Three in a row

Discarded shop mannequins on a sidewalk in the rain.

 

Street of color

A pedestrian only street of candy-colored private houses in the heart of Paris.

Top and bottom photos: trompe-l'oeil

Shopping is always a good idea

Searching an escape from the drizzle? In Paris, rain + winter sales =... shopping.

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Nouveautés

King of cakes

Mad rush for the last galettes des rois on last day of January.

High and dry

A special thank you to everyone who's expressed concern about (overblown) media reports that "Paris is flooded."

Please know that it's only along the quais, with almost zero impact in the rest of the city.  - BPJ, from the highest hill in Paris

Above: poster for a puppet show in a nearby square

In Vogue

More photos from the Irving Penn retrospective, which ended yesterday. 

Bottom photo: Nicole Kidman

True art

Irving Penn exhibition ends today

Grand Palais 

3 avenue du Général Eisenhower 75008

Above: Portraits

- Pablo Picasso 1957 -

- Salvador Dali 1947 -