I've been looking through my old holiday photos and, since I'm on a 'virtual' trip for the Paris in July challenge, run by Karen at Book Bath and Tamara at Thyme for Tea, and Dreaming of France over at An Accidental Blog, I thought would post some of my pictures for a Saturday Snapshot, which is hosted by Melinda at West Metro Mummy. So I've dug out some street scenes to show why I love the city.
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| I love the way Parisians turn the tiniest of balconies into lush, green, hanging gardens...  And the pride they have in keeping their city clean - especially this chap, sweeping the steps with an old-fashioned besom, like a witch's broom. |
And they have wonderfully decorative street lamps,
where the top....
...and the bottom are works of art,
so they are beautiful and functional.
And there are buskers who play proper music (rather
than strumming three chords on a guitar and singing
out of tune Dylan numbers. I enjoyed this harpist...
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...and this jazz quartet...
...and this trio taking a well earned break - I'll be it was
hard work moving the piano around!
And I adore the pavement cafes where you can sit and
watch the world go by as you sip your tea or coffee...
Or browse around a market... this is the Bird
Market, next to the Flower Market.
Market, next to the Flower Market.
And you stumble across unexpected little parks and
squares, with the most beautiful planting arrangements,
and fountains, and statues, and benches.
And there are tiny roads
and hidden alleys and it's
all quite, quite wonderful.
