Comparisons

Okay, here are those old pictures of Paris again, compared to some pictures I have taken.

This is from the Montmartre area.

Here is roughly the same view today, but at night. A wee bit more developed, eh?

This picture was probably taken very close to the same spot, but looking to the West (to the right in the original image)

Here are the old house bridges over the Seine.

The house bridges have since been replaced numerous times with more flood-resistant structures.

The Seine in centreville.

The only pictures I have in this direction are taken at night, and of course at street level. Therefore it is nearly impossible to see anything. But I do have a picture in the opposite direction, taken from the Notre Dame (visible on the horizon in the painting). Unfortunately you can't actually see the river, thanks to all the buildings. It runs roughly in the direction of downtown before hanging a left and curving around the Eiffel Tower (just off the left side of the photo)

The boats are not nearly as plentiful as they used to be. I would assume that the "parking" fee is astronomical. But there are some very pretty boats parked there.

And here is looking towards Notre Dame from the other direction.

I wonder when that massive garden dissapeared.