Category: Life in Paris

Christmas Decorations

I’m guessing there will be many photos of Christmas decorations on my blog in December. Paris is full of them.

There is a small section on the Promenade Plantée that is always lavishly planted with flowers and this year they added a Santa looking rather like a gnome.

There was a little snowman too.

Dior has a rather lavish Christmas tree on the front of its store.

This Dior store on the fashionable Avenue de Montaigne made mockup of a Japanese cloth. It was really lovely. Their clothes have a Japanese theme going on too.

The Plaza Athénée has a pretty entrance. I wish I had taken this later when it was dark. The whole avenue has trees covered with lights.

A night shot of this would have been better too as the trees in the foreground have lights on them.

Christmas in Paris

December is especially nice to find Christmas decorations. Hotels have nicely decorated interiors and, of course, the department stores go all out. Galeries Lafayette always has a fabulous tree under its beautiful dome.

The Piaget company probably paid for the tree-just a guess.

Closer to the tree looking up at the dome.

 

Looking down.

Underneath.

A little boy looking in a lavishly decorated and animated department store window.

 

Some animation and music done periodically with the Christmas tree.

 

Night Shots

Night comes early in France in Autumn and I enjoyed walking around looking at lights.

Saint Sulpice looks really great lit up at night.

Across the way, the mairie, like many government buildings, is lit up in the colors of France to commemorate the ending of WWI.

I stopped into the newly renovated Lutece Hotel, a 5 star hotel near Bon Marche.

In the elegant lobby. It was beautiful but a bit cold in ambiance to me.

A look in the bar which was packed. No seats available for which I am sure were very expensive drinks.

Gold

It was raining off and on-such a wet November-but I still walked through the Luxembourg Gardens.

The trees have just about dropped all of their leaves as you can see by this path.

A pile of leaves which is very rare to see in these gardens. Everything is kept in top shape. I bet these leaves were gone by the next day.

A replica of the Statue of Liberty, one of five in Paris.

The mums are still there.

This beautiful tree still had quite a few leaves left. Flowers for the winter have been planted in the bed in front of it.

Paris Windows

Most shop windows in Paris are stylish, especially in the posh areas. They are especially enticing when the Christmas season arrives.

Lots of gold in this one.

And Christmas trees.

You don’t often see white table clothes on tables outside like in this nice restaurant.

A shabby chic thing going on here with tables and chairs made of plastic carts.

Not a window, obviously, but a chic door knocker on a bright green door.

Seen in the lovely Saint Sulpice church.

A Sunny Day

Paris had a rare sunny day-it has been dark gray with lots of rain for days-and I went out for a bit to enjoy it.

They have the Christmas fair set up in the Tuleries Garden.

There are many rides and many Christmas decorations.

Another view of the ferris wheel with the Louvre in the background.

Crunchy leaves on the ground.

Light through a lamp. I had to put my sunglasses on!

Shops already have their Christmas windows ready too.