Glimpses of Paris

Photoshoot in front of the Madeleine at dusk...

...and the view from the steps

In between rainy interludes, grand gilding reflected in a puddle

Chinese porcelain at the Musee Guimet

Tang dynasty dancers among other wonderful chinese ceramics

We each approached the Guimet in our own way - and spent a long time there 

Trompe l'oeil ceiling in the ornate cafe of Musee Jaqumart-Andree

Rainclouds over the Louvre

Originally published in English; this small, landscape format is congenial

Rue Rivoli from the Musee des Arts Decoratifs

Getting around the decorative arts museum is quite confusing, and we found ourselves in all sorts of strange places

Canal St Martin - further along was a bustling street market

Ile de la Cite, with the Sainte Chapelle in the background

Traditional bakery in Montparnasse

Oven for baguettes is at the back

Traditional flour and traditional baking trays

How to fit a lift into the staircase of an old apartment building. Lift holds three at a pinch.

Our rule for wine was that it had to have a 'house' on the label - one bottle slipped through the net

The local coffee shop - fresh roasted and ground beans

Les chiens sont everywhere

The view from the Pompidou

A 'cloth' by El Anatsui is the first thing you see on entering the modern art display at the Pompidou Centre

Airport-style check-in at Musee d'Orsay results in long queues outside - it took us an hour to get in, and the line was no shorter by the time we came out again

Behind the clock at Musee d'Orsay - with a view to Montmartre

Typical street corner, possibly Blvd Strasbourg, in typical rain

Patterning of Art Deco building in Montparnasse

Typical boulangerie in Montparnasse, seen from typical brasserie

A flash of sun along the Seine

And finally - an early-morning view from 'our' 4th floor flat