With the trees bare during winter, you get photo ops like this showing the detail of Hotel des Invalides. I've tried to take close-up pictures of this building during other visits to this city but always ended up with a clump of trees blocking the view with only the golden dome showing above the treeline. The Invalides was built by Louis XIV in 1676 as a home for wounded soldiers. Napoleon's tomb lies under this dome.
Location: Paris, France
Strolling around the grounds of the Louvre at midnight is a good time to view and admire the surroundings minus the crowds that overwhelm the place from morning till evening closing time. The sound of falling water is also quite pleasant as you sit by the infinity pool that vividly reflects the contrasting architectural styles of the steel and glass pyramid against that of the classical forms of the old structure.
Location: Paris, France
What better way to spend an autumn afternoon in Paris than to sit on a park bench and watch people go by?
