Timeless bookshop

 

Celebrated English-language librarie with a coffee shop and views of Notre Dame Cathedral, by night. 

 

Shakespeare and Company 

37 Rue de la Bûcherie 75005

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 Who knows himself a braggart, let him fear this, for it will come to pass, that every braggart shall be found an ass!. - William Shakespeare  

Walkway Wednesday

One of the prettiest walkways in Paris.

 

Tête-à-tête Tuesday

 A romantic rendez-vous with noisy trash pickup as background.

Mocha Monday

 Today's mocha is due cappuccini with freshly squeezed orange juice and baguette tartines.

 

Dining out

 

 

 

Perfect weather made this picturesque pop-up garden restaurant in the heart of the Marais district a perfect choice.

 

 

- Closed Mondays -

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

RESTAURANT FABULA

 

 Musée Carnavalet

- Museum of the History of Paris -

23 rue de Sévigné 75003

 

Fishy Friday

 

Al fresco dining in a unique and special garden. 

Can you guess?

- Tomorrow -

 

Throwback Thursday

 

Charm of Provence:

A door set into an ochre wall on a village street.

 

Making tracks

 

 

 

Quiet moment at a remnant of La Petite Ceinture (the little belt) railroad line that surrounded Paris and was abandoned when the metro system came in (1900), today a lively eating/drinking/gathering spot come weekends.

 

 

Le Hasard Ludique

 128 avenue de Saint-Ouen 75018

(entry through small station house) 

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"Les mecs c'est comme les trains: si tu rates le premier, to prends le deuxième!" - old French saying

 

Tree trunk Tuesday

 Autumn light filters through greenery on a Montmartre café terrace.

 

Mocha Monday

 

Fresh Cinnamon and Chocolate Babkas with coffee at a small maison du café linked to a  boulangerie.

Below: pastries laid out on center table

 

P1 Bouche

151bis rue Marcadet 75018

 

Extatiques 2023

 

An open-air contemporary art exhibition:

LES EXTATIQUES 2023 - L'art en plein air

Esplanade de La Defense

Ends October 1 

 

Below: sculptures inspired by Renaissance artist Giuseppe Arcimboldo's paintings The Four Seasons, Musée du Louvre

Floral Friday

 

A resplendent floral display outside a church in the Latin Quarter.

 

Window Wednesday

 A rack of cards inside the window of a papeterie on the Left Bank.

 

Travel Tuesday

 

A return to a place worth returning to.

3 hours (or less) from Paris

Les Îles Grecques

 

 

Mocha Monday

 

Morning mocha in the shadow of a castle in the breathtaking Loire Valley.

3 hours (or less) from Paris

 

A shady square

 

Magical light

Morning

Montmartre

 

Floral Friday

 

A flowery interlude at a Montmartre café.

 

Tarte Tuesday

 

And the tarte is a modern take on that upside-down (cinnamon-free) bistro classic, Tarte Tatin - with creme fraîche on the side. Of course.

 

Mocha Monday

Back in Paris, stocking up.

Above: an after-market coffee on a Montmartre café terrace

 

Life's a beach

 

Paris Plages, that traffic-free summer respite that follows the river starting near Pont Marie all the way to Pont Neuf, and beyond, ends today.

(click to enlarge)

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Live music, games/activities for kids and families, shaded areas to reflect and relax, potted palm trees, ice cream stands, pétanque spaces, dancing, Swedish gym, Jardin de Brume water mist along the way to cool off, food and drink, photo exhibitions

Le retour

 September marks La Rentrée all over France when life returns (almost) to normal.

Above: on lively market street rue Montorgueil

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Rentrée scolaire / back-to-school: September 4th