22 March 2015

A pretty square


One of several inside Village Saint Paul.

Antiques, bric-a-brac, hot chocolate and a charming hat shop are some of the finds that await flâneurs and flâneuses.

21 March 2015

Boxers' delight


A leather goods shop in the Marais district is decorated with old-fashioned boxing paraphernalia.

19 March 2015

Drawings


A banner outside a gallery in the Latin Quarter announces figurative American artist H. Craig Hanna.

17 March 2015

Les éclairs

 
 
La Maison du Chocolat led Paris' éclair trend well before others jumped on board.

Above: chocolate, coffee, caramel w/salted butter éclairs

16 March 2015

Marilyn Monday: un barbershop


An inflated heart, a cutout of Marilyn and a tiny gnome decorate the storefront of a barbershop.

15 March 2015

Café in winter


A heat lamp on the terrace of this nook café takes the edge off a chilly morning.

12 March 2015

Book benches


A square behind the Institut de France with its book benches signals entry into Literary Paris, where many writers, composers, artists, intellectuals and bons vivants flocked to in the early 20th century in search of the like-minded.