Moules Monday

Monday's plat du jour:

Moules de Bouchot (mussels grown on wooden poles in the sea) fresh from Brittany in a creamy Sauce au Bleu with what else... frites.

Sunset Sunday

 A glorious sunset looking out towards l'Île de Ré.

Fève Friday

 

It's fèves and petits-pois season til the end of July.

 

Above: market supplies dwindle by mid-morning 

 

Below: shelling peas for fresh pea soup

 

 

 

Walking the dog Wednesday

 Walking the dog sometimes requires a break.

 

Museum Monday

 

A fascinating look at the history of Paris including its origins as Lutèce during the time of the Romans and reaching all the way back to prehistory, as told by the river Seine.

 

 

Archaeological Crypt of the île de la Cité

(Parvis Notre-Dame Cathedral/Place Jean-Paul II)

 

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 Exhibition:

The Seine: Recovered Objects from Prehistory to the Current Day

 

 

A sunny terrace

 A café terrace on a midsummer afternoon. 

 

Green Fairy Friday

Absinthe makes the heart grow fonder.

 

Above: at the counter of historic Montmartre café/bar Au Rêve

 

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Dubbed "The Green Fairy" due to its supposed hallucinogenic effects and re-legalized in 2011, absinthe is often associated with artists,writers and as a preferred apéritif of Vincent Van Gogh.