Rabbits and Towers

On my way to visit the Eiffel Tower on Easter Sunday I came across these baby rabbits. No one seemed to be in charge of them and of course children couldn't walk past without petting them.

Two views of the tower from below.

Eiffel Tower from the opposite bank.

This looks to be the same spot where I took Eileen's photograph in 1976.



Last photo from Paris for this year.

Sunday in Montmarte

This is one of my favourite places in Paris. Montmarte was a village many years ago but has managed to keep its village atmosphere.

Why do greengrocers always look nicer in another country?

Montmarte's beautiful Metro station.

Nearby is this wall plaque which I believe features translations of 'I Love You' in most of the world's languages.

At the top of a long flight of stairs leading up to the station is this lovely café which has a fox embracing a deer on its wall.

I have no idea why this gentleman was standing on a bin doing something with a sign. I was afraid to speak to him in case he fell off the bin.

Three beautiful Montmarte restaurants.

All round this area you will be accosted by pavement artists dying to capture your image.

Irish pub with Sacre Cour in the background.

More images of Sacre Cour.

Unfortunately, an ever-present feature of Paris these days is heavily-armed soldiers guarding visitor attractions.

View from the bottom of Sacre Cour overlooking Paris.

Tourists had just left this retro motorcycle tour to visit Sacre Cour.

If you want to visit Sacre Cour this is where you can exercise your legs on the way up.

But you can visit this lovely restaurant on the way back down the hill.

Station Sculpture

Paris seems to have a thing for erecting odd sculptures outside their railway stations. This is Gare de Nord station.

The Seine at Night

Paris has been described as one of the most romantic cities in the world. Visiting the River Seine after sunset goes a long way to justify that title.

Revisiting Another Tragedy

These photos are from the Place de Republique. Compare these with last year's photos which were taken just after the Charlie Hebdo massacre. Now we have one more massacre to add to that and just a few days ago people in Brussels suffered the same fate as people in Paris.

Musical Stations

This is Gare de l'Est station. The French railway company has installed pianos in every main station for people to play.

Girl playing at the piano. The sign reads 'It's your turn to play'

Outside the station stands this sculpture made from luggage. Didn't see a title for this sculpture; my suggestion would be 'Left Luggage'

Place de Concorde

This is where our walking tour ended. This is the biggest square in Paris and has a giant Ferris wheel, an Ancient Egyptian obelisk and a fountain.

Ferris wheel by day and lit up at night time.

Egyptian obelisk day and night. There are a set of assembly instructions on the base of the obelisk. They look quite easy to understand so obviously the Parisians didn't purchase the obelisk from IKEA.

Picture of the fountain in the square. It would have looked nicer if they had actually turned the water on.