Paris – January 14, 2023

Not a lot of pictures today, as I did not go to any museums.

Laundromat

I decided to do some laundry early in the morning so I wouldn’t run out of clean clothes before the end of the trip. Although everything was in French, the instructions were clear enough that I was able to get the laundry done.

Poster showing the laundry tag icons and their meanings.
Instructions for washer
Instructions for the dryer

Forum Les Halles

I went to a large shopping mall, and saw this advert on the side of a vending machine. The word irréfruistible is a clever combination of the words for irresistible and fruit.

vending machine advert

I don’t have a lot of pictures from the shopping mall because it looks like, well, every other shopping mall you have ever seen.

forum les halles

Here are pictures from the shops on streets surrounding the mall, on the walk to the Place de la Nation:

colorful window
signage pylones

I liked the sign.

signage samaritaine art deco style

Also this art deco style

signage jott scooters

And this sign also appealed to me.

statue gaspard de coligny

Something about this statue must have caught my eye, but I cannot remember now what it was.

shop with blue flowers on awning

These are from an art gallery

painting in store window
red glass artwork
Painting of John Wayne, Clint Eastwood, Yul Brynner, Yosemite Sam, Lucky Luke, and Woody from Toy Story playing cards

This is simply brilliant.

And more random pictures...

gold statue of knight on horseback
glasswork animals and bowls
Obelisk with gold top at left; Eiffel Tower at right

There’s that Eiffel Tower again...

egyptian style column
ornate column

LV × YK

The Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama teamed up with Louis Vuitton, and here’s the flagship Louis Vuitton Store on the Champs Élysées.

louis vuitton
louis vuitton
louis vuitton
louis vuitton purse
louis vuitton
louis vuitton pajamas
shoes with polka dots
polka dot dress and pants

Signage

Another warning sign on the Metro; it tells you not to try to beat the “door closing” signal or bad things might happen to you.

door closing signal