I scooted out first thing (9.15am)to get at the front of the queue for the Notre Dame bell tower , it is just around the corner & although opens at 10am, still 15 people in the queue, stood behind 3 backpackers from Germany who got themselves a coffee which was obviously no good as they left it on the pavement, well!! Then the chap started marshalling the queue & coffee was at risk of being kicked over, so I said (sotto voce)"mind the coffee you left on the pavement girls" One of them took the hint & got rid of them. Anyway went up again (another 350 steps) & took the photos I missed out on last time.
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| Our friendly neighbourhood gargoyles |
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| The sud bell |
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| Can't keep away from the gargoyles, must recognise kindred spirits |
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| Our garret window, middle of shot, above the dark awnings, the 2 windows on the right |
Back to pick up M & off to the Maubert Saturday market, another shopping frenzy at a stall which had very reasonably priced freshwater pearls from Vietnam, ( & I even indulged myself). Also bought a can of perigord fois gras for tea to try. Lovely smell coming fom the flaffel stand & looked very popular, so tried the wares for lunch, tres good, rather odd arrangement, they had the large flat bread already spread with some sort of ground meat, perhaps lamb, that is then put on the rounded hotplate & cooked & then hummus or cheese, tabbouleh & salad added, yum.
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| Maubert Market |
Our final chance at the the Pomidou Centre modern art exhibition, has to be the most ugly building in Paris, but we girded our loins & braved it. About the the modern art collection, really just a lot of "
pôles bleu" if you get my drift, in the earlier section from 1905 some wonderful things to feast one's eyes on, eg Matisse, Chagall, Modgiliani
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| The Pompidou Centre in all its glory |
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| An interesting piece in the modern art , recycled bottle tops |
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| Andy Warhol, 10 Lizes |
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| Henri Matisse - self portrait |
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| Another Matisse, have known & loved this many years from Mum's spare bedroom..poster of course |
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| A Modgiliani |
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| View to Sacre Couer from Pompidou Centre |
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| A Marc Chagall - beginning to wish I had noted the names of these! | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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