Rue des Rosiers in the Marais area is originally a 12th century street which got its name from the rosebushes which covered the Philippe Auguste wall (see previous posts) of which you can see some traces in the backyards (I may revert on this another...

In a continued dull - but warmer - weather, here are some late afternoon photos from an area of Paris we have already visited, but of which I wished to show some more details. This will be a walk along part of the “Grands Boulevards”, along the...

Last Friday, a rainy and cold afternoon, I decided to visit an exposition of Contemporary Art. It took place at what used to be a warehouse, Halle de Freysinnet, one of the few old buildings left in an old mostly industrial area which is under full...

In different posts, as well on my previous blog as on this one, I have referred to Hector Guimard (1867-1942), especially well-known for the typical Paris metro entrances. Here are a few examples from some of my previous posts. (Please see how Guimard...

Rue Jean Goujon is close to the area we visited in my two previous posts. Maybe first just a few words about Jean Goujon: He was one of the major sculptors during the French renaissance, born in 1510 and (probably) killed during the St. Bartholomew...