Tag: Tuleries Garden

Another Look

So far our walks are starting in the same place-at the Musee d’Orsay. I was early meeting our friend so I went into the Tuleries Garden again.

A look at one of the smaller ponds.
A statue with a dog and some pretty clouds.
I’ve never noticed this green scarf behind the sculptures on the Louvre.
Seeing the Pyramid at the Louvre through the arch of the Arch de Triumph built by Napoleon, as was the large one on the Champs Elysees.
And the Pyramid itself.
An open terrace of a nearby restaurant. We had our first meal out of the house at one the other day.

Another Day Another Walk

We met at the Orsay Museum again for another walk.

A long boat serenely going by the Orsay Museum.
A statue of Thomas Jefferson. He was the ambassador to France before he became president of the USA.
The gardens are now open. This was the first day to enter the Tuleries Gardens. It was pretty empty at 8 am but I bet it was really full by the afternoon.
The flowers bloomed even though there was no one there to see them.

Tuleries and Beyond

We did quite a bit of walking looking at the Tuleries Garden and the area around it (with family before having to isolate).

A look into the garden just getting ready to have green leaves on the trees.
A look at Place Vendome.
Pretty Spring window of Goutal Perfume shop.
Lauderée is doing a planetary thing right now for some reason.
The Village Royal has changed their umbrellas from a mix of bright colors to shades of pink.
Here they are from underneath. There were a lot of Instagramers there.
The impressive, and expensive, five star Plaza Athenee.

Life continues on here in Paris with mandatory isolation. We have to print out a form and mark why we are out of our home, date it, put the time (we are only allowed out for an hour), and sign it. So far neither one of us has been asked for it but we will get a ticket and fine if we don’t have it. We are very compliant. The shelves at the grocery store continue to be mostly full but I wonder what will happen when the store houses run empty or if they will. They still seem to be putting things on shelves like crazy any time I have been shopping. I’ve watched a lot of Netflix which has included some good foreign TV series. I even watched one, dubbed in English, from Norway. It’s hard to stay in, as with everyone. I’m going to have to start dipping into my archives to find photos for my blog but, believe me, I have a whole lot. Today is my birthday-sigh-and we did buy a bottle of champagne but no dinner like I had last year at a fancy restaurant. It’s not the end of the world and I’m sure next year will be better. Best wishes to everyone out there. Thanks for stopping by.

Another Sunny Day

You never know when there is going to be rain in Paris. I’ve learned that if there are showers, there are often clouds, blue skies and brilliant light so I try and get out then.

The Seine always looks good in sunlight.
The Tuleries Garden is nice. There were piles of leaves everywhere. I’m glad I’m not in charge of cleaning up this garden.
The Tuleries Garden also has a nice carousel.
Christmas is coming as you can see looking down to Place Vendome.
The famous Crillon Hotel in the sun.

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.

Sunshine

As I’m often saying, sunny days in Paris in the winter (almost Spring) can be gray and cloudy so when the sun comes out, so do Parisians, and tourists too. Last weekend it rained almost continually but this one turned out to be great with temperatures in the 60’s and I didn’t even need my coat.

We walked into the Tuleries Garden. Maurice isn’t fond of the ferris wheel but I find it very photogenic.

Here it is further into the garden. It’s not there all of the time and at Christmas it’s even in a different place.

Just look at all of those people enjoying the sun.

A look at the ferris when from the other end of the garden, the Louvre end.

On the way back there were some musicians playing and a little girl danced even though it wasn’t rock and roll but Vivaldi.