Our last blast in Paris

Literally around the corner from our apartment was the Cirque d'Hiver (Winter Circus). Having being in existence since 1850's it is a Parisian icon of performance art and entertainment. Even our friend Henri Toulouse Latrec used the rehearsal time for inspiration for his creations. It looks like a round building but it is in fact a 20 sided polygon. A permanent performance space for all this time. I'd like to know where they house the elephants!!!

And, as luck would have it, the Boglione Family were performing. So tickets were bought and we lined up in the interminable queue to get in. Wow! What a spectacular event, save the animals!!

A panorama that makes the ring look smaller than it is but elephants walk through the door you can see at the far end

Since it was our last night in Paris we thought we'd better make the most of it. A quite Metro ride to Place d'Concorde and the giant Ferris wheel and Christmas Market down the Champs Elysee.

If you know the Champs Elysee and how long it is you will get a perspective of the scale of this market and lighting. 

Yep. That Santa on his sleigh flying above the trees. 

From the Ferris wheel the half view of the Eiffel Tower the rest if it list in the clouds or smog. I'm suggesting smog as due to the intensity of the smog public transport was free for two days. Good in one way but what were we breathing  in?

This is a time-lapse recording of our Ferris wheel trip. Sorry about the focus but you get the idea. I think.


That Paris for this time. We love Paris and all it has to offer. We know we will be sad to leave but we also know that we will be back soon. Tomorrow Edward, Betsy and I travel to Strasbourg, Melinda to Basel and Ollie will stay in Paris for a few days with his mate, James. We all meet up in Seefeld in Tirol, Austria after a night in Munich.