Same idea
as the previous post- all the little bits of fluff from Paris that didn’t quite
make a complete post but is still a story.
If my dream
job dropped out of the sky tomorrow, I would still be a textile conservator but
I would specialize in displaying costume. So that means I’m a bit of a nerd
when it comes to mannequins. One night we went for a walk to check out where
the Musée des Arts et Métiers was. So I almost fell over when I we walked by
this...
And then
when we got closer to the museum we found another with a fetching tree made from mannequin hands in the window...
And when we
went back to the museum when its was open it turns out down the street was a
third mannequin store..
I couldn’t
believe my luck.
On my last
full day in Paris was a day for shopping. In the afternoon we went to the
flagship store of Gallerie Lafayette, the iconic French department store. The
store was finished in 1912 and is a gem of Art Nouveau style.They’re currently
doing some remodelling in the store, but the view of the famous stained glass
dome was still spectacular...
Now that’s
shopping in style. It erased the crazy crowds I had to fight through to get any
shopping done.
I also saw
the ultimate symbol of France’s commitment to smoking outside an antique store.
Where else but Paris can you find a very pregnant lady smoking in public? (No
photo for obvious reason)
I have one
more post to put up but for now I’ll leave you with photos of brigdes from the river
cruise I went on the Seine...
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