Tag: Galeries Lafayette

Before

I plan to get back to the fabulous department store, Galleries Lafayette, when their Christmas decorations are up, probably in November, but it was great to see it undecorated as decorations aren’t really needed with the lovely glass dome.

So beautiful. Built in 1912 as a luxury bazaar..
A closeup of a painted arch.
The metro entrance outside.
A glimpse of the Eiffel Tower from the top floor restaurant, actually more like a cafeteria.

Paris Photos

A mix of photos around Paris taken within a few days of each other.

We had a misty rain and then this rainbow when the sun came out. It was enormous.
And look at this unusual cloud formation on the left. It looks like something came down and smashed in flat on top and I guess a wind of some sort did. I saw it from my apartment window.(I read up on this type of cloud, called an anvil cloud, and it is cause by wind in the cloud hitting ice crystals at the top.)
A really gorgeous flower shop and the sunlight made it look especially great.
These horses walked by the other day. Since the riders are in costume, I assume they were getting ready for July 14th, a big holiday here in France. There is a parade down the Champs Elysees of mostly military groups. I’m hoping to get a photo of the jets which fly down the avenue and over the pyramid at the Louvre. I’ll be there anyway.
Galeries Lafayette is celebrating something they are calling Paris Mon Amour and this is the symbol hanging where the Christmas tree hangs in December.
The Tuileries Gardens has some pretty flower beds.
I went here to get a photo of the ferris wheel now there again after an absence last year along with other rides.
From the covered walkway along rue de Rivoli.

New

They have opened a new Galeries Lafayette here in our neighbourhood called Beaugrenelle. I hopped over to look-it’s a very short walk-and get some photos. It’s much smaller and much less impressive than the original or the one on Champs Elysees.

One of the pretty windows.

The colourful interior as you go down the escalator.

Not nearly as glamorous as a Galeries Lafayette. Lidl, a chain which originally started in Germany, isn’t too far from us. It’s a discount grocery store and, as you can see by these people waiting for the doors to open, very popular. I found a bottle of Pineau cheaper than I would have in the area where it is made, and the wine is inexpensive too. I like to go once a week or so and see what I can find. It’s small, disorganised, packed with customers and employees blocking aisles for stocking. Maurice refuses to go anymore but I love a bargain and like to see what I can find.

A thunderstorm hit the other day and there was actually hail. Very dramatic. I was glad I wasn’t out in it.

Christmas in Paris

It’s always exciting to see the decorations around Paris at Christmas. The department store, Galeries Lafayette, is known for its Christmas tree so I dropped in to see it.

A little video from a walkway on the third floor.
A seen from below.
The walkway to the top. They give each group of ten two minutes to walk out and take photos.

Looking down through the walkway.

The sweet angel at the top of the tree under the stained glass dome.

Posh

The original Galeries Lafayette in Paris is very posh but the new one on the Champs Elysees has risen to new heights of poshness even though it is smaller.

Looking down the stairs where you can see the interior design.
A seating area behind a displays of purses and coats.
I love this vase of dried vegetation.
Isn’t this dress a pretty color? And I like that seat too.
There’s a very nice food court on the bottom level.
The famous Stohrer has a stand there.

Batman

Once again Paris is celebrating an American phenomenon, this time Batman. It is the 80 anniversary of its creation and the Galeries Lafayette on the Champs Elysees has its store decorated in the Batman theme.

The entrance into the store.
The Bat Car.
The side view.
The glass ceiling has the batman symbol as well.
In the entrance.
Here’s the car down below the elegant stairs. The batman symbol was supposed to be up in the sky this weekend but was cancelled, darn it..