La Tour Eiffel en reflet

La Tour Eiffel

in reflection

It was early enough that there was not much of a crowd,

 and the tower's reflections in the wet stones 

were not hampered by either tourists or hawkers.

Rainy days and Mondays -- still nice in Paris!

La Tour Eiffel

75007, Paris

(from Trocadero)

75017

L'heure bleue - Jardins du Trocadéro

Fountain of Warsaw

fontaine de Varsovie

Not as many fountains as seen in the gardens of Versailles, 

but still a perfect seat to enjoy the water show 

during l'heure bleue (the blue hour).

As the sky darkens one simply turns to the southeast 

to watch the lights of la Tour Eiffel just across the Seine.  

What a festival!

every day of the week!

Fountain of Warsaw

Jardins du Trocadéro

75016, Paris

Métro Trocadéro

Les Jardins du Trocadéro

Les Fontaines

The Fountain of Warsaw

Between the Palais de Chaillot at Trocadero and the Seine is a garden designed by Jean-Charles Alphand for the Exposition Universelle (1878).  This array of magnificent fountains was created by Roger-Henri Expert for the Exposition Internationale des Arts et Techniques dans la Vie Moderne in 1937.  

If you come in the evening to see the sparkling Eiffel tower, 

you can enjoy the lighted display of these cascading fountains.

Jardins du Trocadéro

(across the Seine from La Tour Eiffel)

75016, Paris

La Tour Eiffel

A room with a view

Girl talk

These two petites filles were captured having a chat

while the boys were chasing each other in Jardins du Trocadero...

all in the shadow of la Tour Eiffel.

Spring Break

Spring break in les Jardins du Trocadero

How many children do you know that enjoy a school vacation spent playing ordinary kid-games in the shadow of La Tour Eiffel?

Le sigh... what a childhood