Tuesday treat

 

One last look from the top of the Centre Georges-Pompidou (a.k.a. Beaubourg) before it closed.

 Re-opening: 2030 

 

Sunset Sunday

 

 

This kissing spot in Paris is pure gold. 

 

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Years ago while updating USA Today's Paris city guide, I added a new subcategory, "Most romantic kissing spot in Paris." Today this Montmartre hideaway still checks all the boxes for a stratospheric smooch: an Eiffel Tower view complete with Paris rooftops from atop a plunging stairway, loads of privacy and, if timed just right, the setting sun. 

 

Getting there: At #23 Avenue Junot enter the black gate behind the lamppost and follow the cobblestone path to the troglodyte "Witches Rock" just in front of the entrance of Hôtel Particulier - where you've reserved a table? - and kiss away to your heart's desire. - BPJ

Soaring Saturday

 

Love Locks shimmer at the foot of the Basilique du Sacré-Cœur de Montmarte.

 

Sunrise Saturday

 

 A favorite photo taken from atop the Butte Montmartre overlooking the city.

"Soft as dawn" 

 

 

Repost

 

¡Rosé olé!

 

Rooftop apéro of chilled rosé, refried beans and tortilla chips with view of the Eiffel Tower.

 

Throwback Thursday

 

Paris wakes up.

 From the Basilica of Sacré Coeur, the highest point in Paris

 

 

On the ball

Performing high up over the city at the foot (pun intended) of the Basilica.

Evening view

View over Paris rooftops as the Eiffel Tower beams in the distance.

Merci Sylvie

Horizon

 Paris from a leafy rooftop terrace.

Soft as dawn

 

A soft morning light bathes the horizon from beneath rain clouds.

It's a new day.

Sky over Paris

Black clouds with the sun behind from the steps of the Basilica.

Top floor

From the 7th floor of the Terrass Hotel, Montmartre: one of the best views in Paris.

Head in the clouds

From the window of a taxi on a misty afternoon.

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Update 11/5/2017
  Last day for ice skating 210 meters above the city with 360-degree views

Montparnasse Tower
33 avenue du Maine 75015

Fall foliage

 

Spectacular autumn colors of the Tuileries Gardens.

Tip in the mist

The Eiffel Tower from a balcony overlooking the Tuileries gardens and city at dusk.