my paris

Finally I have gotten around to posting about my trip to Paris at the end of October and I thought the best way to do it was through some of my favourite pictures and experiences and let the city speak for itself...
(From the top down)

• A sculpture in one of the parks made of cymbals that people were gathered around throwing stones at to make a plinky plonky sound - there appeared to be a respect for public space in Paris that I really liked.
• An installation by Annette Messager in a survey of art by women from 1960 to the present day at the Pompidou centre which replaced the general survey of art from that period usually on display there. I thought it was a bold and important decision for a public institution to dedicate that much of it's gallery space to women artists.
• Napoleon III's apartments at the Louvre - one of the most breathtaking environments I've ever been in.
• French style.
• The Pere Lachaise Cemetary - (yes that's me!) the highlight of my trip and I shall be dedicating a whole post to it soon...
• The Opera Garnier and a lamp-post - Parisian architecture is incredible.
• Macaroons or Macarons! I was aware that macaroons are gluten-free but wanted to wait until I went to Paris to try them - from Laduree where this particular kind were invented. The wait was worth it particularly for the pink grapefruit ones!
  
• Some gloriously, frothy Fragonard.
  

So that's my Paris.