Yesterday morning (Wednesday) I attended a presentation of the new blog of Anne-Marie Idrac, the French Minister in charge of foreign trade at the Ministry of Finance, also referred to as "Bercy", because it is located in an area precisely called Bercy! It's a magnificent building, very modern and very impressive, on the edge of La Seine. The presentation took place on the 7th floor and you know me... While I was waiting for the Minister, I took my camera and started shooting! It's not every day that you get to overlook Paris from that part of town.
See, even when you're working for you, you're working for us! Cool shot, too. Did you enjoy the presentation?
ReplyDeleteWow, a formal presentation for a new government blog of all things.This is the future, after all. Must keep up!
ReplyDeleteA lot of beautiful blues in this photo.
ReplyDeleteWhat? A presentation that didn't involve the iPad? ;-)
Good angle. I love the layering of the bridges. That is so cool.
ReplyDeleteVery Nice...
ReplyDeleteO, gorgeous view and shot!
ReplyDeleteThat is very cool that you were at the presentation of a new blog with that kind of gravitas. :)
Ahhhh.....
ReplyDeleteyes, all the blue tones are lovely........so is Paris!
ReplyDeleteLovely shot! The light is just right to enhance the bridges.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous shot! I love the blue of the water...so beautiful.
ReplyDelete*sigh* A place with no snow.
Ah, to be strolling along the Seine or chilling on a houseboat...another good day in Paris! Merci for the Bercy and for bringing this to us Eric.
ReplyDeletethis scene has such a nice warm feel to it.
ReplyDeleteBercy?? Pas mal! The weather looks quite good for January..nice!
ReplyDeleteI love Monica comment !
ReplyDeleteAs I'm drinking my tea before starting to be really awake (waking myself takes me quite a long time, I know!) I'll just ditto Monica... I love this blue. I need it too.
Hope you will show us the building sometime. It sounds cool. I would love to poke about that quay sometime and maybe find a houseboat.
ReplyDelete-Kim
Ooops, just clicked the link. . .wow, what a design! Thank you for showing us where you were when you shot the photo.
ReplyDelete-Kim
Thanks for the photo Eric. It brings back memories of taking the Metro line 5 from Place d'Italie to the right bank and of ice skating in Bercy the first week of December.
ReplyDeleteIn this photo, I feel like Paris is just laid out in front of me.
Glad you took the opportunity. Lovely. Just been hearing that Sarkozy's attempt to knock um Dominic? out of his way has failed. So - more sparks will fly as this opponent re-enters the boxing ring?
ReplyDeleteI have to ask: Eric, what is your opinion about the new iPad?
ReplyDeleteP.S. Nice view of the bridges( I counted 3)
They actually wasted taxpayer's money to present a blog? What's next, a Facebook presentation?
ReplyDeleteI am, as always, impressed ;-) Both by this beautiful photo and by the the high circles you attend, LOL :-D
ReplyDeleteJe ne sais pas si le personnel de Bercy qui profite de cette vue magnifique gagne en efficacité et/ou en sérénité mais je veux bien faire l'expérience - de la vue !!!
ReplyDeleteAujourd'hui, Palais de justice de Paris (+ Préfecture) étaient à mon agenda : dommage pas Bercy!...
Mais le quartier de la Cité a quand même beaucoup de charme :)
Merci beaucoup Eric pour vos très belles photos et désolée, pour mon Français ici! A bientôt.
«Louis» knows exactly where this building is. He attended Ècole Boulangerie et Pâtisserie de Paris, also located in Bercy.
ReplyDeleteThe building looks like a Galactic Battle Cruiser. Part of it is over the freeway that takes you to suburbs like Villecresnes, Mandres-les-Roses, Brie-Compte-Robert, etc. Every time «Louis» passed under that part of the building over the freeway, he imagined the Battle Cruiser over head sucking his wallet out of his pocket and emptying it of Euros....
Photographers always need to be opportunistic!
ReplyDeleteWow--Some view!!! This is spectacular! I clicked on the link also. I'm not always a fan of modern architecture in Paris, but that building is really something! I think I quite like it! I KNOW I'm crazy about its view!
ReplyDeleteImpressive that's right and you could also say udge building !
ReplyDeleteImpressionnant et gigantesque.