Category: Paris

Walking home on a cold winters evening.  The mix of pollution and fog made everything look nice and soft.

Mostly the Eiffel Tower is the large grey-brown iron structure at the end of the street but occasionally it puts on a show. Taken on ave Saxe near ave de Breteiul, Paris 7eme.

From http://www.paris-walking-tours.com/jardindelintendant.html

Here, in the middle of this square formed by trees is found, standing alone, a somewhat disturbing statue, as well it was intended to be. In its simplicity it makes a powerful impression. It is a bronze statue and fountain of a headless woman who is holding her decapitated head in her own hands. Water issues from her severed neck and flows down her body.

It is the creation of the Belgian sculpture Nicolas Alquin. It was placed here on December 3, 1998, and is dedicated to the memory of the victims of terrorism.

The statue was commissioned by the group S.O.S. Attentats (in English, ”Attentats” means Attacks, or Assaults). This French association was created for victims of terrorism by victims of terrorism. The S.O.S. Attentats sponsor epidemiological studies of the health risks posed by terrorist attacks. For further information on this association their website address, which can be viewed in English, is: http://www.sos-attentats.org

Summer on the lawns between the Seine and Les Invalides. People come to play all sorts of sports and activities here which is nice but can get packed on a good day. In the distance you can see the Roof of the Grand Palais and bridge Alexandre III with its angels on the right.

This was a freezing week, most of this turned to ice and sublimated during the week.

Not so far from home, a classic metro access in the 7th arrondisment. Metro exits are frequently populated with individuals twiddling their thumbs, phones, books or whatever they have handy to kill time whilst waiting for friends to arrive.

The square in front of the Hôtel-de-Ville (Townhall) of Paris is full of life. There are a myriad of uses from greening Paris exhibitions where the whole place is covered in plants to ice-skating in winter.

Growing in the gardens of Musee Carnavalet a delicate Cosmos flower.

The courtyard of Victory owes its name to the lead statue created in 1807 by Simon Boizot (1743-1809) for the Châtelet fountain.  The statue represents a winged Victory with upraised arms holding laurel wreaths made of bronze.  The statue here is a copy of the original.

Hotel Carnavalet