Seedy

Incredibly crunchy, fragrant and hot from the boulanger's oven.

From a houseboat

A view of the Eiffel Tower from the deck of a houseboat rented by friends.

Sidewalk café

Paris has no shortage of inviting sidewalk cafés.

Step up

The light streaming from overhead gives this Montmartre stairway an ethereal feel.

Parting shot

Philippe Starck's interior pays homage to artist Salvador Dali who spent about a month of each year here for thirty years in the old Royal Suite.

Le Meurice
228 rue de Rivoli 75001

Jars of light

 

Mason jars as lamps at La Tiborna, a tiny Portuguese coffee shop-deli off rue des Abbesses.

Lamp posts and bicycles

Some of the most photogenic spots in Paris are when you're not looking.