Chocolate plus chocolate

Rich hot chocolate served with chocolate crêpes warm up cold afternoons at local café.

Out to dry

A small boutique tucked into a courtyard displays its wares despite the rain.

Valentine's night

Looking back:

February saw the Feast of Saint-Valentin, and high on the butte behind the doors of a once private mansion awaited a surprise evening.

Above: arriving at the Hotel Particulier; inside, special décor for a very special night

Hôtel Particulier Montmartre

Pavillon, 23 Avenue Junot D, 75018

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Palatial

Baby sister of the Grand Palais just across the street, the Petit Palais is one of the grandest museums in Paris.

Le Petit Palais
Avenue Winston Churchill 75008

Tea?

At Twinings tea room above W. H. Smith English bookstore, rue de Rivoli.

Below: cheddar and chutney

"Le salon de thé le plus secret de Paris..."

Love locked

Love locks atop the highest point in Paris.