A cocktail in Pigalle

I drink to make other people more interesting.

Ernest Hemingway

Lantern light

Beneath arches on Place des Vosges. Evening.

Watching #4

Last of my photos in this series, Eyes On Paris, of citywide photography installation by JR.
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Above: at station Hôtel de Ville (Line 1)

Below: at station Nanterre-Université (RER A)
 

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Watching #3

Above: at station Pyramides (Line 7)


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Eyes on Paris: I've been getting quite a few emails and texts asking whether it's safe to come to Paris.
 

Here's what U.S. food writer David Lebovitz has to say on the subject, along with some very good travel advice:

Is it safe to come to Paris?

Watching #2

And waiting.

Above: at station Hôtel de Ville (Line 1)

Watching #1

Giant photographs of eyes by Parisian artist JR have been installed at métro stations around the city.

Above: at station Saint-Michel (Line 4)

Holiday shopping

Le Bon Marché's Dior window display.

[Bring your passport if spending 176 euros or more at any one store on same day for airport de-taxe refund of up to 15%, even on items on sale]