Monumental Monday

 

Teaser view of La Caverne du Pont Neuf, a goliath temporary installation by French artist JR on Paris’s oldest bridge, from a bicycle.

 

June 6 til June 28, 2026

 

Update:

Due. to wind damage opening delayed til June 15 

Snowfall Sunday

 

Light snowfall with more to come forecast.

 

On an island

 

 

Place Dauphine is sandwiched between the oldest bridge in Paris and the Palais de Justice.on île de la Cité.

 

Snow bird

A seagull stands perfectly still on just fallen snow.

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"Snowbirds" migrate from cold climates to warmer and in Arizona, their caravans fill national park campgrounds. Usually retired couples, they make new friends as they go, comfortably installed for the winter months on folding chairs and around campfires - knitting, cooking, making coffee, chatting, exchanging stories and travel advice. - BPJ

Henri on horseback

Statue of Henri IV on the Pont Neuf as seen from the Square du Vert-Galant.

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Nouveautés

House of the rising Seine

A houseboat awaits water levels to come down after heavy rains.

In the background, the Pont Neuf.

Through branches

Partial view of the Pont Neuf.

Pont Neuf on a cloudy day

 

The Pont Neuf, Paris' oldest bridge - whose name ironically means "new bridge" - quietly holds its own on an overcast Monday afternoon.