January 29, 2020

The good and the bad of Paris

After having managed to be in Paris a whole seven days over the past five weeks, it was time to get my head back in the game. A freezing cold week with clear blue skies (not a single drop of rain!) tempted me into long runs through the Bois de Boulogne, lunches with girlfriends, exhibits of modern architecture and museums with classic painters, a Chinese show, and dinners entre amis to top it all off.

This is the glory of Paris... because when it's good, it's grandiose, simply unbeatable... ! 

We'll just conveniently ignore the fact that yesterday the French riot police clashed with uniformed firefighters protesting in Paris against their working conditions and demanding more pay. In extraordinary scenes they were physically fighting each other using teargas and water cannons. How absurd?!? 


Chinese New Year on Rue Faubourg Saint Honoré


Reflections of the Eiffel Tower in Passy


Admiring Neapolitan art at the Petit Palais


Time out for a coffee


A walk through the Bois de Boulogne to reach the Fondation Louis Vuitton


Paris by night: mingling with the tourists


A special flower delivery


Poulette, a new discovery near Etienne Marcel


Exotic chocolate selection at La Grande Epicerie


A jog around the lake on a cloudy Sunday


A trendy night out


Bonne nuit Paris

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