Coffee gourmand

Coffee and a sampler of the day's desserts.

Royale view

Rue Royale and Place de la Concorde as seen from L'Église de la Madeleine just before the rain.

A Montmartre garden #2

Studio of Suzanne Valadon overlooks the garden.

Below: view from interior of the tea room

A Montmartre garden

Renoir's garden as part of the Montmartre Museum, once a stately home.

Below: a view from the pond

A shady spot

Relaxing on the tip of the Île Saint-Louis.

Fromages en fleur

Flip your cheeseboard (and host/hostess status) into new realms with AOC goat's milk cheeses smothered in petals.

September terrace

Taking advantage of warm evenings before it gets too wintry.