Last days Paul Klee

Magnificent exhibition of work by the Swiss-German artist.

 

 Ends Monday

Centre Georges Pompidou

Place Georges-Pompidou 75004 

Mansion on the park

Inside the gates of a stately home next to the Parc Monceau.

Picnic among ruins

This small grassy square attached to Paris' oldest church is filled by lunchtime.

Corner door

Light blue door in the Daniel Buren courtyard at the Palais Royal.

Rain or shine

Time out for a café in the old Les Halles quartier on a rainy afternoon.

Corner bell

Small architectural touches remain on many older buildings in Paris.

Pet post

Window of a grooming salon / gallery for dogs and cats.

Croissants, macarons, fashion

Three of my favorite things together in a window display at Galeries Lafayette.

Night light

 

A lamp post lights up the night atop a steep stairway high above the city.

 

 

Art and coffee

A tranquil getaway inside the Louvre museum.

Now and then

A modern ad on a kiosk against the side of a 17th century church as backdrop.

Small square

A square on Place des Abbesses with the blue Love Wall in the background.

Cupcakery

A cupcake shop and restaurant tucked behind Notre Dame Cathedral.

Blue gorilla

A full-sized papier-mâché gorilla looks out the window in a shop of curiosities.

Buchladen

A German language bookstore on a Montmartre side street.

Leap into eternity

Tomb of Vaslav Nijinsky, legendary Russian ballet dancer and choreographer, in the Montmartre Cemetery.

 

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"Nijinsky’s story ends with him going crazy and thinking that he’s a horse." - Billy Wilder pitching a film idea to Sam Goldwyn from "Fat, Drunk, and Stupid: The Inside Story Behind the Making of Animal House" by Matty Simmons
 

Stripped

An old door on the Île Saint-Louis is readied for a new coat of paint.

Cooling off

A refreshing stop near the river Seine along a medieval walkway.

Montmartre unchanged

A Montmartre street, barely changed from the days of the great artists, curves towards the Basilica.

Jealous

A magazine filled with fashion, beauty, travel and lifestyle tips for women.

Alcove

An alcove high above a Montmartre square next to Église Saint-Pierre.

Summer evenings

Picnics on the grass, tango classes, live music and late sunsets... and the Eiffel Tower.

Contre jour

A glimpse of I. M. Pei's great glass pyramid from inside the Louvre.

Jardin des fleurs

Beneath trellises at the Jardin des Plantes.

Sweet treats

View from inside charming cake shop in the Marais district.

Wild game

Façade of former butcher's shop where game or gibier was a specialty.