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Paris Rive Gauche is the neighbourhood of Paris surrounding the National Library of France (BnF). The district is on the left bank of the Seine river and is bordered by the railway tracks of Gare d’Austerlitz and the Périphérique.
Above, buildings of Paris Diderot University.
Above, “Monochrome for Paris” by Nancy Rubins.
Above, one of the buildings of the BnF.
Above, Les Rochers dans le Ciel (“The Rocks in the Sky”) by Didier Marcel.
Last weekend, I went on a trip to the west of France: Poitiers on Saturday and the port city of La Rochelle on Sunday. Above, the church of Notre-Dame-la-Grande in Poitiers.
Above, the church of Saint-Jean-de-Montierneuf.
Above, a monkey puzzle tree (Araucaria araucana) in the Poitiers botanical gardens.
Above inside the church of Notre-Dame-la-Grande.
Above, view of Poitiers from Notre-Dame-des-Dunes.
Above, the empty parking lot of Futuroscope (closed for the winter).
Above, boats in the morning fog in La Rochelle.
Above, city hall of La Rochelle.
Above, watching sharks at the Aquarium.
Above, Tour de la Chaine and Tour Saint-Nicolas, with the Vieux Port (Old Harbour) in the background.
Above, flying kite on a beach near Port des Minimes.
Above, Tour de la Chaine and Tour de la Lanterne, seen from the top of Tour Saint-Nicolas.
Above, plage de la Concurrence, before sunset.
The photo above was taken on New Year’s eve inside the Madeleine Church. I had walked by the building a few times but I had never realized it was a church (since it looks like a Greek temple) so I entered to check it out. Inside, there was this modern-style nativity scene depicting Mary and Joseph watching a picture of baby Jesus on a flat screen TV. The faces of the white mannequins (an army of angels apparently) also change from time to time. Very strange and slightly creepy… It was designed by Gaëtan Duthu, a young French designer.
I was in Istanbul, Turkey for a few days earlier this week. I had great weather and the city looked gorgeous! Here are some photos I took. Above, Hagia Sophia at twilight.
Above, inside Hagia Sophia.
Above, view of the Black Sea from Yoros Castle in Anadolu Kavagi.
Above, birds on the Bosphorus.
Above, view of the Bosphorus from the Topkapi Palace.
Above, the Moonlit Seat (or İftar Kiosk) inside the Topkapi Palace, with the Golden Horn in the background.
Above, view of the Galata Bridge from the Galata Tower.
Above, the Süleymaniye Mosque.
Above, the shore of Burgazada, one of the Princes’ Islands in the Sea of Marmara.
Above, the Levent business district.
Above, view of the Mihrimah Mosque from the Walls of Constantinople.
Above, the Dolmabahçe Palace.
Last weekend, I went on a trip to the south of France: Avignon, known as the “City of Popes”, on Saturday and Marseille, France’s 2nd largest city, on Sunday. Above, the Papal Palace in Avignon.
Above, room inside the Palace.
Above, the famous Avignon Bridge (Pont Saint-Bénezet) on the Rhône river, with the Tour Philippe le Bel in the background.
Above, Avignon seen from Fort Saint-André in Villeneuve-lès-Avignon.
Above, morning in the Old Port (Vieux Port) of Marseille.
Above, the Mediterranean Sea seen from the Frioul Archipelago, with Marseille in the background and the Château d’If on the left.
Above, Marseille seem from Notre-Dame de la Garde.
Above, sunset on the port.
Last weekend, I went to Brussels for some sightseeing. It was my first time in Belgium. I had a pretty good time. Above, the Atomium.
Above, in the morning, City Hall in Grand Place.
Above, the Berlaymont building, headquarters of the European Commission.
Above, pond in Parc Leopold.
Above, the European Parliament building in Espace Leopold.
Above, Square Marie-Louise.
Above, arch in Parc du Cinquantenaire.
Above, statue of Gaston Lagaffe.
Above, the famous Manneken Pis.
Above, an orchestra near Palais de Justice.
Above, a waffle van.
Yesterday, I went for a walk in Paris and took many pictures. Above, the entrance to the Jardin des Tuileries.
Above, in the morning, street art near Centre Georges Pompidou.
Above, the Musée de la Sculpture en Plein Air, on the banks of the Seine.
Above, Pink Flamingos at the zoo inside the Jardin des Plantes.
Above, Jardin des Plantes.
Above, church of Saint-Etienne du Mont.
Above, people walking on the banks of the Seine river.
Above, modern art in a fountain inside the Jardin des Tuileries.
Above, in the evening, fake ruins in Parc Monceau.
I have been spending some time in Annecy since my return from Canada. Above, the prison in the Old Town of Annecy.
Above, wall coloured by stained glass inside the Annecy Cathedral.
Above, Pont des Amours (Lover’s Bridge), with Lake Annecy in the background.
Above, santur player in the Old Town.
Above, basilica of La Visitation.
Above, Lake Annecy in the morning.
Above, the “Zozo” statue in the Old Town.
Above, saucissons for sale in the Old Town market.
Yesterday, I went on a bicycle ride around Chambéry, the former capital of the Duchy of Savoy. Above, the Elephants Fountain.
Above, the castle of the Dukes of Savoy.
Above, a thermal spa in Challes-les-Eaux.
Above, mountain around Chambery.
Above, grazing sheep.
Above, Carré Curial.
On August 26th, I took my bike on the Green Road (“Voie verte“) from Annecy to Albertville. On the way back, I took a more scenic path through Tamié Pass.
Here are some photos I took. Above, sunrise on Lake Annecy.
Above, in Albertville, on the site of the 1992 Winter Olympics opening ceremony.
Above, the “Tour Sarrazine” in Conflans, with the flag of Savoy flying at the top.
Above, a biker on the way to Tamié Pass.
Above, Albertville seen from Tamié Fort.
Above, the Castle of Faverges.
Above, the bike path on the way back to Annecy.
Above, sunset on Lake Annecy.
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