Tier Tuesday

 A Montmartre stairway descends many levels before reaching the bottom.

 

Mollusk Monday

 

Belon oysters fresh from Brittany to Paris, with love.

Accompagnements: black bread/butter, lemon wedges, mignonette (red-wine vinegar shallots sauce), glass of Pouilly-Fumé

Above: at the seafood bar at La Grande Épicerie

Le Bon Marché Rive Gauche 

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More:

Bulot Bulot

 Huîtrerie Regis

 L'Épouissette 

 Les Maquereaux

 Joysters

 Brasserie Cézanne

 Huîtres et Saumons

 Istre - NY style oyster bar

 Gaya - Pierre Gagnaire (comptoir)

 Seulement Sea

 Huguette, Bistro de la Mer

 Oyster Club

 

 

Holiday holdout

 

Paris can't seem to get enough of the holidays.

Place du Tertre

 

Crêpes out

 

Today France celebrates the day of the crêpe or La Chandeleur, Candlemas in English, an ancient tradition where feasting on crêpes today guarantees luck and prosperity.

 

Happy crêpe-ing - BPJ

 

Floral Friday

Flowers spill over the awnings of this corner café on the Left Bank.

 

Throwback Thursday

 

Crêches in churches are removed on the last day of January and signal the end of the Christmas holiday season.

 

Window Wednesday

 

No one likes to see a good celebration come to an end, and all over France La Fête des Rois - The Feast of The Three Kings - continues until the last day of January, up until the very last galette.

 

Above: a window display of freshly baked galettes des rois in a local bakery

 

Below: don't forget the crown

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