According to Victor Hugo, ‘Breathing Paris preserves the soul.’
It is a city full of unexpected sights and surprises:
Like a vintage merry-go-round
Or the exquisite stained glass window
Of the Galeries Lafayette.
It is a place where you turn a corner
To find history towering over you —
And love being locked forever
On bridges while the ancient cathedral,
Notre Dame, looks on.
It is a mix of the old and the new,
History and modern day,
Light and life.
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Lady Fi 
I’ve never been that impressed with Paris but you are indeed making me see it differently. The carousel – be still my heart but the architecture is amazing!
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Wow…gorgeous photos of Paris..I have never been there, so this is great to see
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Beautiful photos! Thank’s for sharing parts of Paris as I will never see it in person.
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Hello Lady Li!
Beautiful, romantic picture.
I absolutely love it.
I am delighted to Paris. I love this city.
I send greetings.
Lucia
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I do love Paris!! And what delightful memories your beautiful photos have brought me today!! Thanks for a great start on a gray day!
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Well you have one of my very favorite historical places ever on this post…Notre Dame. My daughter went to college in the states at this school, so my dream has always been to see this in person. Thanks for sharing.
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I have some great shots of Notre Dame – the interior is stunning!
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Beautiful photos of Paris. I can assure you that I was not able to make them as beautiful. Cant wait to see more. For the time I was also in those places, I think the carousel is the Place of the Hotel de la Ville.
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Shame that I didn’t know you were in Paris at the same time as me!
Yes, the carousel is at Hotel de Ville. Hope you took a ride on it!
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Lovely pics, Lady.
I’m so glad you’re enjoying your time there.
Take more pics for us midwesterners!!!!
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those are very beautiful pictures
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I love these pictures, thank you so much for my arm-chair traveling this morning 🙂
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ahhh … looking forward to my rescheduled paris getaway even more now
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the way YOU see paris is wonderful!
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I so love your photos , it’s seeing yours that inspired me to show some of mine, not that they are in same league mind but all the same some great photos
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Ooh la la! Que c’est beau! Loving to tour Paris vicariously through your beautiful pictures.
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Ahhhh….someday, another trip. Someday.
Thank you for sharing these!
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Looks like you had lovely weather!!!
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It was cold and windy, but the sun shone brightly!
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What a wonderful place to be!
I just love that carousel.
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I was last in Paris in late January 2005. It was cold, but I never minded it. The whole City is such a feast for the eyes and the soul! I’ll take it with ice and snow as well as steamy heat! If I could live my life over, I’d live it in Paris!
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Gorgeous pictures and thanks for showing me Paris through your lens.
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Like several of your commenters, I’ve never been to Paris either, but I’m enjoying my virtual visit through your blog! The carousel is charming, of course, but that stained glass (directly overhead, I take it?) is stunning!! I love a place with so much history, and Paris sure has all of that. What lovely architecture – that’s a wonderful photo of Notre Dame! And I’d never heard of the Paris Love Locks before, but armed with your one-word hint I kept studying that photo till I recognized some locks among that colorful jumble behind your adorable model there, and then went searching the web to find out what the deal is with the locks! 🙂 (I love it when I learn something new from someone’s blog). I think every bridge that spans a canal with locks should have one. 🙂
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Ah yes, perhaps I should have said they were love locks. I do have several clear pictures of the locks, so will no doubt be posting those some time in the future.
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oh wow…absolute love the merry go round shots….and the galleries…..very very cool….
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What wonderful photos. The carrousel is fantastic. You make me to remember when I was in Paris.
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I hope to see Paris myself one day! You certainly make it look enticing!
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Belle post, Mon Ami 🙂
Aloha
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Lovely Pictures, your daughter looks happy! Would love to go there some day
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Wonderful shots of Paris and I love the one of your daughter. I went to Paris with my daughter when she was in high school and I went there with my parents when I was in high school. It’s a beautiful and interesting city.
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Wonderful glimpses of Paris through your eyes …. Isn’t it the most delightful city to photograph?
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nice pieces of Paris. Like your take on it. 🙂
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Well Hey, I’m sold. Love your pics.
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Oh so pretty! I also noticed what was behind AB1 and hope you will show us more of those colorful bits. What a wonderful trip!:)
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The carousel shots are especially nice!
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Wonderful photos!
I’ve been there twice, but I’d sure like to go back someday.
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Ah, what a beautiful city. I’d love to go there someday…
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Thanks for sharing some of the beautifuls sights you captured in Paris! What a lovely city. I’ve always wanted to visit. Maybe someday.
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I love this tour of Paris, it’s a city I’d love to revisit.
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This is a beautiful post. Such a different world, Paris. We went to see a Toulouse Lautrec exhibit over the weekend, so this feels like great timing.
