All kinds of windows

It's possible to walk for miles in Paris, simply to see what is in the next window.

In this neighborhood, there is the cordonnier (shoe repair) with the window full of a mix of full-size and miniature shoes.




Nearby an optical shop has a slightly different approach.




Lanvin has highly unusual Christmas windows this year, featuring life-size mannequins that look eerily real.








And then there is the high-end shoe store on the Rue de Castiglione (the street leading into the Place Vendôme.) I am not sure who would buy or wear some of these shoes, but they attract plenty of attention.








More in keeping with the season are the windows you can see all year round, for example this one, in St. Pierre de Montmartre.




St. Pierre is the small church on the Place du Tertre, at the top of Montmartre. Today it was nearly empty, and the Place itself far less crowded than in spring or summer. When the weather is as mild as it has been for the past few days, December is a fine month to visit Paris.

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