le deluge deux: the recession

Here are a couple more pictures in comparison so you can see where the water was as opposed to where it is quite normally. I must say I haven't been running around too much this past week or so as Paris has again been closed and its winter. I don't run around too much in the winter anyway, its nesting season.

If you look where that trash bin/bag green thing is you can see how high the water got.

See the water line? It had been a foot below those rings embedded in the walls.

With that being said, I need an ottoman, and its high time to find one. Any ideas folks? I am going to go to the Puces de St Antoine this weekend and have a looksee.

bon reveillon

It was kind of cool to hear the partying being had in Paris. There were all kinds of different fetes happening here. I went and tried to have a look at the Eiffel Tower and fireworks but last night was quite cloudy so if there were any fireworks I could not see them.

I  tried taking a picture of the part of the Eiffel Tower but unfortunately my poor little camera could not capture the glittering and sparkles that it was crowned in clouds. All of the bells of Paris were ringing, sirens were going off, music was playing from windows. There was a crowd of girls standing next to me jumping up and down in a huddle which was cute. The air was clear (below the clouds) and all seems to be well. 2010 was an amazing year, what is Eleven going to look like. Here we come tweens!

Flood

 

The Seine is overflowing its banks slightly as there has been snow, as you know. As it is now melting the Seine is full, as it were and overboard she goes. Boats have actually stopped running on the Seine as it is moving quickly. I don't quite understand why, but perhaps because the shorelines are now hidden, and there aren't any markers to show where the center channel is. If you look at the top picture at the point of the Ile de la Cite, there is an indentation of a window which is now almost completely submerged, and you can only see the top of the window. Kind of crazy as there is usually about 2 feet of wall beneath it. In the bottom picture at the bottom of the stairs there is a green trash bag. It is about 3 1/2 feet tall and is on the walkway which is completely submerged.

In the second from the bottom you can see the two arches of the pont de la Tournelle, and under the right arch there should be a walk way but it has been consumed by the river.