Bonne Année

 

 

It's a New Year as the bells of newly re-opened Notre Dame Cathedral peal out from across the river.

Joy, prosperity, health, peace

- Bonne Année / Happy New Year 2025 -

 

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Glimpse

Notre Dame Cathedral just visible across the river beyond shimmering trees and bouquiniste stalls.

Fall splendor #1

A touch of autumn holds out along the quai next to Notre Dame Cathedral.

A queen's final stop

A medieval fortress on the river, the Conciergerie rises like a spectre over bouquiniste stalls, as imposing today as it was when Marie Antoinette was imprisoned there.

Les bouquinistes

Paris' reputedly testy bouquinistes get the best views across the river. A centuries-old tradition of selling used books and manuscripts along the quais continues uninterrupted.