January tree

A decorated tree on a square at Gare Saint Lazare train station.

Renamed

Carved into a wall above street sign Rue Séguier is "Rue Pavée," its name before the city was expanded.

Cow art

A life-sized painted cow outside a wine restaurant in the Les Halles district.

Last trees

On the quiet and stately Place Dauphine.

Morning meeting

A round of expressos taken standing before parting for the day.

 

Update 2021: 3 years later standing and drinking coffee has become the norm

Most viewed photo 2017

Head in the clouds

First published November 4, 2017

My Personal Paris:

 

In 2017 FocusOnParis.com received many more visitors than I expected, and from all over the world. Thanks to excellent stats tools we could see that most came from the U.S. and France, followed by Australia, U.K., Israel and Germany. Visitors seemed to prefer, not necessarily in this order: Paris cafés, streets, anything to do with the Eiffel Tower, Montmartre, food, lifestyle (art, shopping, interiors, culture, luxury, fashion, architecture, monuments....). Many returned to the same photographs again and again, while others would linger for long periods. As “3 hours (or less) from Paris” turned out to be popular, this year I will try to include more photographs from some of our many travels, not all.

 

Nouveautés was new and also received many visitors, so I may develop that page. I’m told that my phone is due for an upgrade but so far so good and the truth is, I’d like to downgrade. Again, I thank everyone and will continue to provide glimpses into *my* Paris, and look forward to seeing even more of you in 2018! - BPJ

Merry markets

Christmas markets were set up on church squares all over the city.

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