30 June 2015
Medici Fountain #2: Green-eyed monster
Labels:
art. sculpture
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cyclops
,
jardin du luxembourg
,
medici fountain
,
mythology
Posted by
Barbara Pasquet James
29 June 2015
Medici Fountain
The Fontaine Médicis (1630), a magical oasis in the Jardin du Luxembourg, is crowned by an enormous sculpture often mistaken for Poseidon but in fact is Poseidon's son Polyphemus, the Cyclops.
Labels:
art
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cyclops
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fontaine médicis
,
jardin du luxembourg
,
medici fountain
,
mythology
,
polyphemus
,
poseidon
,
sculpture
Posted by
Barbara Pasquet James
28 June 2015
Crayon art
Almost every surface inside this rue des Beaux-Arts gallery including the front door is covered in the scribblings of toddlers.
At the reception: helium balloons, home-made lemonade, cookies.
Labels:
children's art
,
crayons
,
gallery
,
rue des beaux-arts
,
scribbles
Posted by
Barbara Pasquet James
26 June 2015
Pain Poilâne
The wood-fired brick ovens at Poilâne's small original Left Bank boulangerie work round the clock turning out thousands of signature rustic loaves daily.
Labels:
boulangeries
,
breakfast toast
,
miches
,
pain poilâne
Posted by
Barbara Pasquet James
25 June 2015
Giant bubbles
Labels:
architecture
,
city hall
,
giant bubbles
,
l'hôtel-de-ville
Posted by
Barbara Pasquet James
24 June 2015
Pastries to perfumes
Labels:
fashion
,
ladurée
,
nina ricci
,
pastries
,
perfumes
Posted by
Barbara Pasquet James
23 June 2015
Making a splash
An effervescent fountain in a courtyard of the Louvre is contrasted against the darkness of the building behind.
Labels:
architecture
,
fountain
,
louvre
,
photography
Posted by
Barbara Pasquet James
21 June 2015
Place Dauphine
Place Dauphine reflected in the windows of a restaurant where photographs of Simone Signoret and Yves Montand, who lived next door, decorate a wall.
Labels:
place dauphine
,
simone signoret
,
yves montand
Posted by
Barbara Pasquet James
19 June 2015
Pursed lips
Labels:
designer
,
fashion
,
fashionista
,
lips bag
,
sonia rykiel
Posted by
Barbara Pasquet James
18 June 2015
Room with a view
The sitting room of this top floor flat opens onto a balcony with majestic views, a perfect spot for an evening apéritif.
Labels:
architecture
,
balcony view
,
eglise de la madeleine
Posted by
Barbara Pasquet James
17 June 2015
Victor is watching
Labels:
antiques
,
bookshop
,
librairie
,
post cards
,
victor hugo
Posted by
Barbara Pasquet James
16 June 2015
Orange alert
Striking in bright orange garb this group huddled amid Montmartre's portrait artists before departing, single file, down this stairway.
Labels:
montmartre
,
place du tertre
,
portrait artists
Posted by
Barbara Pasquet James
14 June 2015
A terrace lunch
Clockwise: sweet peppers grilled in bacon; heirloom tomatoes in olive oil w/garlic toasts; roasted duck breast on bed of caramelized onions tartines; pickled vegetables
(Not shown: smoked salmon grain mustard cream tartines; chilled green pea soup w/fresh mint; red wines from Bergerac)
Barrel tables were pushed together so we could all sit together and share.
Dessert: pain perdu, forerunner of French Toast, served w/home-made vanilla (bean) ice cream; espressos
Labels:
gourmet
,
pain perdu
,
tartines
,
terrace lunch
,
wine restaurants
Posted by
Barbara Pasquet James
13 June 2015
11 June 2015
The end of the street
Today marks the last day of the "Graffiti Street," a long-standing Belleville mainstay.
Always changing, it was the only place in Paris where anyone with a can of spray paint could let loose.
Labels:
belleville
,
graffiti street
,
paris
,
street art
,
urban art
Posted by
Barbara Pasquet James
10 June 2015
Un café serré SVP
This tiny bit of coffee packs a punch and, in its tiny way, has come to symbolize the Parisian lifestyle.
Posted by
Barbara Pasquet James
8 June 2015
More Fornasetti
With the Fornasetti retrospective winding up in less than a week I couldn't resist posting two more of my favorite photographs from this don't-miss exhibition.
Labels:
art deco
,
exhibitions in paris
,
interior design
,
louvre
,
musée des arts décoratifs
,
piero fornasetti
,
surrealism
Posted by
Barbara Pasquet James
7 June 2015
6 June 2015
Old-fashioned lace
Delicate French lace fills this Right Bank shop, conjuring visions of parlor gatherings and summer garden parties à la Renoir and Manet.
Labels:
fashion
,
french lace
,
manet
,
renoir
,
right bank
Posted by
Barbara Pasquet James
4 June 2015
3 June 2015
French macarons
I am unable to pass Gérard Mulot's rue Bonaparte shop without being lured inside and picking something up.
Real French macarons aren't nearly as sweet as expected.
Labels:
cinnamon
,
gérard mulot
,
lemon lime
,
prize-winning macarons
Posted by
Barbara Pasquet James
2 June 2015
Square Édouard-VII
In Paris, turning a corner can stop you in your tracks.
Above: a theater and just beyond, Square Édouard-VII
Labels:
architecture
,
square édouard-VII
,
theater
Posted by
Barbara Pasquet James
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