Autumn in Paris (DMH Guest post)

Well it has begun. Just as Parisians leave the city in summer, the leaves do the same in winter.

With Alice working long days the adventuring and blogging has fallen to moi, and thus the delays in posting. We are of course on the downhill slide back to Oz, with our final journey all booked and planned to the last detail.




The days are getting cooler and the streets becoming tourist free, perhaps it is now time to visit more museums. Until then, please enjoy the turning leaves, I'll take more snaps as the situation progresses.

Fete de la Musique

Especially for French Wench, whoever you are...

Here's the pics from my first fete de la musique. It's the night when the whole of France takes to the streets for music and fun, Paris is the pinnacle of course.



Our street early in the evening.



Hermes at the Bastille



Some Salsa music on Saint Antoine



Outside the Scottish pub in the Marais, this tiny woman was making some impressive noises.



The sky, did I mention the sun didn't set until 10pm?



Some preppy teenagers, dancing to drumming by the Seine



Bastille, or in other words, just at the end of our street



Our street

Incidentally I had to work a full day at the cafe the following morning. I was not particularly well rested but after having heard it normally rains for fete de la musique I was rather pleased at the previous evening's treat.

What I did last night...

Just for those of you playing along vicariously at home...
Last night I went to my writer's class at Shakespeare and Co before heading down to Ile St Louis where a group of artists (only one of whom I knew) were having a picnic. The lights didn't come on until 10.30 because the sunset was so lasting. We ate cheese, drank wine and talked art.