Paris · Mouriès · Nice–Cannes · Chamonix · Épernay · May–June 2026

Day Five

Thursday 28 May

The city first, before the country — and the only part that was ever going to open it.

Part One · Paris · Thursday 28 May 2026

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33 photographs from Thursday 28 May, in the order they were taken. The city first, before the country — and the only part that was ever going to open it. Read Part One — Paris.

Thursday 28 May · from 7.11am

Morning in Paris

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▶ 10.56amA morning in the Bois de Boulogne — the path, and one cyclist.
Thursday 28 May · from 1.30pm

Midday

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Thursday 28 May · from 3.13pm

Afternoon

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Thursday 28 May · from 6.00pm

Evening

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▶ 8.13pmLooking up under the old stone vaults, 8.13pm.
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▶ 8.44pmSunset over the Tuileries, with everyone else who had the same idea.
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▶ 10.06pmDinner outdoors — the waiter in braces, the lights gone red.
▶ 10.28pmThe table at 10.28pm — glasses, candles, the trees lit from below.