Divine design

Though many of Paris' churches were destroyed during the French Revolution, many have survived.

 Above: inside l'Église Saint-Germain-des-Prés w/its elaborate pulpit 

 

Floral Friday

Wandering at the Marché aux fleurs on Île de la Cité.

 

Wine Wednesday

 

 

A simple steak frites on a June afternoon.

 

 Tonton de la Butte

62 rue Caulaincourt 75018

 

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Entrées (not shown):

Os à moelle

Terrine en croûte

 

Plats:

Entrecôtes w/purée de pommes de terres; frites maison; Sauce Béarnaise

 

 

 

 

 

Mocha Monday

 

 Coffee at a café-boulangerie on Place des Petits-Pères, affectionately named for the déchaussés (shoeless) priests who settled there in the 1600s.

 

Slow down Sunday

A local habitué takes it easy on a June afternoon.

 

Floral Friday

 A village florist in the Quercy region.

 

 

Point of view

 

Ground floor from above at the most visited book shop in Paris.

 Shakespeare and Company

 37 rue de la Bûcherie 75005