Today was a day relating to opera. First stop was Opéra Garnier, built in Haussmann's era by a then unknown architect, Charles Garnier. It was opened in 1875 after 15 years of construction. There was lots to look at!
The view from the terrace was pretty nice.
They had a library with a display of old set models. We figure their stage at Opéra Garnier is a bit bigger than that at the Royal...
We then headed toPrintemps Galeries Lafayette (another Grand Magasin) to catch a view of the opera house from above.
Some crazy person once landed a plane on the top of Printemps Galeries Lafayette. And here's the proof:
We had heard about cheap last minute opera tickets and decided to try to obtain some for closing night of Cunning Little Vixen at Opéra Bastille. Apparently you can show up an hour before doors open and get tickets for 10€, but lots of other people had the same idea. We were tired so we figured that paying any more for tickets wasn't a good idea since we may both just fall asleep anyway!
We spend the rest of the day wandering around and ended up at Notre Dame in the evening. We got to see the building a bit closer up this time.
We then headed to
Printemps is pretty swishy and has some fabulous architecture for a department store. Check out the guy having a champagne break.
We spend the rest of the day wandering around and ended up at Notre Dame in the evening. We got to see the building a bit closer up this time.
Here's our favourite Saint again, Saint Denis.
What a nice way to end a day.
#1: At first glance, I thought Jules Verne had landed a plane on that building.
ReplyDelete#2: "Denis" looks too much like "Penis" for it to be a viable boy's name, IMO.
Re #2: I guess so, but, you know it's pronounced "duh-nee", not "dee-niss", right? Thanks for moving from "G" into the "PG" rating category, BTW. :)
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