A la plage

What a nice name for a clothes shop: "A la plage" means "on the beach".

Hier Pour Demain

Isn´t this lady beautiful? I discovered her in the window of an antique shop in Rue des Francs-Bourgeois.

Blue Door #3

Of course there´s also a blue door on Place St. Sulpice ;-)

Reflections #2

Reflections in the window of the Baccarat shop on Place de la Madeleine. You just have to love the combination of the candelabra and the macarons.

Vehicles of Paris #6

In July 2010 of course there was another Ferrari in front of the Hôtel Ritz. And there´s a blue door in the background....

Vehicles of Paris #5

In front of the Hotel Ritz you just can´t expect any other car than a Ferrari. I took this photo in April 2007.

Le Boudoir et sa Philosophie

Whenever I passed by this beautiful looking shop in Rue Charlot it was closed - and I passed there a lot of times... I just discovered that there´s also one of my beloved blue doors in this photo (although I took this photo before I fell in love with the blue doors of Paris). Another funny thing that I discovered right now: if you search the address of the shop on google maps the streetview shows a nearly identic view of the shop window.

Place des Victoires

The equestrian monument in the center of the Place des Victoires is to King Louis XIV, it commemorates the Treaties of Peace of Nijmegen which ended the Franco-Dutch War (1672-1678).

Sweet Paris #8

Macarons - you can find them in every "pâtisserie" in Paris!

Le restaurant du Musée d´Orsay #2

A yummy cake and "une coupe de champagne" - that´s how I celebrated my birthday in spring 2007.

Le restaurant du Musée d´Orsay #1

The gorgeous restaurant at the Musée d´Orsay was originally opened in 1900 when the museum was still a railway station. I celebrated my birthday here 4 years ago.

Golden Girl

This statue can be found in front of the Palais de Chaillot, a great place to enjoy the view of the Eiffel Tower.

Centre Pompidou #3

One of my favourite places in Paris is the Centre Pompidou, more precisely the Musée d´Art Moderne. My favourite time to enjoy the beautiful artworks is Sunday evening, especially if it´s the first Sunday of the month when the admission is free.

Ecole des Beaux Arts #2

This statue can be found in front of the École des Beaux Arts (School of Fine Arts). Some event was prepared, that´s why the statue was illuminated with changing lights.

Andrée Putman Exhibition

I would have loved to see the exhibition of "design diva" Andrée Putman at the City Hall, but I was too busy with other things.

Breakfast At "Ma Bourgogne"

In November 2009 I wanted to take my first breakfast in Paris at "Ma Bourgogne" on Place des Vosges. It took me three attempts until I finally got a free table..., I enjoyed my breakfast all the more! (And altough I know that the outside heaters are not good for the environment, I love to sit underneath one of them.)

Blue Door #2

Another blue door... I discovered it on Rue de Turenne in the Marais.

The Face

I spotted this face on a building in Rue des Minimes in the Marais. The next time I will be in Paris I will certainly keep my eyes peeled for more of this kind of street art.

Rue de Béarn

Rue de Béarn leads to one of my favourite places in Paris: the Place des Vosges.

Flowers

I discovered this sofa at Merci, a concept store on Boulevard Beaumarchais, on a grey day last november. I wouldn´t put it in my apartment, but together with the flowers on the table it definitely lit up my day.

Flower Shop Rue de Turenne

In Paris you can find a lot of beautiful flower shops! This one is located in Rue de Turenne.

Dior #1

I love the shop windows in Paris! Last summer I took a ride on a Vélib at dead of night just to admire the shop windows in Avenue Montaigne (One of my best ideas during this stay, I´m dying to repeat this "excursion").

Sweet Paris #7

Message to myself: Don´t just press your nose against the windows of Ladurée, go in and finally get some of these sweet temptations!

Blue Door #1

The last time I was in Paris a lot of blue doors caught my eye. Let´s start with one on Boulevard Beaumarchais, near my hotel.

La Pyramide du Louvre #1

I don´t know how many times I already passed by the Louvre´s glass pyramid, designed by the Chinese American architect I.M. Pei, but I think I will never get tired of this sight.

Vehicles of Paris #4: Scooters

Near the hotel in the 11th arrondissement where I stayed in November 2010 (and in November 2009 and in September 2007) there are a lot of scooter shops and garages.

Colours of Paris #8: Orange

Orange is not my colour, nevertheless I like the portal of this small restaurant somewhere near the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in the Quartier Latin.

Haussmannian Building

I love the buildings of the Haussmannian era! This one is located in Rue Saint-André des Arts.

Lycée Fenelon

The Lycée Fenelon, founded in 1892, was the first high school for girls.

Rue Cardinale

This narrow street is close to one of my favourite places in Paris, the Place de Furstemberg in St.-Germain-des-Près.

Paris

One of my New Year´s resolutions is to describe the photos in this blog... So, here you go: I discovered these letters in the window of "Lafayette Maison" on Boulevard Haussmann.