31 January 2017

Le Consulat


Many a painter has set up an easel on this corner to sketch the streets where Pissarro, Sisley, Cézanne, Toulouse-Lautrec, Renoir, Monet, Zola and Vincent Van Gogh roamed.

28 January 2017

24 January 2017

Café view


Coffee and rain from Shakespeare & Co.'s newly opened coffee shop.

37 rue de la Bûcherie 75005

23 January 2017

Grave stones


A small cemetery is the final resting place of writer Marcel Aymé, Impressionists Eugene Boudin and Maurice Utrillo.

21 January 2017

Last tree


The holiday season is over but remnants remain until the end of the month.

20 January 2017

Bar at the Peninsula




A painting adds elegance to the wall of the wood paneled bar at the Peninsula Hotel.

19 January 2017

Still working


An ancient fountain on the corner of rue de Charonne and Faubourg Saint-Antoine has life in it yet.

18 January 2017

Two bikes

 
Colorful bikes stand out against the fence of an ancient church.

17 January 2017

Hidden tea room


Step behind the doors of this lovely hôtel particulier, now an art and cultural center, into a courtyard tea salon, and another world.

Centre Culturel Suédois
11 Rue Payenne 75003 

16 January 2017

Fit for a king


Galettes des rois are sold throughout the month of January. These are topped with candied orange slices and dried fruit.

14 January 2017

Bean bag fashion


Handy with a sewing machine, the owner at this specialty coffee roasting / tea shop has turned burlap coffee bean sacks into an outfit. Live music and tastings on Sunday mornings.

La Brûlerie de Montmartre
66 rue Damrémont 75018

13 January 2017

Animal art 2


"Animal art" (1/9/2017) received so many views I thought I'd post these photos as well.

12 January 2017

11 January 2017

L’Embâcle fountain


What appears to be a street in severe state of upheaval is a bronze sculpture, a gift of the government of Quebec.

10 January 2017

Last windmill


The Moulin de la Galette, one of two windmills left in Paris, crests a Montmartre hill.

7 January 2017

A good egg


The mossy courtyard of La Maison de l’Europe harbors a giant Croatian Easter egg symbolizing friendship among nations.

6 January 2017

Bien vivre


A small dog inside a small real estate agency car that says, "Live well in Montmartre."

5 January 2017

4 January 2017

Shirty


A sweatshirt at a small Left Bank specialty gift shop.

Gab & Jo
(French Concept Store)
28 Rue Jacob 75006

- Les soldes officially begin January 11th but stores will give discounts now if you ask -

3 January 2017

2 January 2017

Twilight


The Great Wheel, Egyptian Obelisk, Eiffel Tower, Les Invalides, from a walkway next to Place de la Concorde.