Bookshop

A librairie on a Left Bank backstreet loaded with books from floor to ceiling.

Espresso moment

Good conversation and smooth espressos, best savored together. 

"Bonne Fête Maman!"

It's Mother's Day in France. (Don't forget to remind Papa to reserve a great table!)

Two churches

The Basilica of Sacre Coeur towers over Notre Dame de Lorette in the foreground.

Kids' art

A Montmartre stairway covered in children's art. The first rain will wash it away.

Corner theater

Partial façade of an elegant old theater on a backstreet of the 2nd arrondissement.

Pensive lion

   

A statue of a lion guards the entrance to the Musée Jacquemart-André.

Left Bank kiosque

It's early and a kiosk bulges with newspapers and magazines.

Wanted

Remains of a stenciled sign for an exhibition that was at a nearby gallery.

Akiza La Galerie
3 Rue Tholozé 75018

Spiraling

Lavish staircase inside art collectors' mansion, today the Musée Jacquemart-André.

158 Boulevard Haussmann 75008

Bike on slope

A bicycle tied to a railing on a sloping sidewalk.

Primary colors

Blue, red, and yellow meet on a narrow street off Jardin du Luxembourg.

Macaron design

Some luscious macarons at Pierre Hermé's rue Bonaparte shop.

Little need for a gym

Yet another Montmartre staircase with its lamp posts climbs a hill.

Floral street

Potted flowers and plants are placed outside to take advantage of a light rain.

 

Astier de Villatte

Cupboards of fun ceramicware to enhance the dinner table.
 
Astier de Villatte
173 rue Saint-Honoré 75001

L'Hôtel de Châtillon

Façade of l'Hôtel de Châtillon in the Marais district.

Spring in your step

Daytime casual chic bags and shoes at Tosca Blu.

209 rue Saint-Honoré 75001

Sky light

 

Brunch at the Hotel Intercontinental Le Grand beneath the atrium.

2 rue Scribe 75009

Now playing

A kiosk advertises the latest Woody Allen film, Café Society.

Telle mère, telle fille...

"Like mother, like daughter..."

** Happy Mother's Day **

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Mother's Day 2016 in France: Sunday May 29

Courtyard corner

Entryway into a courtyard of an apartment building on Boulevard Raspail.

Plan-b

Graffiti drawing on the corner of a building with an art gallery.

Testers

Lineup of golden perfume flasks at Fragonard, known for its Musée du Parfum.

9 rue Scribe 75009

Downhill

The Paris Opera House is an almost direct walk down this sloping street off rue des Abbesses.

Patch of blue

A tiny patch of sky is visible as clouds part over the Basilica.