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Picspam: Paris - by night and by day.
If some of you remember the wedding I went to early July? Here are the pics I took from the barge sailing through Paris:
Random Sights Along The Seine
I took those ones because they're just gorgeous:
Oh and a sight you get to see a lot in Summer in Paris. People doing picnics on the side of la Seine:
On a funny note - well, I thought it was funny at least - the barge you see in the background? Is a fire station *g*
And la Samaritaine which is like an Institution here... and is going to disappear. It's still a mystery:
As for the colours? It was before we knew that London would win the Games. During the whole Olympic Game campaign, Paris was 'decorated' with the Olympic colours each night *g*
I'm quite disappointed because I missed the Cathédrale, so could only took a pic of it when it was a) far away, b) hidden and c) from behind. But well, it's better than nothing. I guess. And it'll give you an idea of some of the sights you can get when you're wandering around Paris, anyway *g*
La Conciergerie
This is the Conciergerie. To make a long story short, la Conciergerie was originally part of the palace built under the reign of Philippe IV. It became a prison during the Middle Ages and its busiest time might have been during the French Revolution when the Tribunal Révolutionnaire decided to make it their own. Marie-Antoinette and Robespierre - just to name a few - were imprisoned over there:
Les Invalides
Some Famous Parisian Bridges
Pont Alexandre III with a bit of the Tour Eiffel in the background, and if you think it's sparkling, you're right, it is *g*
Pont Alexandre III again:
Pont Neuf:
Pont Notre Dame - or passerelle Soférino... or something. OMG I suck at being French! But I'm a Choisyenne, not a Parisienne so er yeah, I still suck *sigh*:
And all right so I don't know the name of that bridge but I just liked the bit of Tour Eiffel in the background again, so there *g* Ladies and gentlemen, that's le Pont des Arts:
La Tour Eiffel
Two pictures of the Iron Lady. Illuminated and all.
And this banner was on the Tour Eiffel too - on one of the arcs - to celebrate Paris' candidature. We were motivated, weren't we? lol
Know what? I love my capital - nothing new, mind, but it bears repeating *g*
Random Sights Along The Seine
I took those ones because they're just gorgeous:
Oh and a sight you get to see a lot in Summer in Paris. People doing picnics on the side of la Seine:
On a funny note - well, I thought it was funny at least - the barge you see in the background? Is a fire station *g*
And la Samaritaine which is like an Institution here... and is going to disappear. It's still a mystery:
As for the colours? It was before we knew that London would win the Games. During the whole Olympic Game campaign, Paris was 'decorated' with the Olympic colours each night *g*
I'm quite disappointed because I missed the Cathédrale, so could only took a pic of it when it was a) far away, b) hidden and c) from behind. But well, it's better than nothing. I guess. And it'll give you an idea of some of the sights you can get when you're wandering around Paris, anyway *g*
La Conciergerie
This is the Conciergerie. To make a long story short, la Conciergerie was originally part of the palace built under the reign of Philippe IV. It became a prison during the Middle Ages and its busiest time might have been during the French Revolution when the Tribunal Révolutionnaire decided to make it their own. Marie-Antoinette and Robespierre - just to name a few - were imprisoned over there:
Les Invalides
Some Famous Parisian Bridges
Pont Alexandre III with a bit of the Tour Eiffel in the background, and if you think it's sparkling, you're right, it is *g*
Pont Alexandre III again:
Pont Neuf:
Pont Notre Dame - or passerelle Soférino... or something. OMG I suck at being French! But I'm a Choisyenne, not a Parisienne so er yeah, I still suck *sigh*:
La Tour Eiffel
Two pictures of the Iron Lady. Illuminated and all.
And this banner was on the Tour Eiffel too - on one of the arcs - to celebrate Paris' candidature. We were motivated, weren't we? lol
Know what? I love my capital - nothing new, mind, but it bears repeating *g*
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