Sun­set is around 10:30 pm in France right now and with the sum­mer heat, we had plenty of time and moti­va­tion to roam around Paris at night. I have my favorite spots, they are not so orig­i­nal but they are lovely: le Lou­vre, along the Seine, the Tro­cadéro, the Eif­fel Tower…

We walked across the Pont des Arts and were sur­prised to noticed a bunch of locks attached to the fence, like in Mon­te­v­ideo — I guess it’s good luck for lovers. Funny thing, I don’t remem­ber see­ing that many locks just a few years ago, I won­der how and why the tra­di­tion sud­denly started. The bridge was packed at night and peo­ple drank and ate there after sun­set. I had a lot of fun tak­ing long expo­sure pic­tures of the Seine and cap­tur­ing the motion of the tourist boats pass­ing under the bridge.

Most of the area around the Eif­fel Tower was blocked because of both July 14^th (France’s National Day) and the FIFA World Cup vil­lage. Yet, the view from Tro­cadéro remains one of the best in Paris.

As for the Lou­vre, it’s a quiet spot at night, not so many peo­ple come take pic­tures of the pyra­mids for some rea­son. The main court­yard (Cour Napoleon) offers the best views on Pei’s con­tro­ver­sial work.

You can fol­low our French trip here on Flickr: France (2010).

Fun Fair

Need a Drink

The Eif­fel Tower

The Eif­fel Tower

Le Lou­vre

The Pei Pyramid	Reflec­tion at the Louvre
Busy Pont des Arts	Lots of Locks

Le Lou­vre

Le Lou­vre

Bridges of the Seine

Boat Pass­ing By

Related arti­cles:

1. Along The Seine
2. Best Of Paris (2÷2)
3. Ah, Paris! (1÷2)
4. Sights of Paris (Part II)
5. Ah, Paris! (2÷2)