Tuesday, April 06, 2010

Europe 2010 - Day 13 - Paris

Had one full day in Paris, so we walked all over. First, we crossed the bridge in front of Les Invalides to the Right Bank...


Funny little FedEx delivery bike...


This facade was being torn down...


Went to see Les Halles, where the city's great open-air market used to be. St-Eustache church, on the edge of the market plaza, has a sculpture depicting the night vendors moved everything from Les Halles to the market's current location in Rungis...


This window was sponsored by the union of charcutiers (cured-meat producers), and shows scenes of ham and sausage production...


And, sort of random: a Keith Haring triptych...


Then over to E.Dehillerin, a great kitchen goods shop...




After lunch of street pizza, we wandered past some art galleries...



Heading back toward the Left Bank, we passed the Hotel de Ville...


Some nifty brickwork here...


Passed a HUGE crowd waiting to enter Notre Dame cathedral. Glad we'd seen it on a previous visit...


Shakespeare and Company indie English-language bookshop (cheeky photo -- didn't actually go inside)...


A beautiful twisted column in the Church of Saint-Séverin...


Unfortunately, a mediocre dinner. :(  So no photos of that. But we finished the evening, and the trip, with a street crepe and a stroll to the Eiffel Tower...

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