Lapin à Gilles

View over the city from the terrace of former Montmartre cabaret the Lapin Agile.

(To Gilles, who lives next door. The cabaret was named for former owner André Gill)

Sun spots

The late afternoon sun cuts a dappled path through trees in the Palais-Royal gardens.

Vins du jour

 

A café ardoise gets an update of the day's wines.

Madeleine and tea

No, not Proust's "madeleine moment" but view from an elegant Russian café-pâtisserie-salon-de-thé overlooking the Church of the Madeleine.

Café Pouchkine

16 Place de la Madeleine 75008

 

Fashion for all

The French femme is renowned for staying active and chic even with age.

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Beached

Photograph in a métro station of Paris Plages, the city's annual pseudo riverside beach set up on quais around Île Saint-Louis.

Ends Sunday September 2, 2018

A corner table

Parisians prefer cafés on corners.