Smart

A tiny "smart car" all alone in front of the Pompidou Center on an early morning.

 

Within hours this area will spring to life with street performers, sidewalk artists and vendors, and no cars will be permitted.

Fabric cacti

Bright fabrics are used to create a variety of decorative cactus that fill a boutique window.

Bells of Saint Sulpice

As the drums of the French Revolution began to roll the bells of Saint-Sulpice fell silent, as did work on the south tower which was abandoned and never completed.

Morning snowfall

Paris has been waking up to light snowfall every day.

Haute texture

Small boutiques, off-the-radar designers, beautiful fabrics: in a hidden passageway "haute texture" attracts the fashion minded.

Antiquaires

Always something unusual at a small antique shop near the Delacroix Museum, from vintage toys to chandeliers, furniture, and heads once used to display fashionable hats.

A pretty square

One of several inside Village Saint Paul.

Antiques, bric-a-brac, hot chocolate and a charming hat shop are some of the finds that await flâneurs and flâneuses.