Looking back: first light, first coffees and sea air on a French port.
24 August 2026
Mocha Monday
Labels:
cafe
,
cafe creme
,
cafe culture
,
coffee
,
espresso
,
seaside
,
travel
,
vacances
Posted by
Barbara Pasquet James
22 August 2026
Saturday sizzle
August draws to a close, vacationers return, and so do Paris' vibrant open-air markets.
Above: rôtisserie in full swing w/spire of Notre-Dame reflected in the window
Labels:
fooding
,
left bank
,
notre-dame cathedral
,
open-air markets
,
paris in august
,
rentree
,
vacances
Posted by
Barbara Pasquet James
21 August 2026
Fashion Friday
Labels:
couture
,
fashion
,
left bank
,
photography
,
whimsy
Posted by
Barbara Pasquet James
20 August 2026
Thursday threesome
Labels:
boulangerie
,
montmartre
,
patisserie
,
photography
,
summer in paris
Posted by
Barbara Pasquet James
19 August 2026
Window Wednesday
Steinlen's black cat in a window, waiting.
***
“Tournée du Chat Noir”
Théophile Alexandre Steinlen
(1859–1923)
Théophile Alexandre Steinlen
(1859–1923)
Labels:
art
,
cats of paris
,
montmartre
,
paris by night
,
steinlen
Posted by
Barbara Pasquet James
18 August 2026
Tête-à-tête Tuesday
Labels:
cafes of paris
,
coffee
,
french interiors
,
french pastry
,
left bank
,
small tea salons
,
tea
Posted by
Barbara Pasquet James
17 August 2026
Mocha Monday
The cup alone made this Japanese-inspired French pâtisserie-tea salon worth a linger.
Above: petal-kissed rhubarb tarte du jour
Niwa
56 rue Vaneau 75007
Labels:
cafe
,
coffee
,
french pastry
,
gourmet
,
left bank
,
salon du the
,
tea
,
viennoiseries
Posted by
Barbara Pasquet James
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