, this chateau features...

a decaying street This small street outside the normal haunts of tourists  has fallen into ruin but the quiet beauty captured m...

Siegfried Courteau To say that he is a percussionist is a gross understatement. He is a musical artist, pushing the li...

Crossing Crossing the stone paths of Cimetière du Père Lachaise perhaps a symbol for passing from this life to the next ...