Room With A View
This is the actual view from our balcony! Oui, that’s the Tour Eiffel in the center. Here’s looking in the opposite direction:
That’s Montmartre/Sacre Coeur in the distance. And here’s looking north on Rue Bac,directly below us (Duchesse, there’s an Eric Bompard store right across the street):
The weather is gorgeous…mid 70’s and clear skies. It’s supposed to cool down in a couple of days and we may get some rain on Thursday. We dropped off our bags (except for mon mari’s which inexplicably missed our connecting flight and should be delivered any time now) at the hotel when we arrived early this morning, and headed first to Jardins Luxembourg.
Look at that light! Isn’t is amazing?
We then wandered the neighborhood, and eventually wound up at Ile St. Louis for a scoop of Berthillon. But check out this scene…SO Parisian.
I think Bicycle Man and the others were waiting for the cafe to open.My jet lag has been minimal this time. Don’t know whether it was all the water I drank on the flight over, or the fact that I managed to sleep about an hour on the plane, but I’ve been going strong all day with only a twenty minute catnap a little while ago. Tomorrow we do some shopping and more wandering, and then Tuesday and Wednesday we hit the museums. Posting may be sporadic, but I’ll do my best to update with highlights. Paris is as fabulous as ever!
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Lovely. Have a blast!
Awesome pictures! I’m jealous.
You’re on the Rue de Bac?! How fabulous. there is an amazing Catholic shrine on that street if you’re interested. it is beautiful and very historic.
Are you at the Montalembert?
One of my favorites….
wendyb – thanks! Glad I have NY to look forward to so leaving Paris will be just a little bit less of a bummer.
dottie – just LOVE it here. We probably won’t be able to get back here again for a while, and I will surely pine.
spot – you’ve got to get yourself here sometime, if only for the art.
diana – is that the Thomas Acquinas? That one is just around the corner from us.
blackbird – we’re at the Pont Royal. Rue de Bac one block north of Blvd. St. Germain.
Ack – sending my boss to the Pont Royal next week! ENVY.
You’re there! And you thought of us and posted quickly with beautiful photos. Aren’t the Jardins Luxembourg wonderful? Looks as if the weather is very welcoming for you, and even if it rains, you’re planning to do the museums then anyway. Perfect. Soak up that atmosphere — enjoy!
These photos are so beautiful. I hope you have the time of your life. I will look forward to more!
So evocative, thank you for posting your delicious photos! Enjoy every moment… tell me what you think of Bompard sometime. Eat, drink, soie content!
Dottie said it all… may time slow down for you so you can savour each moment.
Envious doesn’t even come close to how I’m feeling, looking at your pictures. How wonderful for you. Ah, there is nowhere in the world like Paris.
So beautiful. I didn’t get a chance to see the Jardins Luxembourg on my trip last month. Ahhh, another reason to go back. Have a great time.
The art is the draw. But the San Jose Tech is having a Leonardo Da Vinci exhibit this month. I am so there. Paris will have to wait for moi.
::sigh::
Give Paris my love…
Bonne vacances! Your views remind me of the closest I’m getting to Paris anytime soon: the apartment in Ratatouille. Weather looks perfect. If I ever do make it to Paris, I’m going in October!
I suspect Diana is talking about the chapel of the miraculous medal (140 rue du bac). Maybe if I had picked up my medal I wouldn’t have gotten the news today that all the data on my crashed hard drive is lost . . . or maybe I’m just looking for a reason (we cathos are subject to guilt at every turn). In any case, worth a stop.
à bientôt,
Karen in Paris
Your photos of the jardin luxemberg are fantastic and what a view from your Rue de Bac hotel!
Enjoy!
what lovely photos… i feel inspired to try and get my flicker page up with all my photos of paris (well, not *all* — i took 2,634 photos in paris this past spring).
although we stayed on the Rue Monge, very close to the Jardins Luxemborg — we never go there on our trip. next time for sure. it looks wonderful!
Oh lala! C’est magnifique!
Oh, Deja, drink up every moment. Lucky, you!!! Thanks so much for taking the time to share photos with us. I enjoyed today’s post of Paris pictures more than E.M. Forester’s view of Florence.;-)
I love your photos, and reminds me of what a great trip I had in Sept. Take notes, I am going back in 11 months!
Yes, the Miraculous Medal Shrine at 140 Rue de Bac is simply amazing. A wonderful place to pray, relax, and just be amazed by the art. You can see the incorruptible body of St. Catherine Laboure there. It’s an amazing place to go. If you go–I’d love it if you could take a pic of the outside of the shrine for me! I’ve been needing one…
Le grand sigh.
Those photos are magnifique! Gorgeous. Hope you are having a blast over there. Paris is definitely a city on my “to see” list.