A kind of house

No, unfortunately that is not the house I got as my birthday present ! By the way I want to thank you all for your nice comments on yesterday post. I loved it !
This incredible house is located on the Place François 1er in the 8th arrondissement not far from the Seine and the Grand Palais. This area is full of splendid buildings totally out of reach for "normal" people unless your familly have had a place there for ages or if you're one of those crazy traders having"fun" with the stock option markets ...

Louis the 14th

Louis XIV king of France on his horse in the center of the Places des Victoires in the 1st arrondissement.

Magic

Late posting today as it is already 10:55 pm in Paris but I waited in order to publish at last a picture of the Paris at Christmas time. In fact I did not have the chance to wander into the decorated Paris yet and today I really enjoyed my day feeling like a tourist in my own town and loving it. I took MANY pictures today and here is one of my favorite. I took it on the Place de la Concorde at the bottom of the Champs Elysées where each year we have that giant wheel.

More Opera

Mozart was also played outside during the "Opera des rues" event. Yesterday we had this great "Cosi fan tutte" version at the Place d'Aligre in the 11th arrondissment. Really stunning.

Place Maubert

Want to have a drink on the place Maubert in the charming 5th arrondissement ? Since we still have a nice weather, the shade of the tree and the fountain are just perfect this days.

Bastille's genius

On june 7th I posted a picture of this statue called the Bastille Genius seen from the back. Here he is from the front. This statue is on the top of the July Column in the center of the Bastille square.

Place des Voges

The Place des Voges is one of the oldest square in Paris (inaugurated in 1612) . Located in le Marais this square is a real beauty for the eye. Under the vaults you can find shops and expensive restaurants and you can enjoy the grass in the center of the square where stands a little garden.

Concorde

A view on the Place de la Concorde. 

Fountain

This fountain is one of the two fountains found on the Place de la Concorde at the bottom of the Champs Elysées.

The fountains represent the inland navigation (north fountain on the picture) and the sea navigation (south fountain). The both have ship bows that you can also find in the Paris coat of arms.