Waffle Wednesday

 

Fresh waffles and strawberries entice from a street stall.

(click to enlarge)

 

 

Teddy Tuesday

Outside a florist shop on rue des Trois Frères.

 

 

Festive

 

A village festival in the Auvergne region of central France?

Not quite: MONT-AVEYRON's weekend-long fête on Place des Abbesses.

 

Above: a local heads towards the scent of roasting sausages

 

Below: booths and stalls; dancing in regional costume

 

A sunny table

 

 A Montmartre morning.

 

Throwback Thursday

 

Paris wakes up.

 From the Basilica of Sacré Coeur, the highest point in Paris

 

 

On a rue

 

A Paris street in an old area of the Marais district.

 

Fishy Friday

Apéro of crispy accras de morue (dried salt cod fritters), calamares with home-made mayo and a bottle of Chardonnay on ice.

 

 Huguette, Bistro de la Mer

81 Rue de Seine 75006

 

Travel Tuesday

 

"Sur le pont d'Avignon on y danse on y danse...." 

 

 🎶 

 

- Au revoir et un très bon voyage chers amis -

 

Strawberry Sunday

 

Strawberries are in season.

 

Above: at the pastry counter of Le Bon Marché Rive Gauche

 

Below: w/raspberries and blackberries, also in season

 

 

 

Floral Friday

A Mother's Day bouquet.

 

 

Stair art

 

After initial sketches were made local children pitched in to finish these stairs that feature the Eiffel Tower.

 

Winter Wednesday

Flashback to February: view through trees of Notre Dame being worked on.

The cathedral is not expected to be finished until sometime in 2025 but will begin welcoming visitors in 2024. 

 

Mocha Monday

 

 

Getting caught up on note cards waiting for a friend. 

 

Fête des Mères

 

It's Mother's Day in France.

🌹

- Belle Fête des Mères 2023 -

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BRUNCH ON A TERRACE

  

 

 

Café on a square

 

Paris' countless cafés are, for many, a hallmark of the city.

Above: a sunny June morning brings out tables and chairs

 

 

Fraîcheur Friday

 

With glorious warm weather upon us cooling salads are seemingly everywhere.

Above: 1) red cabbage, green onion, carrot, fresh greens, sesame seeds, goat cheese-spinach-sun-dried-tomato samosas 2) salmon gravlax, avocado, green onion, mango, red-&-green cabbage, fresh dill; roasted tiny pommes de terre grenaille w/garlic on the side

 

Café culture

 

It seems the entire city is under construction as Paris updates its metro system and prepares to host the 2024 Olympics, but that hasn't stopped café regulars.