A red Eiffel Tower? How strange!
I have to admit, I was surprised!
If you look closely, you can see it’s made up of stacked chairs. So clever!
It was built to celebrate the Eiffel Tower’s 125th birthday and is made up of 324 garden chairs. Our 25 years seemed almost insignificant by comparison.
The red tower is currently down on Paris Plage
While the ‘real’ tower sparkles in the distance
It can still look quite small, depending on where you stand
But my favourite images are watery ones
The fountains playing bring out the child in me
And I want to play with all that water!
Thank you for all the kind and wonderful wishes we received last weekend. As you can see from the dramatic skies, we had a mix of weather, but Paris sparkled for us. And on our return home, a huge bouquet arrived from my lovely lady friends.
I hope this weekend brings a little sparkle into your lives. Please don’t forget to share it with Cate at Show My Face.
restlessjo 
Paris is that one overrated destination that I think are justified. I loved it at first sight. Have fun, and travel safe! I wonder if Eiffel is the most redone architecture.
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I read Edward Rutherfurd’s ‘Paris’ and was fascinated by Eiffel’s vision and determination. The things we can achieve if we really try! 🙂
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Just so amazing Jo and you’ve captured it all so well! I love the red Eiffel Tower. Now who would have thought of that? Love the photo where you took the shot from behind the statue. Made me smile. 😀
It looks like you had lots of fun hon. I am so glad for you. Thanks for sharing with us. 😀
♥ Big Hugs ♥
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Hope I’ve helped to cheer you a little. Feeling ill is miserable. Lottsa hugs 🙂 🙂
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The red Eiffel is fantastic, Jo. I agree with you… The fountain images are my favourite too 🙂 Hope you had a wonderful anniversary. Looking forward to more Paris posts, and some lovely walks too.
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I had a fabulous anniversary at Giverny, thanks 🙂 Loved every second of it. Don’t know when I’ll get to post all the photos 🙂
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Love the red Eiffel tour and of course all the gorgeous Paris shots. I love Paris.
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I remember, Nicole! All those gorgeous roof tops from your last trip 🙂
It really is beautiful, isn’t it?
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How tree-mend-ous, the red Eiffel. Great pix as ever, Jo.
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It was! 🙂 Thanks a lot, Tish. Places don’t come much more photogenic.
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Welcome home Jo, and Happy Anniversary! What a fantastic way to celebrate. Your photos are gorgeous, and I must admit I love the one taken from the statue’s backside. Quite a view! 🙂 That garden chair sculpture is beautiful. I can tell you had a wonderful time. ~Terri
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We did, Terri! It was fabulous, thank you 🙂 Mentally I’m still strolling along the Seine (but physically I’m ironing and doing Sunday lunch 🙂 )
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Welcome back! Hope you had a great trip.
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It was brilliant, Lucy 🙂 A little too much exercise up and down 4 flights of stairs to our apartment but it was an excuse to stay out longer 🙂 We were close to Les Halles with everything on the doorstep so no complaints really. Giverny was fabulous and Versailles impressive too 🙂 And we went to a concert in Saint Chapelle. Don’t get me started- I’ll go on and on! 🙂
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Look forward to hearing all about it! We have just booked the Eurostar to Paris in December, though not sure if we’ll stay in the city or go on somewhere else yet – although it’d be nice to go somewhere else I can’t get enough of Paris!
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Three chairs for Paris…
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More, I think! 🙂
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…Hope you enjoyed your vacay, :-)!!…
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I surely did, Betty 🙂 No complaints!
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Jo I am so happy you had a wonderful time in Paris. I love the way you have used different perspectives in capturing the Eiffel Tower. The one of the statue with it’s butt looking our way as he gazes at the tower is my fave. The wooden lawn chair red tower is so real. I thought I was seeing the tower in red lights till you explained. What fun!
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Hi Sue 🙂 Yes, it was brilliant, thanks. I had absolutely no idea what I was going to post for 6WS but I started with the red tower and it kind of ‘wrote itself’. I took more than 1000 photos so you’ll probably see a little bit of Paris in the coming days 🙂 Right now, time has become the enemy again.
You out and about fitness training for the trip to Italy? It’s quite soon, isn’t it?
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I look forward to the photos! Yes off for a long ride tomorrow so I should be in bed not playing on the blog. 🙂 We leave Sept 19th so still a month away. Cramming for the finals. 🙂
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Fabulous photos! I love Paris.
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Thanks, Elaine! 🙂 She won me over too!
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I have to admit that we NEVER
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saw the fountains playing, not once. We were never there in the season, of course.
But we loved Paris immensely, nonetheless …
Your photos are lovely, Jo …
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Thanks, M-R 🙂 I was hesitant, to be truthful. I was there as a not very bright and very pregnant 20 year old, and apart from Sacre Coeur not much left a lasting impression. This time was so much better. The right guy, I guess 🙂
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That’s the key, alright …
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Hi Jo,
This is a really great series. I especially loved the photo of the statue from behind–looking as if it was kicking back to watch the tower.
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A ringside seat for the show, Naomi! 🙂 How are you?
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Hi Jo,
Having trouble keeping up, but better late than never! I put one kid on a plane for Turkey the day before yesterday and picked another one up from Lithuania today. Lots of packing and last minute errands, but it should quiet down now, at least for a couple of weeks.
How are you doing, Jo? Well, I hope!
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Good thanks! 🙂 Paris was magical! Back to the Algarve soon. Awful life! 🙂 🙂
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Welcome home,dear Jo (why do I suddenly feel like I’m channeling Little Woman)!! The chair tower is stunning. So glad you enjoyed Paris and hope to see more photos. I can never get enough Paris!
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You have sisters, Sammy? I’m not so good at sitting and sewing 🙂
It was a brilliant few days. I just wish I could have packed more in 🙂
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LOL one sister, no sewing 🙂
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Excellent photos! My favorites are #3 and #4, although I agree, the watery ones are lovely and evocative of a little splash. But I love the colors in #3 and #4 and the implicit invitation to take a walk.
Everyone likes to try his or her hand at photographing famous landmarks. Maybe someday I’ll try Seattle’s Space Needle.
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Go on ! Please share 🙂
Thanks a lot, Nicki. It would have been better to be further along the Seine to see the tower twinkling but the red version was an unexpected bonus.
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I was at the exact same spot by the fountains looking at Tour Eiffel, and I remember that nude guy that you captured from behind :), but the red tower was not there in May last year. Terrific takes, Jo! Especially that last one. I can see you had a lot of fun 🙂 🙂
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That’s what water’s for, Paula! I loved the canons 🙂 Only regret was that we didn’t get back that way on an evening, but you can imagine- I walked his legs off!
The evening photos were taken after a violin concert in St. Chapelle. Fabulous! 🙂
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Marvelous 🙂
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oh how I love Paris!
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Isn’t that a line from a song, Kathe? 🙂 🙂
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What a fabulous city Paris is and it looks like you had a wonderful trip. The red chair tower is very clever!
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It was a great trip, Gilly. I’d been very briefly when I was young and daft but it was a much friendlier place than I remembered as well as being so beautiful. 🙂
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What wonderful new perspectives of the Eiffel Tower that you have photographed! And the photos of the Seine are superb!
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Thanks, Angeline 🙂 I’m glad you like them. Hard to go wrong with such a photogenic place.
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What beautiful photos! I think Paris is even more romantic when it’s cloudy. Is there a more wonderful place to celebrate an anniversary? I don’t think so!
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Thank you! The weather wasn’t quite what I was expecting but it certainly didn’t spoil anything (except when the rain ran down the back of our seats on the open top bus 🙂 )
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