Coucou! - From Le Métro

This one is my favorite "coucou" views of all. This photo was taken on the Métro. We were sitting there chatting and minding our own business, when we suddenly went around a corner and - BOOM! - there it was in all its glory. No matter how many times I see it, it's always a thrill!

This view of La Tour can be seen on Métro Line 6 between Passy and Bir Hakim.

Coucou! - Through the Trees

A "peek-a-boo" view of the Eiffel Tower through the trees as seen from the Jardin des Tuileries near L'Orangerie, one of my favorite museums in Paris.

Coucou! - La Tour Eiffel

The French word coucou literally means "cuckoo" as in a cuckoo clock, but it is also the word the French use when playing peek-a-boo. Coucou!

Walking through the streets of Paris often feels like a huge game of peek-a-boo, you never know what you are going to see when you come around a corner or step out of a Métro station.

This week, a few "coucou" views of La Tour Eiffel. Here it is, as viewed from the Charles de Gaulle Étoile, just peeking it's head up out of the fog.

Misc Redeux - Tour Eiffel Mariage

A French couple take their wedding photos at La Tour. Why wouldn't you???

La Tour Eiffel - La Seine

La Tour as seen from one of the Bateaux Mouches ("fly boats") that cruise along La Seine. (I love how the sky in this shot vaguely mimics the colors of the French flag - red, white and blue.)

La Tour Eiffel - From the Arc de Triomphe

Here La Tour rises out of the mists of the city on a foggy day. 

(As seen from the Arc de Triomphe.)

La Tour Eiffel - Wall for Peace

The Eiffel Tower, as seen through the Wall for Peace on the Champs de Mars.

La Tour Eiffel - Trocadéro

The traditional picture-postcard view of La Tour, as seen from the Trocadéro, in the pouring rain. 

La Tour Eiffel - Champs de Mars

I start this blog about Paris the only way that makes any sense, with La Tour Eiffel. Meant to stand for only a score of years, it has endured lifetimes.

Here it is in its purest form: standing tall and proud, across the lawn of the Champs de Mars.

Amite Amoureuse

One year ago today I flew home from Paris with an iPhone full of photos and just a vague idea of what I might do with them. Today I am starting to see what they might become. If you are curious, follow this blog to see what emerges. Bienvenue!