Harvest parade

Montmartre's mad annual vendanges parade celebrates the fall wine harvest, with regions from all over France represented.

Below: one of several drum bands winding through streets

And here they come... Best results w/earphones

 

Wine crawl

No shortage of cozy wine bars on the backside of the Palais-Royal.

Cheese please

To every season its cheese, and right now Paris fromageries are stocking up on Vacherin-Mont d'Or, so luscious and creamy that each is sold with its own wooden spoon for scooping.

Below: two exquisite goat's milk cheeses, one honey-coated then rolled in toasted crushed pistachios, the other teamed with avocado oil, pine nuts and whole pistachios

Basketball court

Geometric lines and bright colors evoke Mondrian on a Pigalle back street.

Cat on a sill

Kitty finds a comfy spot on a windowsill in the sun.

Céréal-isme

A delightful "cereal bar" complete with sofas and healthy (and not-so-healthy) choices on the tiny street where we used to live behind the Picasso Museum.

Céréal-iste

10-12 rue des Coutures Saint-Gervais 75003

Just look up

Don't miss stunning artwork decorating residential buildings.

Façade, rue Jacob