Caramel, chocolate, pistachio

A lineup of just three éclair flavors at mega traiteur Fauchon on Place de la Madeleine.

Above: salted butter caramel, black chocolate, pistachio

Blue suede shoes

A pair of blue suede heels takes center stage in a shop window.

Let all who enter

A stone mascaron, a decorative touch that's long disappeared from modern architecture, keeps watch over an open doorway.

To market to market

Sunday morning finds locals heading for bustling street markets like this one, leaving it to the season's offerings to do the meal planning.

Jazz apéro

A Montmartre café readies to serve up cocktails, nibbles, and jazz on the side.

Un coin des arts

A graffiti-covered wall in the heart of a funky Left Bank gallery district.

 

Wine down

Bottles of table wines and champagnes, most from small regional producers, many not exported, displayed on a bed of corks.