Monday, March 02, 2009

Paris by night anyone?

About once a month, usually on a Saturday night, we go driving. We throw the kids in the car after dinner and we go to Paris to see the lights of the city. The kids usually sleep and we cruise the entire town in an hour or so, digesting with our eyes. What a feast!

I almost always forget my camera but this time I remembered. I also did a few short movies. In the first one you can hear Seb brag matter of factly at the end as only a Frenchman can, "Paris is one of the most beautiful towns in the world, no?" (he didn't know I was filming hee-hee) and in the second video you can drive around the étoile rondpoint under the Arc de Triomphe with us while listening to the French radio. (The videos are after the pictures btw).

Enjoy!

I love me a Paris taxi

stuck in Saturday night traffic on The Avenue Champs-Élysées

the louvre



10éme Theatre Gymnase Marie Bell near the opera


Champ de Mars apartments lucky dogs... imagine waking up to this!! (ps most of these apartments are empty though--you never see any lights)

a homeless person on Rue Rivoli



7 comments:

deedee said...

Grown-up cruising...fun!

Cherise said...

Wonderful! What a great way to spend a Saturday night. I'm jealous, both of your ability to cruise around Paris and of your being able to do so with 2 sleeping kids! Angelina never sleeps in the car...

Anna said...

Thanks for the videos. If a picture's worth a thousand words, then I guess videos are... more.

Jennifer said...

What a treat! Thank you.

Anonymous said...

I love pictures like that - and what a great idea! DC is beautiful at night, too. My husband and I need to do this here.

Donna Boucher said...

Is it any wonder we are all in love with Paris?

christine said...

Cherise - one of the kids usually stays awake but they love it. Charlotte was awake the entire time this time but she loved it.

laren - at least you don't have to find a babysitter.