29 June 2022

Café-restaurant


 
 
Most Paris cafés are also restaurants that serve meals all day long.

Above: a sharing lunch

 Le Vrai Paris
33 rue des Abbesses 75018 

 On the table:
Salmon mango tartare
Crunchy Vietnamese nems
Baked camembert w/truffles
Fried prawns w/smoked paprika aïoli
Jambon Bellota platter
Frites maison / mixed salads 
A chilled summery rosé

27 June 2022

Mouffe Monday

 

The rue Mouffetard winds down from Place de la Contrescarpe to l'Église Saint-Médard.

 

26 June 2022

Red gorilla

 

A Richard Orlinski sculpture off Place de la Concorde.

 

24 June 2022

SOLDES d'été 2022

 

Paris' eagerly awaited summer sales are finally here, with many shops and boutiques already offering 40% markdowns on brand and off-brand fashion.

- Soldes d'été 2022 - 

Ends July 19

A place on the place

 

A small walkway off Le Pont Neuf leads to the tranquil Place Dauphine.

22 June 2022

Wine Wednesday

 

Your wine is served: house red for three to go with lunch in the Quartier Montorgueil.

21 June 2022

Travel Tuesday

 

A village café somewhere on the Côte d'Azur?

No, a Montmartre glacier on a sun-dappled afternoon.

 
Une Glace à Paris
16 Place des Abbesses 75018 
 
- artisan ice creams, sorbets, ice cream pastries -

20 June 2022

Mona Monday


La Jaconde gets a new look.

17 June 2022

Floral Friday

 
This stuffed bear seems comfortably installed on rue des Trois Frères.

15 June 2022

Watermelon Wednesday

 

Watermelon and wine inside a covered market in the Château d'Eau district.

14 June 2022

Hat stand

 

Hats for sale under arches on Place des Vosges.

13 June 2022

A good start


The weekend started with breakfast at Angelina, rue de Rivoli.

10 June 2022

Floral Friday

 
Flowers get finishing touches through an open window.

9 June 2022

Crêpe stand


Crêpes on demand.

7 June 2022

Travel Tuesday

 

Easing into Èze, pearl of the French Riviera-Côte d'Azur. 

Below: vistas from surrounding hills; a cactus cluster


 
 3 hours (or less) from Paris
 
Recommended: fly/drive
 
PARIS - ÈZE 
Direct flight (1-hr 25 min) to Nice + car rental (30-min drive to Èze)
 
 

4 June 2022

After glow

Magical night at La Fontaine de Mars and vernissage wine party on rue Saint-Dominique.

- Merci encore nos amis -

❤️❤️❤️

🍷🍷

 


3 June 2022

Floral Friday


 A carousel through flowers and plants on a sunny afternoon.

2 June 2022

Tête de mule

 

"Tête de mule" means obstinate and these artisan "tourtes de meule" from a bakery in the Pigalle district remain obstinately (and thankfully!) in demand for many a breakfast table, and more.

- France: a culture of bread - BPJ

1 June 2022

Intersection



Where rue de Lappe meets rue d la Roquette in the Bastille district.