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I like the way how you captured Paris! Beautiful, fun, free, soaring, and chic.
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I can see your daughter was enjoying every minute! What wonderful shots of the city – you’ve captured its charm.
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Looks like you had some lovely sunshine in Paris. It seems so familiar, as I visit my father every year. I shall be back in May. Did you have a wonderful time?
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Paris is a city of undending delights:)
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Lovely set of shots!
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I wish I knew what it is…your blog has a magical quality…whimsical and poetic!! Always wanted to see Paris, almost got there but your pictures show it off well…especially as you have a certain way of taking a shot..your own point of view is always unique lady of the north…..wide angle up in the air at towers…..Great Shots!!
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paris is captivating, so romantic. i wish to experience it again….longer this time.
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Beautiful photos of the city of love — I hope to see Paris one day!
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Awesome captures of a city I love. The first shot is enchanted!
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absolutely impressive.
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Beautiful pictures from old times ! I am sure Victor Hugo won’t say that today anymore ! It rather smells bad (not to say another word) lol !
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Beautiful take on Paris. I lived there for several years, and these evoked many happy memories. It always felt like home… la vie en rose!
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How simply stunning. Thank you so much – some day…
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beautiful snapshots of Paris. i love the fome of the Galleries LaFayette. the vintage merry-go-round is gorgeous. your daughter’s smile matches this lovely city.
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Lovely captures! Marvelous buildings and glass dome. Hope u all had fun in Paris 🙂
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Your pictures are SO beautiful!
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Beautiful photographs, fantastic city:) I am greeting
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I have some pictures of a merry-go-round in Paris on slides (how old am I!). It would be funny if they were from the same place.
Cheers – Stewart M – Melbourne
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I’ve always loved the carousel and I love that you featured them in your Paris photos. Looks like you’re having a great time.
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Somewone had a perfectly lovely time!
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Love! Love! Love!
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These images are so fantastic. I can’t wait to travel abroad and see all the beautiful old architecture!
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I recall there always used to be a carousel at the foot of the sets to Sacre Coeur when I lived in Paris, but it wasn’t the only one!
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The young girl with a winning smile is lovely and the carrousel is a marvel. But I am afraid breathing in Paris would not be as pure an experience as it was in Victor Hugo’s day. Of course he didn’t mean it literally. But on a more serious note he would never have conceived of the layer of smog I saw there during my visit. It hovered over the beautiful city like a veil. There are similar conditions world over. I hope we learn how to take better care of our air.
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So beautiful and makes me want to visit again!
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I’m really enjoying your shots of Paris! I especially like the vintage merry-go-round. So neat!
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Vintage merry-go-rounds are absolutely beautiful! Love the Lafayette ceiling shot too.
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The carousel and the lafayette are my favourites.
Love looking at your photos… have to catch up on your previous postings as I’ve been busy lately. 🙂
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Flotte bilder fra en vakker by. Artig å se Paris gjennom din kameralinse, så forskjellig fra det jeg har fanget 🙂
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I’ve never seen so many padlocks before!
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amazing photographs; I have visited too many years ago and would love to explore with different eyes and a CAMERA. Your photographs are FABULOUS
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Now that was a breath of fresh air!! Beautiful Paris. Loved those ‘locks’!!
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Wonderful vacation, everything looks beautiful; your daughter’s smile says it all!
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splendid scenes of springtime in Paris. Your words aren’t bad either
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It sounds delicious!
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That merry go round is so pretty!
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Stunning images!! My favourite is the stained glass – you have a great eye for pattern and composition. And you make me want to visit Paris again – it was such a long time ago…..
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that looks great!
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Sure looks like you had a good time!!! The last image is my favourite – the low angle of the sun, and the way it catches the cobblestones!!!
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It’s my favourite shot too.
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Thanks for the views of Paris, I love the gargoyle shots. Ah Paris in the springtime!
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Simply stunning shots..and your daughter looks so happy.
Jen
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I know you had a wonderful time…Paris is beautiful any time of the year but especially in spring.
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Beautiful photos from a lovely city. I love Paris. It has been a while since I was there. Your photos made me longing for a trip very soon:)
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Your photos are spectacular! The selection and use of light – Wow! You make Paris more beautiful than it is. Sandy
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Great City Paris, Great photos to, love the shopping centre and that dome, I have a shot of that lol, did you see the Glass Pyramid?
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Beautiful snaps 🙂
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That carousel looks wonderful as does the next image but your daughter.. she has such an adorable smile.
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Thank you for memories LadyFi 🙂
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I really wish I could pay for you to travel the world and photograph it for us!
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Me too – would be a dream job, right?!
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