December Solstice

{The InterContinental Le Grand Hôtel decorated for the holidays}

In the northern hemisphere the December solstice marks the first day of winter. And though I am not in the land of the midnight sun, but actually in the mid-Atlantic we have been experiencing shorter daylight hours and extremely long evening hours, with that said I am beginning to understand why we celebrate with so many lights at this time of year.

{L’oiseau de feu [Firebird] by Niki de Saint Phalle that was at the Charles Pompidou Center and la tour Eiffel with the evening beacon}

Perusing through my photographs the other day I noticed that I have been in the “City of Light”, better known as Paris several times during the month of December and most definitely on the 21^st of the month. Whether its the decorations in the lobby of the InterContinental Hôtel or the artwork of Niki de Saint Phalle this all adds up to warmth no matter what time of the day or where you are standing in the city. Going through my earliest photographs of this wondrous town I though I would share a few pictures of how I like to celebrate the beginning of winter… well in Paris of course!!

Happy Solstice!!!
K