4.12.14

Swedish flags


A lot of money has been spent on Swedish flags for a two-day state visit by the Swedish royal couple, December 2-4.

Around the Champs-Elysées…

… around the Elysées Palace.  


... and the Town Hall.


Related to this visit you can also find in the Palais Royal garden a temporary (December 3-7) installation referring to the northern lights, made of 35.000 (Ikea) LED lamps. 

Here are some pictures “stolen” from Le Figaro. The royal couple was invited by Mr. Hollande (I was not) and those of you who know something about football / soccer will recognize the player they met at the Parc des Princes stadium. 

11 comments:

Anonymous said...

Zlatan is the king! ;o) From Brazil

Anonymous said...


Love both flags!
Happy colors...

Unfortunately, I have no idea who that soccer star is.

Your photos are so beautiful!
They made my day.

Thank you, Peter.
Maria

martinealison said...

Bonjour cher Peter,

Wouahou ! le nombre de drapeaux est effectivement impressionant !
J'aime bien le bleu et celui-ci avec cette belle note de jaune apporte une touche de gaité dans le gris du ciel.
Merci pour le partage de tes belles photos.

Gros bisous ♡

Thérèse said...

Tu n'as pas ete au Parc des Princes?

Betty Carlson said...

I've always loved the Swedish flag -- maybe it's because of my origins, but I think objectively it's a nice one.

Synne said...

It must be nice to see your city dressed in Swedish colours! I bet the king and queen are enjoying their stay!

Anonymous said...


It is interesting for me to know that the flags of Sweden, Finland, Norway, Denmark and Iceland share the Nordic Cross...

Kudos to the French authorities for spending money this way to welcome heads of state.....

Thanks again, Peter.
Maria

Alain said...

On a dépensé un peu d'argent, mais comme ils ont surement fait du shopping, ça compense.

Anonymous said...



Many times my father was invited by the Quai d’Orsay to come to Paris (he came from French people)

On arriving, he was received with "honores civiles", a chauffer and tourist guide, a room at the Ritz, tickets for the city' best shows, restaurants, etc......

If the French, with their incomparable knack for rising to the occasion, bothered to do this for a charitable, visionary Cornell trained doctor who spent his entire life healing people for free and from a third world country.........

what wouldn't they do for the visit of the King and Queen of a country like Sweden?

Maria O. Russell


claude said...

J'aime bien le com d'Alain.
Que veux tu, c'est une question de bienvenue. As-tu vu quelque part en Suède autant de drapeaux suédois d'un coup ?
Rencontrer Hollande et Zlatan, j'en rêve !

Cezar and Léia said...

She is so elegant! I love her red winter coat:)
Leia