In the Orsay Museum you can find a cut away of a model of the Garnier Opera House and then underneath a glass floor a model of the whole area around it.

The cut away of the opera house showing all of the incredible detail that Garnier designed and built.

The opera house under the glass floor.

A view of the opera house and the neighborhood around it. Can you see the road leading up to it? It is the only street in Paris that doesn’t have trees on it so that the view of the Garnier Opera House won’t be obstructed.

I’ve been looking into shop windows in Paris checking for Christmas decorations. I’m not sure how many are actually out but it’s starting. I always take a look in the windows of Laduree, the famous pastry and tea shop, and they didn’t look particularly Christmasy to me but, as always, they were great.

The front door has Christmas decorations.

A view of one of the windows.

I love these boxes.

These macarons are covered with gold leaf. Isn’t that little container fabulous?