There’s plenty to see just wandering around the alleyways and markets on the banks of the Seine. Including this sumptuous flower market that I dragged the reluctant hubby around. Here he is looking particularly unimpressed with the delights on show! The riverbanks are lined with little stalls full of curios, postcards and paintings. Below postersContinue reading “Sauntering around the Seine”
Monthly Archives: October 2019
Notre Dame
Last year we were lucky enough to visit the iconic Notre Dame cathedral before it was gutted by fire in 2019. Notre Dame – meaning Our Lady of Paris – is a medieval Catholic Cathedral on the Île de la Cité in the 4th arrondissement of Paris. It is considered to be one of theContinue reading “Notre Dame”
Random Parisian streets
Some random street shots from our roams around Paris’s streets and parks. Above is The ‘Fontaine des quatre parties du Monde one of the many ornate fountains in the city. Le Bateau Ivre” (“The Drunken Boat”) is a 100-line verse-poem written in 1871 by Arthur Rimbaud. This is part of The Wall of Poems project thatContinue reading “Random Parisian streets”
Sparkly Tower
After messing about by the river for a while we’re ready to check out Paris by night! The Eiffel Tower gets event prettier by night – it sparkles!!!! Every evening, the Eiffel Tower sparkles for five minutes every hour on the hour, while a beaming shaft of light emits from the top. It is alsoContinue reading “Sparkly Tower”