Last year many
people expressed a disappointment about the new “ecological” Christmas illuminations
on the Champs-Elysées. Obviously, it was taken into consideration, as there
have been some modifications this year; on the trees, garlands have been added
to the “hula-hoops”.
Well, I
think most of us appreciate this modification. Here you can compare what the
illuminations looked like in 2010, before the “hula-hoops” and here what they
looked like last year.
In the middle of the avenue – at the “Rond-Point”, the illuminations are quite spectacular…
… and here
are some examples of facades along the avenue.
With these
photos, I wish especially to thank you all for your support during this 6th
year of blogging and as this – probably - will be the last post this year, to
wish you all
35 comments:
What a grand finale to a splendid year, Peter! Happy Holidays to you as well! Looking forward to more photos, and thoroughly researched posts in 2013! Veronique (French Girl in Seattle)
It's gorgeous Peter ...like a fairyland .
Oh! to be in Paris at Christmas-time.
"All Things French"
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you, Peter, and many congratulations on officially being a long-term blogger! :) Thank you for this comparative and retrospective views on the lights of the Champs Elysées.
xx
Karin
Wishing you a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year as well! Thanks for all of the many wonderful posts over the past 6 years! You do a great job!
I'm glad they added more to the trees - the hula hoops just weren't Christmas. Your other photos certainly show off Paris as the City of Lights!
Peter, I have enjoyed your blog all year. I wish you and your family a very happy Christmas and a wonderful New Year!!!
NON, not the last blog post Peter!!! What will we do???
Wwll your photos from the Champs are great but I fear I must say I long for the lights there that hung from the trees. These I think are too "hip" for my taste. :)
V
Such a beautiful Christmas gift to all of us who wish we could be there to see it...Merci beaucoup!!!Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you. I truly enjoyed this finale for 2012...Hope 2013 just gets better.
Awesome lights, thanks so much for this wonderful post!
Joyeux Noël!
bisous
Léia
Paris la ville des lumieres, elle a jamais autant merite son nom.
Si tu ne passes plus avant 2013, alors joyeux noel et bonne annee a toi et toute ta famille
Un ver luisant n'y retrouverai pas ses petits.
Merci dear Peter for taking us on a tour of Paris illuminations - divine!
I'm hoping I'll be back there next Christmas!
Joyeux Noël
Shane ♥
Je préfère avant les hula-hoops. Par contre les illuminations de la place sont magnifiques.
JOYEUX NOEL à toi et BONNE ANNEE 2013.
J'irais sûrement faire un tours à Paris, on se verra sûrement.
Bises
Joyeux Noël Peter!!!
Thank you for your beautiful blog. I adored Paris, the most beautiful city in the world, when we lived in Germany for a few years (Army). Your beautiful pictures, especially this Christmas season have cheered me during a difficult time. Best of health and God bless.
My brother-in-law has been forwarding me your blog for some time now. So today I finally signed up for the email version of it. We love Paris and France a lot. My brother-in-law's web site even has the word France in it.
http;//www.watercolors-ofFrance.com maybe you've seen it.
The last time we were there my wife and I did a mini-study of the Marais District, you can see some of that in a slide show on my web site:
http://gholmes.photoartnet.com/Marais/FRANCE.html
Keep up thev good work.
Mistake!
http://www.watercolors-of-France.com
thank you Peter for sharing the lights with us!
glad you are up and about again
I wish you good health and everything good for 2013
blessings of the season
thank you Peter for sharing the lights with us!
glad you are up and about again
I wish you good health and everything good for 2013
blessings of the season
What a lovely collection of Christmas photos as the last post of the year! Enjoy the holidays with your family!
How beautiful! I would love to walk in that area, but your photos and descriptions are the next best thing. Merry Christmas.
Merry Christmas! Thank you for sharing your beautiful photos and writing throughout the year. The best of the New Year to you and yours!
J'y suis allée le 15, c'est vraiment très beau, tes photos sont bien réussies.
Bonne année pour toi et toute ta famille bises
Merry Christmas to you, Peter. Without doubt, the highlight of our year was our trip to Europe and the highlight of Paris was our tour of Montmartre with you!
How I would love to see all these fabulous decorations. These are splendid.
I hope you enjoy the holiday with family and friends and have a safe and happy Christmas.
Happy holidays and all the best for a new year 2013!
Sunny greetings from Málaga, España where I've been studying Spanish and now on holiday with my hubby....
Fantastico!
Que maravilla!
Mil Felicidades para ti tambien.
Maria
It seems this is your last post this year. Have a very merry Christmas and a wonderful, healthy new year!
Kiitos samoin!
God Jul!
anni
What a gorgeous pictures, Peter!
Paris looks really bright, color and wonderful!
Thanks for the greetings.
Wishing you and yours a Merry Christmas and Wonderful New Year!
Hi Peter! Hope you are having a great season! Sorry for the absence, but 2012 was definitely a difficult year here in Portugal, and even worse for me...
Wish you a very Happy 2013, and enjoy Grenada in Blogtrotter Two!
PS: Definitely missing Paris...
Feliz Navidad y Año Nuevo 2013!!!
Besos,Peter.
¡Que todos tus deseos se hagan realidad! ¡Feliz Año 2013!
Un abrazo desde Salamanca.
Colorful that's the least we can say! Le bleu va bien a Paris.
Excellente annee 2013 et peut-etre enfin aurons-nous l'opportunite de nous croiser...
Happy New Year Peter...a beautiful scene to usher in the New Year :D Cheers to good health and happiness :D
Je me souviens de la controverse de l'année dernière, il est vrai que les lumières de la ville lumière se doivent d'être à la hauteur ! Dans le journal (le Parisien) on a parlé de la tristesse de la dernière nuit de l'année comparée à d'autres capitales. Paris devrait donc encore mieux faire !
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