Saturday, 3 January 2015

Marais Mosaics

I love staying in new neighbourhoods on each visit to Paris, we've stayed in the 2nd/4th/5th/6th and 7th so far. Last visit we stayed in two places, first in the 6th and then in the 4th. I'd never really explored the Marais as much as we did last visit. It's a great area to stay- vibrant, with lots of shops and restaurants within easy reach. There were also many mosaics to brighten up your day.

Many streets had mosaic walls.

Rue des Rosiers

Cnr Rue Vieille du Temple and Rue du Roi de Sicile

My favourite mosaic I think
We walked past every day

Rue de Moussy



Mosaic street art too.

Mosaics at Musee Carnavalet- the Museum of the City of Paris- it's free and well worth a visit. 



The cafes had mosaic floors.

La Chaise au Plafond, Rue du Tresor
And walls

Le Pick-Clops, Rue Vieille du Temple

Even the Christmas decorations at BHV
were mosaic
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15 comments:

  1. westmetromommy3 January 2015 at 17:34

    I love those mosaics! When/If I ever get back to Paris, I'm going to keep my eye open for them!

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  2. Christine Harding3 January 2015 at 21:24

    The mosaics are fantastic, especially the bird. Oh, I so want to visit Paris again! My Snapshot is at http://chriscross53.blogspot.co.uk/2015/01/seagulls-and-crab-pots.html

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  3. Paulita 4 January 2015 at 00:05

    Louise, What a great eye for detail you have. Those mosaics are fab. I can't wait to look for them next time I'm in France. Happy New Year and thanks for playing along.

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  4. grammajudyb4 January 2015 at 01:34

    Thanks so much for all your wonderful pictures of your Paris travels. I am sure I will never see Paris, but your photos make me feel like at least I know a bit of what it is like. Not just the Eiffel Tower!

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  5. Susan Lindquist4 January 2015 at 02:52

    Rue de Moussy, my fave! Oh, to visit Paris! Lucky you, to have gone so many times to the City of Light!

    Bonne Annee!

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  6. Laurel-Rain Snow4 January 2015 at 02:56

    Oh, gorgeous mosaics, and I am envious of anyone who gets to visit Paris. Maybe someday.

    Thanks for sharing and for visiting my blog.

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  7. Sandra Nachlinger4 January 2015 at 03:19

    Your beautiful photos of Paris make me want to jump on an airplane and GO! The mosaics are lovely. I had no idea there were so many in Paris. When I go there, I'll be on the lookout for them.

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  8. Ginx Craft4 January 2015 at 08:04

    What a wonderful compilation of mosaics. Love the little duck.

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  9. Brona4 January 2015 at 10:16

    You may have had to work this week...but you will always have Paris to tickle your itchy feet :-)

    I love the way you observe the world.

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  10. Anne@HeadFullofBooks4 January 2015 at 10:16

    Your posts always make me want to go back to Paris. I want to see it as through your eyes. Happy New Year! Anne at Head Full of Books

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  11. Deb Nance at Readerbuzz5 January 2015 at 11:02

    You just need to move permanently to Paris, Louise, so that you can write a blog post like this every day for those of us who may never make it back there,

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  12. Esme5 January 2015 at 15:39

    I am going to have to look for these next time I am there.

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  13. Sally Tharpe Rowles6 January 2015 at 00:41

    Wow, cool!

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  14. Paulita 6 January 2015 at 01:35

    The red is my favorite. Thanks for playing along with Dreaming of France. Here’s my Dreaming of France meme

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  15. Anne in Oxfordshire8 January 2015 at 04:09

    Thank you for sharing your photos, I will have to keep and eye out for these on my next visit. I love the Marais, have spent quite a few hours walking around this area, It is wonderful.

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