Jacques-O-Lantern

 

 

Though Halloween is not a French holiday it is celebrated with enthusiasm nonetheless.

 

 Above: a giant carved pumpkin keeps watch over the city from the top of the butte

 

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- Happy Halloween 2022 -

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Tout en croûte

 

French bread the way French bread used to be made.

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Du Pain et Des Idées

- 1875 - 

 

34 rue Yves Toudic 75010

 

Above: "pain des amis" - bread among friends

 

 

 

Floral Friday

Flowers decorate an outdoor café-restaurant atop the butte on a late October afternoon.

 

A winding road

Fall colors accent a Montmartre side street that leads to the last vineyard in Paris.

 

Marilyn Monday

 

Framed Andy Warhol rendition of Marilyn Monroe at a neighborhood flea market.

 

Canalside

 

View across the water at the Canal Saint-Martin.

 

Another day

 

 

 

A street artist prepares for the day atop the butte.

 

 

Sun seeking

 

The church of Notre-Dame de Lorette as a backdrop to a bustling café.

 

Towers

 Notre-Dame Cathedral's towers through trees.

Metro

 Metro station entrance at the Paris Bourse.

 

 

Miam Monday

 

Croissants worth admiration.

 

Fountain Friday

October in the gardens of the Palais-Royal.

 

Wine Wednesday

 

A fine red to enhance a fine meal.

Fabuleux

 

The Musée Carnavalet is making good use of its enchanting garden.

 

RESTAURANT FABULA

23 rue de Sévigné 75003

 

- Closed Mondays -

10 a.m.- 2 a.m. daily