Parc de la Villette, Paris 20e

From the rooftop of the Philharmonie, we get a splendid view of the roofs of Paris. Here, a red crane helps in the building of the Grand Paris,

Subjects: Paris, 75020, parks, buildings, construction

Place Dauphine, Paris 1er

A bicycle on the square. A few benches. An ancient lamppost. Could be a movie set.

Subjects: Paris, 75001, squares, parks, bicycles

Place des Vosges, Paris 4e

More shadows, this time under the arcades of the Place des Vosges.

Subjects: Paris, 75004, architecture, shadows, street, arcades

Place des Vosges, Paris 4e

Where are the sunny summer days gone, when we were lying in the grass with a good book and kids played noisily all around us?

Subjects: Paris, 75004, parks, street, people, summer

Rue de Bagnolet, Paris 20e

Practicing a few dance steps in front of a unique relic of the past: The Pavillon de l'Ermitage, a "folie" built for the daughter of Louis XIV and Madame de Montespan in her domain of Bagnolet.

Subjects: Paris, 75020, people, architecture, people, parks, gardens

Parc des Rives de Seine, Paris 4e

It used to be an expressway, and now, it is a playground, and one of the most beautiful playgrounds anywhere! Get your bike, your roller skates, your running shoes, and go!

Subjects: Paris, 75004, parks, Parc des Rives de Seine, people, street, river, Seine

Place Louis Aragon, Paris 4e

The lamppost and the lonely man in the evening, an uncommon story in the city of lights.

Subjects: Paris, 75004, street, people, river, Seine, parks, squares, lampposts

Parc des Rives de Seine, Paris 4e

A foggy day in the fall, and Paris seems to quiet down.

Subjects: Paris, 75004, parks, Seine, trees, colors

Parc des Rives de Seine, Paris 4e

A bit of chill in the air won't keep the Parisians away form the banks of Seine.

Subjects: Paris, 75004, parks, Parc des Rives de Seine, Seine, tables, chairs, cafes, people, street

Parc ds Rives de Seine, Paris 4e

A little break from the turmoil of urban life: Sunshine, a cool drink, away from cars, trucks, buses and motorcycles.

Subjects: Paris, 75004, people, terrasses, cafes, street, colors, parks

Rue des Franc-Bourgeois, Paris 4e

3 windows, 3 trees, 2 benches, 2 humans BR> Subjects: Paris, 75004, parks, people, benches, trees, street

Jardins du Luxembourg, Paris 6e

You never know who is having more fun, the children, or the parents (grand-parents, too).

Subjects: Paris, 75006, gardens, parks, Luxembourg, fountains, people, street, children

Jardins des Tuileries, Paris 1er

A solitary man in a very crowded space, or the Art of turning off the surrounding chaos.

Subjects: Paris, 75001, parks, gardens, Tuileries, people, chairs

Jardins du Luxembourg, Paris 6e

The shadows play with the chairs in the gardens of the Luxembourg.

Subjects: Paris, 75006, parks, chairs, shadows

Parc des Rives de Seine, Paris 4e

Long shadows and pastel-colored tables and chairs for a break during a walk with the family dog.

Subjects: Paris, 75004, Parks, Parc des Rives de Seine,people, street, tables, chairs, shadows

Jardin Lazare-Rachline, Rue Payenne, Paris 3e

A lesson in symmetry and perspective in a tiny garden behing the Musee Cognacq-Jay.

Subjects: Paris, 75003, gardens, parks, architecture

Place des Vosges, Paris 4e

On a warm sunny day, the lawn on the Place des Vosges gets as crowded as a New Jersey beach on a summer Sunday!

Subjects: Paris, 75004, parks, street, people

Place des Vosges, Paris 4e

Look like a lovely summer day in the park, lying on the grass, playing with the kids...

Subjects: Paris, 75004, parks, squares, people, architecture

Quai d'Orleans, Paris 4e

A sunny day, a good friend, and time to spare on the banks of the Seine.

Subjects: Paris, 75004, quays, Parc des Rives de Seine, people, street, sunlight, parks

Parc des Rives de Seine, Paris 1er

Something to be said for bikeshare services: New opportunities for photographs!

Subjects: Paris, 75001, bikes, bicycles, quays, parks, parc des rives de Seine, sunlight