We walked along the Seine and enjoyed the view.
The Seine
Tag: Pont des Arts
Paris Photos
A mix of photos taken as I was out in Paris on a beautiful day.
The Light!
There was just incredible light on Sunday. I think Winter can have the best light of the year.
Around the Louvre
One Saturday morning I turned on my phone and there was a message from a friend saying I could meet her at the Pont des Arts. I got dressed and arrived on time but she was nowhere to be seen. I rechecked my message and that’s when I noticed that it had been sent about two weeks prior. I’m not sure how that happened. So, since I was there, I took a few photos before heading home.
This couple was getting their photo taken in one of the arches at the Louvre.
These stylish girls walked by. It was fashion week and I thought perhaps they were going to a show but maybe they just liked dressing up.
As it was Saturday morning I was able to get a photo of one side of the Louvre from across the street without any vehicles to spoil the view. It gives you an idea of just how huge the museum is. If you walked around the outside circumference it would be a three mile hike.
A look at the Pont des Arts from a distance.
A pretty bench at a nearby park-a book as it is near a school.
I took this photo of the Louvre from a different side on a different day from a bus as we passed by.
Artists At Work
You see artists all over Paris either doing their work or trying to sell it. There are many up on Montmartre in the Place de Tertra but you can find them just about anywhere.
In progress by the Pont des Arts.
A photographer was trying to get a shot of this wedding couple with crowds of people walking by.
Artists can paint anywhere, even on their laps.
You usually only see these types of artists up on Montmartre.
Florists often seem to be artists with their displays.
No Love Locks
Valentine’s Day is just around the corner. It has become a huge thing to put locks on the bridges here in Paris, and many other places around the world, and call them Love Locks. At first it was sort of charming but now it is over the top and along side graffiti as far as spoiling history monuments. Go to No Love Locks and have a look at what two American women who live in Paris have done in the hopes of getting love locks stopped.
Here’s a look at a section of Pont des Arts where you can see how out of control it is. The rest of the bridge has been covered with plywood and I think there may be plans to put up glass panels in the future so locks can’t be attached. It has been slow but the city of Paris is going to try and change things.
The view of the beautiful Institute de France seen at one end of the bridge. The Louvre Museum is at the other end. Napoleon used to walk on this bridge from the Louvre to the Institute for meetings. I don’t think he would be very happy to see what has happened.
Look at what some thoughtless jerk did. You can see the plywood has been covered with graffiti too. I hate it.
There was a cute couple sitting on one of the benches having a romantic moment with pink champagne so I took a photo.It was a freezing day and they only had on light jackets but “they had their love to keep them warm”.
They saw me taking a photo of their glasses and the bottle so the woman put out her love lock all ready to attach somewhere. I would have told them not to and why not but they were Russian and I don’t think I could have gotten my point across.
So, I hope all of you out there have a great Valentine’s Day. We will probably do nothing special. In fact, we may be baby sitting. Sigh.