Throwback Thursday

The Grand Palais sparkles through winter trees.

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Exhibition: 

Henri Matisse

1941 - 1954

 

Ends July 26, 2026 

 

 

Thursday thought

Winter trees enhance the city's beauty at sunrise.

Impromptu

An unexpected rehearsal inside the church of Notre-Dame-des-Blancs-Manteaux in the Marais district.

Table Tuesday

View over tables at Café Hugo on Place des Vosges.

 

From the rooftops

Morning light over Paris.

 

Soup's on

 

Une petite envie (craving) for Chinese in Paris?

With three Chinatowns and a Japantown in the Opéra district with every Asian cuisine you can think of, the choices seem endless.

Above: gigantic bowls of Chinese soups take the edge off a cold afternoon

  Below: shared starters

 

 

La Taverne de ZHAO Opera

16 rue Saint-Augustin 75002

 

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Quartiers Asiatiques in Paris:

Belleville Chinatown - 20th arrondissement

 

Golden Triangle -13th arrondissement: Avenue Choisy, Avenue d'Ivry, Rue Tolbiac

Quartier Temple and Arts-et-Métiers - 3rd arrondissement 

 

Japantown - 2nd arrondissement: start at rue Saint-Anne off Avenue de l'Opéra

 

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Chinese New Year Paris

Starts Saturday February 10 - Check link for updates

Breath of fresh art

 

Outdoor sculptures dot the Esplanade de La Défense. 

 

Above: Deux personnages fantastiques (1976) by Joan Mirò

 

 

Throwback Thursday

 

A vintage car shines against a wintry backdrop.

 

Street colors

 

 

A splash of color cheers up this street in the Marais district.

Mocha Monday

 

A warming cup on a winter evening in a Paris café.

 

A place in the sun

 

Shadows lengthen off Place du Tertre.

 

Floral Friday

 

Winter-flowering mimosas are taking center stage at florists all over Paris.

 

Floral Friday

A snowy feel to a flower shop behind rue Poncelet market street.

 

Wet Wednesday

 

On rue du Trésor in the Marais district.

A planche in winter

 

Warming up a Paris afternoon with a classic planche mixte - selected French cheeses and charcuteries - and wine.

 

Bear down

A couple of bears get in some down time in the Marais district.

The sentry

 

 

The Eiffel Tower from Montmartre rooftops.

Potage maison

 

 

 

 

 

With yesterday's announcement of a stricter lockdown it was time for a potage campagnarde. 

 

Above: tureen of winter veggies - potatoes, sweet potatoes, turnips, more - thickened w/beef marrow and cream

 

Below: potatoes, sweet potatoes, turnips

 

 

 

 

 

Tibetan boots

A pair of Tibetan boots waiting to be picked up from a Montmartre cordonnerie.

 

Quiet as winter

Deserted benches and bare trees. It's winter in Paris and I'm in heaven.