Travel Thursday: Paris in Black and White

I'm not sure if photos of Paris in black and white even need a blurb do they?

Linking up for Wanderlust Wednesday!

Travel Thursday: Sunrise along the Seine

Oh how I want to go back to Paris... I have said so many times on this blog. I just love Paris.

A lot of people don't rate travel to Paris in November. But, I love Paris in November. It's a bit cold and grey. But it just feels so much more Parisian that way. Does that make sense? I love the crisp mornings and the Autumn leaves whipping past. The chilly mornings, warmed up with chocolat and mittens. Seeing your breath in front of you as you watch the currents in the Seine swish by and crunch into that baguette.

Here are some shots from a particularly crisp, beautiful and clear Autumn morning in Paris.

Voila!

Travel Thursday: Sacre Coeur

If you are an Amelie fan, you will already know of the Sacre Coeur for an amusing string of proverbs, a merry go round and a phone booth. If you have been to the Sacre Coeur you may think of it and recall the beautiful stained glass, the view of the city or the hundreds of steps it took you to climb the hill. I personally love the Sacre Coeur for all these reasons and more. I love the view high up on that hill overlooking Paris, I love to sit and think about how many lives are going on in the lanes and alleyways that radiate out from the river. I love the serene feeling that exists when you walk into the basilica. I love the idea that people have been coming here, in times of happiness and strife, for hundreds of years, seaching for peace, community or a place to shelter. I love the art market a block away. You can watch people sell their wares, or the artistes who choose to ignore the tourists and just paint what they love. I love the taste of chocolat and the crunch of a baguette from a boulangerie nearby, crumbs all over your mittens, and the cup steaming, because it is so cold up on the hill in November. I love the old streets that surround the church, made of ancient and uneven cobblestones that make buses lurch and bikes pop up and down. I loved being there with Rob, remembering the special spots I had found when I was younger visiting. Showing him all the little things that help make Paris my favorite place.

Travel Thursday: Eiffel Tower

This week I am very excited to share our photos from my birthday last year.. A morning at the Eiffel Tower. It was a brisk and cloudy morning, but it was beautiful and crisp. The fall colors were out and about and we were bubbling with excitement!

Enjoy!

Joining up with my darling Laurie for Travel Thursday! Doesn't matter if its a spot down the road, from three years ago or half way across the world. Share your memories with us : )

Travel Thursday: Parisian Windows

I just love windows. I don't know why. I recognize that its a bit weird. But I love that they can make a boring ass building super pretty, you know? And that they can add color or character, or dare say it, class, to a building. Paris is one of my favorite "window cities". Here are some of my favorites!