PARIS BY NIGHT
If you are ever in Paris, whether as a tourist or you are living there (perhaps especially if you are living there come to think of it), I recommend that you take the time to dedicate at least a couple of hours to promenading around the city centre after dark. The regular nights where you are rushing out of the metro station and battling all obstacles on the street to get back home don't count!
Hotel de Ville or Town Hall |
Passing Bateau Mouche |
Notre Dame. I really love this picture. |
Spooky? |
Taking a stroll along the Seine or sitting on the banks is very calming at night time. The passing bateaux mouches cut through the water and leave what seems like ever-expanding ripples after them, which then after a few moments dissipate.
Fire throwers at La Fontaine Saint Michel. It is the quintessential meeting place for Parisians. Think Flinders Street Station in Melbourne |
Regardless of the season, there are many lovely memories that can be made along the Seine. I can not recall how many midsummer night picnics I have enjoyed sitting along the riverbank sipping wine and nibbling on cheese with a baguette bought from around the corner, or on a berge with legs happily dangling over the edge.
The Louvre and pyramid |
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