Crossroads

A blossoming tree helms an intersection.

Cobbled path

A soft light on a cobbled Montmartre street.

Out in the cold

Heated terraces make sitting outside an option.

A morning tasting

Selecting wines for dinner at a local wine shop.

Gargoyling

Silhouettes of gargoyles silently observe passersby underneath.

Soup's on

From creamy veloutés using winter vegetables to a fish soup brimming with textures and a Vietnamese grilled eggplant hot pot - not to mention my own minestrones (grazie Aunt Maria in Rome) and unstoppable soupe à l'oignon, just ask my French in-laws - there's enough chill left in the air to make soup the hottest thing since the return of bone broth.

- more soups (plus where to find them, with recipes) in upcoming April newsletter -

Thigh high

Also known as the Fontaine du Gros-Caillou, the neo-classical Fontaine de Mars shows the mythical figures of Mars and the goddess Hygieia.