Offbeat Paris

Scootors are a delight in Paris.
Every where you will see Avenue des Champs-Élysées, always as a straight strip of road, but then here is a different perpective.The Avenue des Champs-Élysées is the most prestigious avenue in Paris, France. The name is French for Elysian Fields, the place of the blessed in Greek mythology. This is one of the most famous streets in the world.

Fruit shop, took this picture during a early morning walk.

The car was parked in front of my hotel and I had taken this picture from the first floor, it was a bright sunny day and the water from the road cleaning vehicle was completely the car and the shodow of the building falling on the car. 'A perpective - hope you liked it'

Sculptures in Paris

Ancient sculptures in Paris, here are some of the pictures which I took during by walk around Paris.

Moods of Paris

Last week in Paris was very nice, I walked around the city and tried to make some pictures, here are those which I felt has some story to tell.
Reflection on the mirrors that where kept for sale

Can we call this 'Stairway to Heaven', this was the staircase of the hotel - Jarden deVillars

Streets of Paris on a sunday morning, 11AM

Buildings are 500 yrs old, they all have the same structural design

Flowers of Paris

This park was very much near to my hotel, the real estate vaule around this park is very expensive.
Every hotel in Paris has got this flower on the window of there rooms

I saw this flower grow every morning during breakfeast at the hotel - Jarden de Villers

Eiffel Tower, Paris

3 Years ago, I was in Paris and Eiffel tower was the same and the beauty just grow more.
The Eiffel Tower was built for the International Exhibition of Paris of 1889 commemorating the centenary of the French Revolution. The Prince of Wales, later King Edward VII of England, opened the tower. Of the 700 proposals submitted in a design competition, Gustave Eiffel's was unanimously chosen

Every body who is crossing Eiffel tower, will find life exciting

Arc de Triomphe, Paris

Ordered by Napoleon as a memorial to the French Grand Army, the triumphal arch was begun by the architect Chalgrin in 1806 and completed in 1836.Its typical of the Empire architecture. This arch offers a great whole of sculptures, the best known is a bas relief of Rude, depicting "the departure of the volunteers in 1792", also called the Marseillaise.

Every year a huge parade takes place in at this square.

Paris from Air

While flying at at 35,000 ft, the earth below looks very beautiful.

France has got a lot of agricultural area.

Basilique Sacré-Coeur, Paris

The Basilique Sacré-Cœur (Basilica of the Sacred Heart) is a Roman Catholic church and familiar landmark in Paris, located on the highest point of the city in Montmartre.
Lot of musicians play there at the church, for a good sunny day - it is a good experiences.
The site of the 19th-century basilica is traditionally associated with the beheading of the city's patron, Saint Denis, in the 3rd century. According to legend, after he was martyred, Bishop Denis picked up his severed head and carried it several miles to the north where the city of Saint Denis stands today. The hill was later home to a large Benedictine abbey, which was destroyed at the French Revolution.

Temple has some beautiful water fountains

After France's 1870 defeat by the Prussians in the Franco-Prussian War and its aftermath, the Commune of 1871, the basilica was planned as a guilt offering and a vote of confidence to cure France's misfortunes.
The Basilique Sacré-Coeur was designed by the architect Paul Abadie in a Romanesque-Byzantine architectural style. Its foundation stone was laid in 1875. The basilica was not completed until 1914 and not officially opened for worship until 1919, after the end of the First World War.