Thursday Challenge—"glass"

This is the 103-year-old, 43-meter-high
dome that caps the Galeries Lafayette, 
in Paris.  That's a lot of glass!

[To see more of the Thursday Photo
Challenge, visit Dale's meme.]

Destination shopping

This is the beautiful dome of the Galeries Lafayette 
department store, built in 1912 in Paris.

[Linking back to Blue Monday.]

Thursday Challenge—"clothes"

When I was in Paris in July, I went to
Galleries Lafayette to see what they were
giving away in the biannual sale.  If
these leftovers from Valentino's winter 2015
collection were on sale, I would sure be
curious to know what the original prices were!

[To see more of the Thursday Photo
Challenge, visit Dale's meme.]

Blue Monday

In Paris, window dressing is high art—and
I imagine you have to work your 
way up to the ones at Galeries Lafayette.
Last September, they were devoted
to Diane von Furstenberg, in tribute to the
40th anniversary of her always-flattering wrap dress.

[To see more Blue Monday posts, visit Smiling Sally's meme.]

Christmas is coming

Here's a little reminder (though you probably
didn't need one) that the holidays will
be here before you know it.  This huge tree
was the centerpiece of the Christmas décor at the
Galeries Lafayette, in Paris, last year.
The dome is gorgeous year-round, but especially
when it's washed with color for the season.

[It's Blue Monday. To see more, go here.] 

ABC Wednesday—H is for "hair"

Looks like this lady was at Galeries Lafayette last
November for the same reason I was—to
take pictures of their newly installed Christmas
décor.  But I was also fascinated by her 'do
and wanted to ask all about it (but didn't, oh well).

[To see more ABC posts, go here.]

ET sunset

On the one really sunny afternoon we had in Paris 
last month, we made a beeline for the rooftop terrace 
of the Galeries Lafayette to catch the sun 
setting behind the Eiffel Tower and the Grand Palais.
I think it was well worth braving the 
cold up there for this view!

[To see more Skywatch Friday posts, go here.
See more Orange You Glad It's Friday? posts here.]

Paris shadows

I'm just back from a wonderful week
 in my fave city with two very special people
(and fellow bloggers). One of them will
recognize herself—and her shadow—in this shot 
taken on the roof of Galeries Lafayette.

[It's Shadow Shot Sunday—to see more, go here.]