30 July 2016

Last days Paul Klee



Magnificent exhibition of work by the Swiss-German artist.
 
 Ends Monday

Centre Georges Pompidou
Place Georges-Pompidou 75004 

29 July 2016

Mansion on the park


Inside the gates of a stately home next to the Parc Monceau.

28 July 2016

Picnic among ruins


This small grassy square attached to Paris' oldest church is filled by lunchtime.

27 July 2016

Corner door


Light blue door in the Daniel Buren courtyard at the Palais Royal.

26 July 2016

Rain or shine


Time out for a café in the old Les Halles quartier on a rainy afternoon.

25 July 2016

Corner bell


Small architectural touches remain on many older buildings in Paris.

23 July 2016

Pet post


Window of a grooming salon / gallery for dogs and cats.

22 July 2016

Croissants, macarons, fashion


Three of my favorite things together in a window display at Galeries Lafayette.

21 July 2016

Night light


 
A lamp post lights up the night atop a steep stairway high above the city.
 
 

20 July 2016

Art and coffee



A tranquil getaway inside the Louvre museum.

19 July 2016

Now and then


A modern ad on a kiosk against the side of a 17th century church as backdrop.

18 July 2016

Small square


A square on Place des Abbesses with the blue Love Wall in the background.

16 July 2016

Cupcakery


A cupcake shop and restaurant tucked behind Notre-Dame Cathedral.

15 July 2016

Blue gorilla


A full-sized papier-mâché gorilla looks out the window in a shop of curiosities.

14 July 2016

Buchladen


A German language bookstore on a Montmartre side street.

13 July 2016

Leap into eternity


Tomb of Vaslav Nijinsky, legendary Russian ballet dancer and choreographer, in the Montmartre Cemetery.
 
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"Nijinsky’s story ends with him going crazy and thinking that he’s a horse." - Billy Wilder pitching a film idea to Sam Goldwyn from "Fat, Drunk, and Stupid: The Inside Story Behind the Making of Animal House" by Matty Simmons
 

12 July 2016

Stripped


An old door on the Île Saint-Louis is readied for a new coat of paint.

11 July 2016

Cooling off


A refreshing stop near the river Seine along a medieval walkway.

9 July 2016

Montmartre unchanged


A Montmartre street, barely changed from the days of the great artists, curves towards the Basilica.

8 July 2016

Jealous


A magazine filled with fashion, beauty, travel and lifestyle tips for women.
 

7 July 2016

Alcove


An alcove high above a Montmartre square next to Église Saint-Pierre.

6 July 2016

Summer evenings


Picnics on the grass, tango classes, live music and late sunsets... and the Eiffel Tower.

5 July 2016

Contre jour


A glimpse of I. M. Pei's great glass pyramid from inside the Louvre.

4 July 2016

Jardin des fleurs


Beneath trellises at the Jardin des Plantes.

2 July 2016

Sweet treats


View from inside charming cake shop in the Marais district.

1 July 2016

Wild game


Façade of former butcher's shop where game or gibier was a specialty.