Wine barrel tables at a favorite Left Bank French tapas wine bar.
Below: a summer apéro finished off w/riz au lait (creamy rice pudding) made w/vanilla bean and topped w/dried raspberry petals, dessert du jour
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Most Paris cafés will happily serve up a café glacé, iced coffee, with or without milk, though it's rarely on the menu.
Above: chunks of ice dominate a frothy café noisette
The spectacular hot air balloon cauldron with its historical ties to Paris became a symbol of the 2024 Olympics and was a tribute to the brothers Montgolfier who invented this style of hot air balloon in the late 18th century.
Above: the balloon in the Tuileries Gardens all during the Games
Cyclists negotiate the hills of Montmartre to cheering crowds.
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The 2024 Summer Olympics have taken over Paris. After a skeptical start - a controversial opening ceremony, security at every turn, fenced streets, QR codes to enter buildings, unfinished construction sites - prompting many residents to flee, the city has settled into a relaxed acceptance, even party mode, as people watching from cafés has taken on a whole new meaning and enthusiastic visitors from the world over enjoy the nooks and crannies of this beautiful city and its lifestyle. Don't you wish you hadn't cancelled? - BPJ
Olympics schedule based on Paris dates / times
- Ends Sunday August 11, 2024 -
Fougasses or fougaces, large pretzel-like breads made with olive oil with origins in Provence, can be found at many Paris bakeries.
Above: cheese, black and green olives, onions
Taking in views of the distant Montmartre hill at the Orsay Museum where rooms overflow with works of many of the Impressionists who lived there.
