29 February 2016

Eyes without a face


Almost everything inside this must-be-seen-to-be-believed shop is designed to trompe your œil.

27 February 2016

A queen's final stop


A medieval fortress on the river, the Conciergerie rises like a spectre over bouquiniste stalls, as imposing today as it was when Marie Antoinette was imprisoned there.

26 February 2016

25 February 2016

24 February 2016

Let's sit here


Café chairs face outward so patrons can enjoy the ongoing street show of Everyday Life.

23 February 2016

Blue white and red


Another self portrait by Gregos, who seems to be partial to the Montmartre district.

22 February 2016

Chocolate-studded bliss


Fresh from the oven these brioches will fly off the countertops before they've had a chance to cool down.

20 February 2016

19 February 2016

Classic CHANEL

This year's spring collections, while fresh, don't stray from the classics.

18 February 2016

Last days Ai Weiwei


Ai Weiwei's knockout exhibition "Shanhai jing" at Le Bon Marché Rive Gauche ends this Saturday.

16 February 2016

Year of the monkey

 


Paris is home to three Chinatowns, and this year's Chinese New Year parade in the 13th arrondissement went off without a hitch despite on/off rain.

15 February 2016

Double-decker staircase


This romantic Montmartre stairway looks as if it were transported from a Tuscan villa.
 

14 February 2016

Heart felt


Plants topped by hearts made with red felt for sale outside a florist shop.

13 February 2016

Be Mine


As Significant Others join lines in Paris chocolate shops today there will be no shortage of choices.

12 February 2016

Party animals


This Parisian-apartment-turned-taxidermist shop was used as a set for one of the party scenes in Midnight in Paris, Woody Allen's film nostalgique.

11 February 2016

10 February 2016

9 February 2016

8 February 2016

Café rouge


Almost everything about this late night neighborhood corner café-bistro is red.

6 February 2016

Le Grand Véfour

 
Guy Martin oversees this starred gem in the Galerie de Beaujolais of the Palais-Royal.

Above: ameuses-gueules; giant cheese cart

Le Grand Véfour
17 rue de Beaujolais 75001
 

5 February 2016

Ai Weiwei in Paris


Stunning works in bamboo and silk by Chinese artist Ai Weiwei are on exhibit for the first time in France at luxury department store Le Bon Marché Rive Gauche til February 20.

4 February 2016

3 February 2016

2 February 2016

Inside out: Jaurès


The last of Line 2's above-ground stations is named after the founder of the French Socialist Party.

1 February 2016