Waiting Wednesday

 A pause at the light before continuing their descent.

Backstreet bike

 

An orange bicycle leans against a fence off rue Montorgueil.

Quartier Les Halles

 

 A bicycle stand outside l'Église Saint-Eustache in the Les Halles district.

 

Timeless bookshop

 

Celebrated English-language librarie with coffee shop and views of Notre Dame Cathedral, at night. 

 

Shakespeare and Company 

37 rue de la Bûcherie 75005

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 Who knows himself a braggart, let him fear this, for it will come to pass, that every braggart shall be found an ass. All's Well That Ends Well - William Shakespeare   

Biking Paris

 Less cars mean more bikes and bike paths with less pollution and noise.

Above: medieval châtelet looms in the distance

 

Freewheeling

 

Bicycling through Saint-Germain-des-Prés.

Bike view

Bicycles, side by side, with view over the city spread out below.

A Thursday bike

A turquoise bicycle is parked in front of a shuttered window only on Thursdays.

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 As we head into the weekend you might have noticed that I've tweaked up the blog, slightly, making some of the photos larger and changing / enlarging text for easier reading - a work in progress as there are almost 2000 posts. The "About" page has been edited, and I’ve stopped posting synopses of monthly newsletters in “Nouveautés”. While the original concept of the photo blog will remain intact (Paris-related photos, with captions), I might start to include more commentary, perhaps book reviews, restaurant recommendations etc. We'll see.

Wishing all a splendid weekend as we prepare for a four-week (maybe longer, depending how it goes) couvre-feu that begins tonight in Paris, and other cities, between 9 p.m. and 6 a.m. (specifics in French here).

Stay well. Stay safe. Get a dog (dog walking allowed!). - BPJ

The visitor

A bicycle is parked beneath a large window of an artist's atelier in Montmartre.

 

Bike on white

A white bicycle against a white wall in the 14th arrondissement.

Bookstore and bicycle

A bicycle in front of a librairie on the Left Bank.