Romantic, vain, convivial, petty— defining Paris (part II)

Paris, é muito mais que uma cidade.. é um labirinto de ruas e ruelas com as suas vivendas graciosas, em cada esquina monumentos imponentes surgem altivos quase sem darmos por isso.. percorrendo as suas galerias, a moda, fulmina em cada passo.. nos seus cafes, patisseries, bristôs ouvem-se gargalhas, conversas animadas realçam ainda mais a serenidade do Sena.. nas suas margens quiosques, livrarias, feiras das mais variadas e diversas quinquilharias, ao fundo pintores dão pinceladas em retractos de mademoisselles que por ali passam...

Ah, Paris!! É tão é fácil perdermo-nos... és a voz e memória do passado, dum passado culto e iluminado (alusão ao Iluminismo)..carregada com uma arquitectura marcante, soberba, divina.. a tua alma é misteriosa, a tua essência gloriosa..

Merci, Merci, Merci Paris!!

@Rosana

Paris, much more than a city, a piece of art in every corner:

Getting lost in Paris...

"In a city so well known and loved, where does discovery lie? In the thrill of the new, yes, but also in the surprise of memories waiting at every corner." (via New York Times)

Gare du Nord Train Station, Paris via Pinterest

under the Eiffel Tower via Pinterest

Opera House, Paris France via Pinterest

Vaux le Vicomte, Paris via Pinterest

Glass roof in the department store Galeries Lafayette in Paris via Flickr

L'Hôtel de Ville in Paris via Pinterest

Opéra Garnier, Paris via Flickr

Ceiling in the Hotel de Soubise via Flickr

The Oval Reading Room at the Bibliothèque Nationale de France via France Today

The Salon de Musique at the Bibliothèque de l'Arsenal via France Today

Notre-Dame de Paris: From the Ground Up via Flickr

La Conciergerie: Paris via Pinterest

Hall of Mirrors, Château de Versailles via Pinterest

Château de Versailles via Pinterest

Grand Trianon at Versailles via Pinterest

Château de Versailles via Pinterest

Sacre Coeur, Montmarte, Paris via Pinterest

Winged victory at top of staircase Louvre via Pinterest

Louvre via tumblr

Louvre via Pinterest

Centre Pompidou, Paris via Pinterest

Paris apartments via Pinterest

Inside the gates of Hotel de Ville via Pinterest

La Fermette Marbeuf, restaurant, Paris via Pinterest

Musée Gustave Moreau by Hotels Paris Rive Gauche, via Flickr

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Elysée Palace gardens door, Paris via Pinterest

The golden gate at the Chateau de Versailles, Paris via Pinterest

L’Esprit Parisien:

Redescobrindo a alma de Paris. Dependendo do contexto l'esprit parisien - a essência de Paris- pode significar três coisas: a mentalidade, o estilo e ou para os franceses l'esprit d'escalier. 

Rediscovering de soul of Paris. Depending on context, l'esprit parisien --the essence of Paris--can mean three different things: mentality, style or witty repartee. 

Ville de Paris via Pinterest

Paris sights and attractions:

Nearly every square inch of the city seems to be seeping with history and beauty. All of it is worth seeing and exploring, but there are some Paris tourist attractions that simply shouldn't be missed.

Ferris Wheel and Eiffel Tower Paris, by Kay Gaensler via Pinterest

Arc de Triomphe, Paris via Street Photography in Paris

01| Canal St-Martin 02| Rue de Bievre

Au Printemps Department Store in Paris via Flickr

Bus stop by Grey Poupon via pinterest

Vieilles voitures, Paris via Flickr

Le Royal Monceau via Pinterest

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Round'n'Round by Arashi-San, Vendôme, Paris via Flickr

Shopping in the Marais via time

Umbrella shop by Katie Orlinsky for The New York Times

Secret addresses in Paris Marais, restaurants and boutiques (01 Pinterest 02| Macaroons)

Shakespeare and Company bookstore via time

Shakespeare and Company bookstore in Paris via Pinterest

Metro Hôtel de Ville via instagr.am

Boat Tour of the Seine River:

Seeing some of Paris' most beautiful sites glide past as you drift down the Seine river is an unforgettable and essential experience.

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Montmartre Village in Paris:

"At first blush, Paris's Montmartre neighborhood might seem little more than a sad neon strip, lined with peddlers of souvenir windmills. But idle away a few hours in its intricate back streets and you'll likely find more local color than you would in the center of Paris." wrote Jo Lennan for Time

Carousel in Paris via Pinterest

Merry-Go-Round at Sacre Coeur, Montmartre via Pinterest

Montmartre Walk via time

Souvenir shops at Montmartre to the side of Sacré-Coeur via Bonjour Paris

Montmarte via Pinterest

French Couture:

"Paris Macadam, l'esprit parisien," clothes that reflect "l'énergie des rues de Paris, sa vie culturelle, ses cafés...." (via France Today)

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Paris Couture via Pinterest

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Paris street style via Pinterest

Chanel via vi.sualize.us

Rive Gauche, Paris via The Sartolialist

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Louis Vuitton Fall / Winter 2012 via The Sartolialist

Grands Boulevards:

It was in the XVIIth century that King Louis XIV dreamed of making Paris a city open to all. The capital's last wall was then destroyed to create the Grands Boulevards. The ditches were filled in, the streets were paved and trees were planted all along the new avenues. The Grands Boulevards were an immediate success and Parisians eagerly escaped from their dark, narrow alleyways to take long walks on these superb, vast boulevards. (via France Hotel Guide)

 

Champs Elysees, Paris via hugeasscity

Boulevard, Paris via Pinterest

Passages and Galeries:

A rainy day is perfect for exploring the many covered Passages and Galeries of Paris, the shopping malls of the 1800's. Paris passages galeries are a hidden aspect of Paris. Passages are pedestrian pass-throughs beneath glass ceilings created to protect shoppers in inclement weather. Shopping today at a passage is an uncommon shopping excursion that combines architecture and pleasures of window shopping.

Galerie Vivienne via Paris at a certain age

Galerie Vivienne via Bonjour Paris

Galerie Colbert paris passage couvert via Flickr

Galerie Véro Dodat via Flickr

Passage du Grand Cerf via Flickr

Passage Choiseul via Flickr

01| Passage des Panoramas 02| Passage Jouffroy

Parisian Patisseries and Cafe:

Delicious ways to get acquainted with the City of Light.

Patisserie via Pinterest

An enticing selection of macarons awaits customers at Ladurée via National Geographic

"There is nothing more French, or more specifically-- Parisian-- than taking a few moments out of your day to sit with an espresso in one of the city's thousands of cafes. While there are charming and unique spots all over Paris, this list includes some of the classics-- famed artists, writers and musicians frequented many of these traditional Paris cafes, and most have done their best to retain that old-Paris glamour" wrote Colette Davidson (in Top Traditional Paris Cafes)

Cafe de la Paix via GoParis

Les Deux Magots by Simon Schule via GoParis

Paris Cafe via Pinterest

Traditional Paris Cabarets:

Ah, the traditional Paris cabaret. A show that has little to do with contemporary Parisian culture and everything to do with nostalgia, a good heaping of kitschy fun and a love for longstanding erotic codes.

01| Le Moulin Rouge 02| Crazy Horse Paris

Bouquinistes Along the Seine:

Along the Seine, the green metal stalls of the bouquinistes display books, magazines, and postcards for sale.

Bouquinistes Along the Seine by John Kernick (01| National Geographic 02| Flickr)

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