Sparkly red tinsel and baubles hang from the skylights at Les Passages, Boulogne-Billancourt.
Giant snowflakes infused with gold pinpoint lights.
A glittery Christmas grotto entrance.
Trees dressed with tiny gold lights in the grotto.
Elf workshop vitrines.
Joyeuses Fetes and the outline of a Christmas tree on this window display.
Exiting Les Passages to snowy streets.
I took these photos a couple of weeks ago with the pint-sized Sony Nex-5. Thankfully, I'm not out braving the crowds to shop for holiday gifts. Instead, am on the way to Amsterdam. Back soon, it is hoped with good news about the future abode. Hope you're enjoying some lovely holiday festivities!
Why don't American retailers take the time to do this? It is a gift in itself, and you are a gift in my life.
Posted by: Donna | 18 December 2010 at 20:38
OMG. WHAT am I doing, over HERE ?!
Posted by: Chris | 17 December 2010 at 21:25
Lovely shots with that camera.
Thank you for the thoughtful Christmas card!
xoxo
Posted by: Gillian | 15 December 2010 at 03:53
ahhhh...les passages...so beautiful in the holiday season! Thanks for such detailed shots.
Posted by: Theresa Cheek | 13 December 2010 at 23:01
A glorious parade of Christmas lights! The white grotto entrance lights are pure magic! And of course, the cheeky monkey face is adorable!
Posted by: Gemma@Greyscale | 12 December 2010 at 07:52
what a joyful decor!
have a great weekend Tara! :)
Posted by: gracey | 12 December 2010 at 06:51
Good luck with finding the perfect abode. Visiting a mall such as this would be on my list if I ever visit Paris again.
Posted by: Marilyn Miller | 12 December 2010 at 03:57
Looking at all these festive lights make me homesick for my hometown. When my mother was alive I would come to Paris at Christmas to be with her – unfortunately she died several days before Christmas in 2002. We don’t get such pretty lights and holiday decors here in Georgia.
Posted by: Vagabonde | 12 December 2010 at 01:41
Christmas in the city is always hard to beat...the lights and colors are beautiful! Hope you and David get the new abode you wish for. You must share pictures with us. We, too, are moving within the next six weeks.....where did all the "treasures" come from!!!!??
Posted by: Mary H. | 12 December 2010 at 01:25
I love the wonder of the twinkly, cascading ornamentation ... and that sweater - or is it a jacket? - just behind the 'EU' of Joyeuses Fetes. Lovely, lovely photos Tara, thanks!
Posted by: Barbara | 11 December 2010 at 20:24