In response to ‘criticism’ ☺

After being told I had too many naked men (statues) on my blog, I’m posting ‘respectable’ but unusual pics today. All of these were seen in Paris on our walks except for one from Fromelles.

A Fromelles soldier highlighted at VC corner with a laminated card, one of only two
He was from Dimboola, a tiny town near my home town!

A Harp Busker - not only unusual but
halfway up the steps of Sacre Couer!
and oh so hot today

Preparing for a photo shoot in a
great restaurant Dome du Marais,
they waited till we left to bring out the cameras

Trust Paul to spot this in a shop window
see the resemblance !?

What else to do on a hot day in Paris?
Sunbake on the roof of Printemps (all with clothes on)
- one of the absolute best views of the city landmarks, and free

Buskers: a Piano and a violin -
a huge instrument to take to the streets

Magnum ice-cream girls
another that Paul couldn't help but notice

Statues have stories, don’t they?

There are so many statues in Paris, in gardens, on bridges, in museums, on terraces and in doorways (see previous blog), everywhere. Here are just a few and their stories, or the stories we imagined they have:

No, silly, I said put your RIGHT leg out
- statues in a lake in Jardin des Tuileries

Doh! I forgot her birthday again!
statue of Cain in Jardin des Tuileries

OK, if I drop this robe will you notice ME,
instead of that great monument behind me?
Statue de Cincinnatus, Jardin des Tuileries

We couldn't figure out where this had dropped from!
but it landed in Jardin des Tuileries

Shaking his tail feather
le Faune Dansart in Jardin du Luxembourg

There there kitty, boy stroking a lion
on the Pont Alexandre III bridge,
in the shadow of a gold Pegasus

What a surprise to see Winston in Paris
- just as he strode down the Champs Elysees
with Charles de Gaulle

A different kind of Art Gallery – Paris!

We didn’t queue to go into most of the big name galleries but the streets of Paris are a giant living gallery with no closing hours – and oh so easy to stop for a coffee or something with bubbles J Walking around, looking down laneways, up on the tall buildings, in windows – it’s surprising what you can see. Here’s a sample:

A series of letters that caught our eye

Metal sculptures - you can see why they were put
in the window - so easy to knock over

Huge Dior clock in Place Vendome

Mosaic horse - not wearing the socks in the shop

Waiting, waiting - bronze Parisian lady in a hat
will he turn up?

Big Red Dog - he let us into the gallery shop though

Just a few of the bronze statues of children of the world as
part of an outdoor exhibition in Parc de Bercy

Tiny terrace with classic statue

Meow! Only in Paris!

Cheshire grinning graffiti cat

I noticed quite a few of my ‘random’ shots were of cats so I decided to give them a post of their own:

A flying graffiti cat

Cat hiding from the heat in the shade of Montmartre cemetery

Well, sort of a cat! A big Cartier tiger behind me and the posh car

 

A shop full of cats only - cat painting, cards, embroidery

(Wire) Cat watching the caged birds in a gallery window

Really! Only in Paris!
If the poor old cat didn't go in the direction the poor old lady wanted,
then she just yanked the lead - hard!