Tuesday 29 March 2011

Paris - March 2011


Padlocks on the Pont des Arts.  These were attached to the railings all along the bridge, each had one had the initials of loved ones scratched into the surface.

Paris - March 2011


Notre Dame.  Say no more.

Paris - March 2011


Rodin's 'The Thinker' in the gardens of the Rodin Museum.

Paris - March 2011


Tourists, and the Mona Lisa, in the Louvre Museum.

Paris - March 2011


The Louvre Palace, housing the Louvre Museum, and the Louvre Pyramid designed by I.M. Pei.

Paris - March 2011


The Richard Rogers and Renzo Piano designed Pompidou Centre.  Amazing inside-out design, similar to the Rogers designed Lloyds Building in London.

Paris - March 2011


The view along the Seine from Pont D'Arcole, the bridge nearest the Hotel de Ville.

Paris - March 2011


Rue de Temple in the Marais, we stayed in Hotel Duo.

Wednesday 9 March 2011

Marrakech - February 2011


Street outside the Ali Ben Youssef Medersa.

Marrakech - February 2011


Art deco villa in Yves Saint Laurent's Jardin Marjorelle.

Marrakech - February 2011


Internal courtyard at Bahia Palace.

Marrakech - February 2011


Detail of the intricate woodcarvings in Bahia Palace.

Marrakech - February 2011


Detail of the intricate woodcarvings in Bahia Palace.

Marrakech - February 2011


The hustle and bustle of the Djemaa El-Fna in late afternoon.

Marrakech - February 2011


The Djemaa El-Fna at dusk from the terrace at the Cafe Argana.