Our inaugural round of Parisian Theatre Bingo

Parisians have made a sport out of sitting in cafes and watching people. In fact, many cafes and brasseries along busy streets set up their chairs and tables on the porticoes to be like stadium seating. Elizabeth dubbed it “Parisian Theatre.”

Parisians (and maybe some tourists too) enjoying the drama of passing pedestrians and the anarchy of the city's traffic. 

Plenty of seats available in the front row here. 

On a hot Sunday afternoon, we decided that when in Paris, we should act Parisian and found a comfy table outside Café le Quartier General. 

And from there we developed our game of Parisian Theatre Bingo (patent pending).

Le bingo!!!! We won. Here’s some – but not all – the proof.

So. Many. Man purses. (This was one of at least 6.43 million we saw that day.)

Rolls Royce. 

Hen party on the move.

Also, there was a random parade of mostly roller bladers and some bikers. I got video of that.

We also spotted quite a few pairs in matching outfits (a faux pas in the Alessi-Price household). That included the young couple in the same Levis t-shirts and jeans and the mother and daughter wearing the same sandals and shorts. But this duo were, by far, the most coordinated. (Elizabeth snapped this shot in the Musee D'Orsay.)

Though not technically from our Parisian Theatre Bingo expedition, this deserved making the blog. 

Finally, the staged wedding shoots were prominent in Paris, but it's clearly not limited to French sites. We also noticed it in Iceland. 

Walking to the Eiffel Tower.  

On the hillside beneath the Sacre Coeur. 

Another couple at the Sacre Coeur. (These shoots were happening at the same time. I actually shot them by standing in the same spot and turning 180 degrees.)

In Iceland a week earlier, beneath the largest Lutheran Church that overlooks the city of Reykjavik.