Saint-Séverin

Inside a gothic style church that dates to the beginning of the 13th century.

Blossoming

Cherry blossoms are putting in fleeting appearances in parks and squares across the city.

American in Paris

An extraordinary evening as ten American craft beers were paired with a five-course gourmet menu created by an acclaimed chef.

- Article: The Good Life France Magazine - 

Stepping up

Elegant stairway inside the Hôtel Ritz, Place Vendôme.

Through a gate

Place des Abbesses with its carousel and kiosk as seen from behind a gate.

Fashion art

Surprises can pop up anywhere during Fashion Week.
A model uses a Star Wars' helmet to pose inside the Musée d'Orsay.

Re-posted by request: Danielle news / 2016 Fashion Week

Café théâtre

 

The theater in the background makes it appear that these café chairs have been set out for a street performance.

Spring trend

Thick-soled sports shoes, knee-length skirts and denim jackets in many variations in shop windows and on the streets.

Gallery gala

Right now Marais galleries are brimming with openings almost every night.

A good start

Strong coffee with hot milk on the side begins the day at Les Deux Magots, a great "office" and meetings café.

Arc Saint-Denis

The Porte Saint-Denis was built in 1356 by Charles V as part of a wall to protect the Right Bank and served as an entryway into the city of Paris.

Sloping

Though not very comfortable all of the chairs at this café in hilly Montmartre will be occupied by Happy Hour.

Big foot

 

 

Sculpture of a giant foot outside a gallery in Saint-Germain-des-Prés. 

 

 

 

Latticework

Looking up from beneath the Eiffel Tower.

A good seat

Outward-facing chairs for people watching is what terraces in Paris are all about.

Sortie

A thick double door, usually locked from the outside, has been left open.

After hours

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 As evening falls the light from a window of a corner boutique is contrasted against stone walls.

Pre-war walkup

Façade from one of the oldest houses left in Paris, now an apartment building, dating from the 14th century.

Morning chair

Bright chairs at a café on market street rue du Poteau cheer up a drizzly morning.

Tender years

This sweet antiques shop is always stuffed with surprises.

Les Tendres Années

22 rue Caulaincourt 75018

Rugby season

A gigantic suspended équipe de France shirt dominates a small street on the Left Bank.

March beauty

A tree, still bare, rises from a freshly blooming flower bed.

Tuileries Gardens by André Le Nôtre (1613 - 1700)

The Paris effect

Heated terraces fill up at the slightest signs of spring.

She's cake

A small pastry shop with a few tables specializes in individual cheesecakes in assorted flavors, both sweet and savory.

Above: banana rum vanilla bean

She's Cake by Séphora
37 rue du Roi de Sicile 75004

Leg up

A sculpture of a man's legs juts from a wall overhead on a narrow Montmartre street.

Bikes and bags

Bicycles against a window of a shop of brightly colored handbags.

Man dog books

A man and his dog pause before a small bookshop.