Hey Nana, your adventure in France reminded me of this creation by Parisian graphic designer Marion Battaile. I'm guessing she is a genius who's also inspired by her gorgeous, picture-perfect native city...
This got me googling around for more creative ABCs. Lo and behold...
Origami Alphabet by Emma Downing.
Click on the pictures to enlarge. As Mies van de Rohe says, "God is in the details." Especially in this one...
Buildings and Sky Alphabet by Lisa Reinermann. I LOVE this!
Chicha is currently in this phase where she likes showing us that what-not looks like an L, this-and-that is a P, and she also likes to contort her body or fingers to make ABCDEFG, etc. There are too many examples so my epiduraled-brain can't even remember them! I think she'll really like this...
Found Alphabet by Jen Quinn
This one for block-loving, LEGO-fanatic, 3-D thinking Bear....
Cubic Alphabet by Svetoslav Simov.
So many more cool, creative ABCs at ReubenMiller and ShareSomeCandy.