V A is a long standing and recognised digital creative; her voice resonates with many. In the last ten years, the site has developed into an online destination for fashion, beauty and lifestyle advice. Her sense of style, editorial flair and practical counsel offers an inspired and graceful approach to living.

V A is a long standing and recognised digital creative; her voice resonates with many. In the last ten years, the site has developed into an online destination for fashion, beauty and lifestyle advice. Her sense of style, editorial flair and practical counsel offers an inspired and graceful approach to living.

Edit by: Vicki
Mar 01, 2012

After Lunch… Le Palais Royal

 
Le Palais Royal, stunning garden and former residence of Cardinal Richelieu, is opposite the north wing of the Louvre.
This is one small part of Paris that I adore… (slightly annoying that much has been hidden by scaffolding in the last few years… but all in the name of restoration…)
The gravel… the double row of pleached lime trees… the fountain… the Daniel Buren candy striped installation… the hanging lanterns in the colonnades and the gold tipped iron railings… all these beautiful features make it a memorable place to promenade.
After our birthday lunch we climbed up and down on Buren’s rock candy like blocks (it’s allowed) … snapped ourselves silly…. crunched our way over the gravel… wove in and out through the clipped-to-perfection trees before doing a lap of the boutiques and restaurants.
Every year the boutiques in Le Palais Royal become more of a temptation.
Le Palais Royal never seems to be crowded.
We left the bustling, buzzing rue du Faubourg St Honoremto find ourselves almost alone in the gardens and vaulted walkways of the Palais Royal… and that is an extraordinary treat in a metropolis like Paris… quiet, room to move and architectural visuals to make even the most hardened traveller teary.
A part of Paris not to be missed… especially in winter.
It might be bare and seemingly abandoned, but that is the beauty… to have it to ourselves… to treasure this intimacy.
Whether you crave sublime scent, serious fashion, Michelin starred cuisine or just a moment to respirer… Le Palais Royal would be my choice… xv


 Le Palais Royal
Didier Ludot
125 Galerie de Valois
Jardins du Palais Royale
75001 Paris
+33 1 40 15 01 04

 

Pierre Hardy
156 Galerie de Valois
Jardins du Palais Royale
75001 Paris
+33 1 42 60 59 75

 

Acne Studio
124 Galerie de Valois
Jardins du Palais Royale
75001 Paris
+33 1 42 60 16 62

 

 Maison Fabre
128-129 Galerie Valois
Jardins du Palais Royale
75001 Paris
+33 1 42 60 75 88

 

Boites a Musique Anna Joliet
9 rue de Beaujolais
Jardins du Palais Royale
75001 Paris
+33 1 42 96 55 13

 

Le Grand Vefour
17 rue de Beaujolais
Jardins du Palais Royale
75001 Paris
+33 1 42 96 56 27

 

To set the scene… Murder in the Palais Royal



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