Our goal was to visit the great department stores in the Opera district, Printemps and Galeries Lafayette. But we had to visit many other shoppes and arcades first.
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| Thus |
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| And thus |
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We passed by the old Opera Garnier; I paused to point out the Cafe de la Paix,
but no one in our party, other than me, is into the coffee/cafe thing |
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| At length, we got to Printemps |
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| Explored it |
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| A bit |
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| Then opted for the more impressive Galeries Lafayette |
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Whose central dome would be the main attraction in any
church, opera house, or museum...besides, Galeries Lafatette
has an Amorini's |
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| And visited the roof for some great views--despite the clouds--of the city |
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| Opera Garnier, other side |
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| Route of the day: Notre Dame |
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| Pompidiou |
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| Les Halles and St. Eustace |
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| And other old friends |
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| More skyline |
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| The great dome itself |
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| Us, there |
1 comment:
We had been to Paris a half dozen times and had never stopped at the grand stores. We just are not shoppers...history is out interest. The first time Diana traveled with us, she made us go "shopping." It was Christmas and the grand stores were all decorated and were gorgeous. I did not buy anything, but it was fun to see the elegant decorations, and we were glad we had gone.
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