Place de la Bastille in Paris – an allegory The photo was taken on May 8th 2007. I’m not 100% sure what protest it was, but as it was a week before Sarkozy was elected President, I assume it was a protest against him. Of course, it’s a […]
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Some old pictures (10-11 years old) of the Luxembourg Gardens, back from when I used to live in Paris.
Apparently, it’s quite wet in Paris today, but here, in my neck of the woods in Japan, it snowed – barely. That reminded me of that evening in Paris, near the Eiffel Tower on a snowy night, a few years ago:
If you’re interested in Paris or in French history, you have most likely heard of the Hôtel des Invalides. Located in the 7th Arrondissement of Paris, this very large complex of buildings dates from the late 17th Century (when Louis XIV reigned). Its original purpose was to house the […]
Just some old pictures from back when I used to live in Paris (their time stamp says February 10th 2006, that’s 11 years and one day ago!) of the Parc de Bercy and Jardin Yitzhak-Rabin on a very cold winter morning. Note that Jardin Yitzhak-Rabin was my favorite […]
A long time ago, at the very beginnings of this blog, I had posted a very short lived series of pictures / quizzes called “Where in Paris?“ The goal was simple: I post a picture of Paris, you need to find where it was taken. As I stumbled upon […]
I haven’t written anything about the events of last Friday night in Paris. Not sure why. Maybe I don’t really feel like expressing myself about them yet. Maybe I simply don’t have much to add to the whole thing. That and the fact that it feels so unreal to […]
I stumbled upon them one day in the Invalides, back when I still lived in Paris. If I recall properly, it was around Bastille Day (on July 13th probably) and they were attending a retirement ceremony from one of the heads of the French Army. I remember running […]
Just like many other “gardens” in Paris, the Tuileries Garden seriously lacks green spaces (it has some, just not a lot). However, in the Fall, it’s a nice place to have a stroll.