Moulin Rouge

The Moulin Rouge is a famous Paris cabaret which opened in 1889. It's still running shows where mostly French and foreigner tourists go. They have a nice website where you can get information on the place : click here

Restaurant decoration

Guess what kind of food does this restaurant serve ? And for Virginia ... it's Paris Rouge !

Street life

Nothing much to say about this picture I took yesterday except that I like it because it's street life on a Parisian boulevard on a sunny Sunday afternoon.

Grape harvest fair in Montmatre 2

One more photo of this year Montmartre harvest fair taken during a break in the the Parade. These kids seemed to have a great fun.

Grape harvest fair in Montmatre

This weekend is Montmartre Grape Harvest Fair and since last year (see link) I posted pictures of the parade today I decided to show you a shot of yesterday night fabulous fireworks on the Sacré Coeur church. The weather was just perfect all day with warm temperature and a great blue sky which gave us the most perfect night for the fireworks. I posted a video of the Fireworks final on you tube so you can have more than the picture (click here to watch the video).

On strike

Today many railroads in France will look like this abandoned one located in the 18th arrondissement as it is a national strike day. Unions and left wing political parties are calling for strike and demonstration in all cities to fight against the government project concerning Retirement.
To come back to the photo, this old railway in Paris has been left alone for years and will probably never be used again for train but we hope that it can be changed into a nice pedestrian promenade like they've done near Bastille with the "Promenade Plantée" (see my last year pictures).

Back to school

That kid won't be playing in Montmartre stairs this morning as today is back to school day in France.

Postcard Paris

Let's end August with a "carte postale" view of my city through this picture of a painting in Montmatre's Place du Tertre. That's anyway also a side of Paris I like.

Montmartre fabrics

For Parisian, Montmartre is also very well known for some big stores where you can find fabric to make clothes or use as decoration. This store with the great balcony is one of them.

The lady

Bringing a "tarte" home ...

Summer and music

Yes today is the first day of summer and honestly you would never believe it is considering the 11 degrees we have this morning in Paris. Well, the weather people say it's going to warm up this week ... let's hope they're right.

Anyway on the first day of summer, France is celebrating Music with the "Fêtes de la Musique" (Music feast). This event started in 1982 and spread to more than 100 countries worldwide. 

During the whole day and night people will be playing music and singing in streets, bars , stages ... You can find any kind of music you like from pop to jazz and classical to rap performed by one single artist or big bands.The lady on my picture it not playing for the event but she's a street artist you can see in Montmartre. I thought her picture would suit today's theme and I do not have pictures of today's artists yet. By the way it should not rain today so let's have fun ... after work of course ! 

Does your country have this event ?  

Ca c'est Paris !

Not a football fan but ...

I must admit than even though I usually never watch football, the World Cup is something special. You can find hundreds of cafés like this one where people gather and watch TV together in a friendly atmosphere. Tonight will be France second match in South Africa and since our team is rather in a bad situation lately, this match is expected to be good for them.
Apart from all these little places, Paris is also offering 2 giant screens for football fans. One is in the Charlety stadium located in the 13th arrondissement (south) and the other one is on the Trocadero Plaza in front of the Eiffel tower. I'll try to get a picture to show it to you.
By the way what we call Football in Europe, and I guess all over the world except in the US, is what my American friends call soccer.

Football in Montmartre

Like many countries France is fully into the Football World Cup going on in South Africa (wish our team were too!). Not an hour without football talks ! This past weekend I was in Montmartre and I saw this guy doing a very good street show with his ball in front of the Sacre Coeur Basilica.

Romantic stairs in Montmartre

Montmartre in the 18th arrondissement is located on the highest hill of Paris and if you've been here you should know what I'm talking about. We then have a lot of stairs like that one and I thought black and white was the good choice for the romantic style given by these two couples.

Full name

Paris' subway is known as "Métro" but its real full name is Metropolitain. We can still see it on some stations like here in the 18th arrondissement.

Waiting to cross the road

Don't ask me what that guy was doing in this chair on the street ! I just don't know ... And don't the ladies look so Parisian ?

Parc de Belleville

We have had a splendid weather last week-end and as you can see nature and Parisians are loving it. I took this view from the Parc de Belleville, a public garden located in the 18th arrondissement from which you get a terrific view over the city.

Second hand rose

A second hand shop in the 18th arrondissement. Reminds me of a song ...

Notre Dame de Clignancourt

Right in front of the 18th arrondissement city hall is the church Notre Dame de Clignancourt. Not famous but I like it.