Paris: Day 3.
A quick run-down of the day's events and sights include starting the day at the famous Louvre museum (I exclude the few shots of artwork taken) and its surrounding gardens. A walk past some previous day's sights to Napoleon's two arches, the smaller Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel and the more famous Arc de Triompe de l'Etoile with the Obelisque de Luxor in between.
At midday I turned to the north of the city to visit the districts of Montmarte and Pigalle. The former, named for the hill at its centre, houses the beautiful Basilica of the Sacre Coeur or the Sacred Heart of Jesus. From the sacred to the profane is just a short walk down the hill through the narrow streets to Pigalle, the red-light district and home of the Moulin Rouge. Lastly, an oddball picture of what looks like Mongolians outside the Centre Georges Pompidou.
That evening Vianney and I went for dinner at an extraordinary French restaurant that had been famous in the 30s for its decadence and as a hotspot for European artists. The restaurant's many pillars are painted by a number of these artists including Picasso and Chagall among others. Finally, a last walk through the city of lights at night provided for some excellent parting shots.
A quick run-down of the day's events and sights include starting the day at the famous Louvre museum (I exclude the few shots of artwork taken) and its surrounding gardens. A walk past some previous day's sights to Napoleon's two arches, the smaller Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel and the more famous Arc de Triompe de l'Etoile with the Obelisque de Luxor in between.
At midday I turned to the north of the city to visit the districts of Montmarte and Pigalle. The former, named for the hill at its centre, houses the beautiful Basilica of the Sacre Coeur or the Sacred Heart of Jesus. From the sacred to the profane is just a short walk down the hill through the narrow streets to Pigalle, the red-light district and home of the Moulin Rouge. Lastly, an oddball picture of what looks like Mongolians outside the Centre Georges Pompidou.
That evening Vianney and I went for dinner at an extraordinary French restaurant that had been famous in the 30s for its decadence and as a hotspot for European artists. The restaurant's many pillars are painted by a number of these artists including Picasso and Chagall among others. Finally, a last walk through the city of lights at night provided for some excellent parting shots.
2 comments:
Magnificent photos!
Lovely photos. Paris is so beautiful.
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