Sacré blanc!

On the steps of the Basilique du Sacré-Coeur a statue-mime works the crowds.

 

Back to back

This weekend saw two big reasons to celebrate:

1) Bastille Day Saturday July 14th

 2) France's exciting Coupe du Monde win on Sunday

Above: café Le Bastille just outside Bastille métro station 

 

- More photos in upcoming August newsletter -

Beating the heat

Icy drinks in the shade at sophisticated Monsieur Bleu with views of the Eiffel Tower through trees across the river.

Monsieur Bleu

20 avenue de New York 75116

Books and more

The Musée d'Art Naïf at Halle Saint-Pierre always has something unusual, and usually wonderful, going on.

Halle Saint-Pierre

- bookstore / coffee shop / museum -

2 rue Ronsard 75018

Pop-up flea market

A neighborhood street becomes a blocks-long antiques market.

Left turn

The old Left Bank harbors a maze of enticing narrow streets.

New day

France happily wakes up to victory, well on its way to a World Cup win on Sunday. 

Above: the Eiffel Tower quietly holds its own after all-night celebrations