Rue des Francs Bourgeois

 

A bicycle with flowers on its handlebar under a sign, "4e ARt rue des Francs Bourgeois."

Bag and glove

Hermès' signature orange is incorporated into this winter bag and matching gloves.

24 rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré 75008

Little fortress

  Medieval castle-fortress the Conciergerie a.k.a. the Châtelet as seen from a boat.

Liberty as art

Yet another of Frédéric Bartholdi's Statue of Liberty, this one inside the Orsay Museum.

 

Nativity scenes

This life-sized crèche from Eastern Europe is one of many set up in churches across the city.

Night steps

One of Montmartre's longest and steepest stairways is next to the funiculaire.

Hold that note

 

Reminders that Paris' mid-winter opera season has arrived are popping up everywhere.

 Palais Garner / Opéra Bastille