More Paris pictures

One of the things I love to do when I travel is take pictures from my hotel room. This started out as a bit of a joke because there were trips that didn't leave me time to see anything else. The view from my room was not particularly exotic, but it had something that I associate wih Paris more than anyplace else: little hidden gems of greenery in courtyards that no-one would suspect exist. I spotted several more of these courtyards when out walking past schools - I found myself reciting lines from the Madeline books as I went past the open doorways while hordes of children with old-fashioned bookbags strapped to their backs headed inside.



It was also rather nice in the evening. I love all the little chimney pots and half expected Julie Andrews and Dick Van Dyke to skip across the roofs:



Another thing I really like about France, though I find it strange almost anywhere else, is the manicured gardens. This picture was taken in front of the archaeological museum. I'm pretty sure they aren't boxwood trees, but they sure are rectangular!



As was this: