Paris a Year Ago

Just a year ago — Paris was sunny, crisp, fall-like, a city of great buildings and monuments and many small pleasures. My city, your city. Paris belongs to the world. Your pain is our pain, your tragedy is the world’s tragedy. Peace…

Walking in the Tuileries toward the Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel (Oct 2014 Bobbie Faul-Zeitler CC 3-0

Walking in the Tuileries toward the Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel (Oct 2014 )Bobbie Faul-Zeitler CC 3-0

Paul's bakery truck serves up cookies and pain au chocolat in the Tuileries (Oct 2014) Bobbie Faul-Zeitler CC 3-0

Paul’s bakery truck serves up cookies and pain au chocolat in the Tuileries (Oct 2014) Bobbie Faul-Zeitler CC 3-0

Closeup of the Tour Eiffel's little red elevator (Oct 2014) Bobbie Faul-Zeitler CC 3-0

Closeup of the Tour Eiffel’s little red elevator (Oct 2014) Bobbie Faul-Zeitler CC 3-0

The Galerie Vivienne is one of the early 19th-century shopping arcades, beautifully restored and full of shops (Oct 2014) Bobbie Faul-Zeitler CC- 3.0

The Galerie Vivienne is one of the early 19th-century shopping arcades, beautifully restored and full of shops (Oct 2014) Bobbie Faul-Zeitler CC- 3.0

Plaza in front of Saint-Sulpice has a whimsical sculpture (Oct 2014) Bobbie Faul-Zeitler CC- 3.0

Plaza in front of Saint-Sulpice has a whimsical sculpture (Oct 2014) Bobbie Faul-Zeitler CC- 3.0

Opened in 1825, Canal St.-Martin extends 3 miles, and was once a shortcut for river traffic on the Seine. Today the area is full of shops, restaurants and apartments for a new generation (Oct 2014) Bobbie Faul-Zeitler CC - 3.0

Opened in 1825, Canal St.-Martin extends 3 miles, and was once a shortcut for river traffic on the Seine. Today the area is full of shops, restaurants and apartments for a new generation (Oct 2014) Bobbie Faul-Zeitler CC – 3.0

Notre Dame at night from a bateau on the Seine (Oct 2014) Bobbie Faul-Zeitler CC-3.0

Notre Dame at night from a bateau on the Seine (Oct 2014) Bobbie Faul-Zeitler CC-3.0

The Duckhouse at the Luxembourg Gardens (Oct 2014) Bobbie Faul-Zeitler CC - 3.0

The Duckhouse at the Luxembourg Gardens (Oct 2014) Bobbie Faul-Zeitler CC – 3.0

Fondation Louis Vuitton just days before its official opening (Oct 2014) Bobbie Faul-Zeitler CC - 3.0

Fondation Louis Vuitton just days before its official opening (Oct 2014) Bobbie Faul-Zeitler CC – 3.0

Cafe's house cat waits for some chicken from my pot au feu (Oct 2014) Bobbie Faul-Zeitler CC- 3.0

Cafe’s house cat (Sunday night in the 16th arr.) waits for some chicken from my pot au feu (Oct 2014) Bobbie Faul-Zeitler CC- 3.0