Triomphe Tuesday

A side view of Napoleon's Arc de Triomphe which he never got to see completed.

Mocha Monday

 Coffee on a terrace.

 

Light lunch

 Overhead natural light floods an iconic Paris tea room at lunchtime.

Angelina
226 rue de Rivoli 75001

 

Flashback Friday

 

In the Burgundy countryside.

 

 L'Abbaye de la Bussière 

hotel / restaurant

 

formerly a Cistercian abbey from the 12th century

 

 Relais & Châteaux

 

 

 

House of Van Herpen

 

 

This extraordinary Dutch fashion designer has been hailed as a "visionary" whose "creations merge pioneering techniques and luxurious materials, often evoking a sense of avant-garde wonder."
 
 IRIS VAN HERPEN

"Sculpting the Senses"

Musée des Arts Décoratifs
107 rue de Rivoli 75001

 Ends April 28, 2024

 

 

Water lily Wednesday

Crossing bridges in the Loire Valley known for its wine, castles, scenic villages and countryside.

 

Terrace Tuesday

 

 

Spring in the air means rosé apéros on a café terrace.

 Above: an impromptu celebration, w/friends 

Mocha Monday

Coffee stop on rue des Abbesses on a sunny morning.

 

Back in time

 

This weekend the streets of Montmartre have been transformed into a movie set.

 

Above: filming on rue Lamarck

 

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Also: flea market / brocante thru Sunday

Start: Métro Lamarck

 

 

 

Floral Friday

Blossoms out on Place Marcel-Aymé who wrote Le Passe-muraille, The Man Who Walked Through Walls.

 

Paris blue

 

 A Montmartre stairway painted blue by school children.

 

Leaning Tower of Eiffel

One side of the Eiffel Tower is heated by the sun which makes it expand and have a slight lean.

 

 

Table Tuesday

 

A break from shopping.

 

Restaurant La Table

La Grande Épicerie

First Floor

 

Le Bon Marché Rive Gauche

 

 

Mona Monday

 

A modern Mona as a postcard on the Champs-Élysées.

 

Sweet Saturday

 

Salted butter caramels piled high in a shop window off Place du Tertre.

 

Floral Friday

Charm outside a small florist on a Montmartre side street.

 

Café crawl

A row of tempting cafés along rue de Buci.

 

Wine Wednesday

 

From a Paris evening: good friends good food good wine.

 

 

Toulouse Tuesday

 

Portraits of artist Toulouse-Lautrec decorate the walls of a Montmartre back street.

 

Mocha Monday

 

Excellent coffee at a tucked away Montmartre brûlerie / coffee roaster.

 The Beans On Fire

61 rue des Trois Frères 75018

 

Side-by-side Saturday

 

Weekend gallery hopping under the arches on Place des Vosges.

 

 

Floral Friday

 View of Montmartre's vineyard through flowers.

 

Spiraling

 

The colimaçon (spiral staircase) inside former home/studio now museum of Symbolist Gustave Moreau (1826-1898).

 

 Musée Gustave Moreau

14 rue de La Rochefoucauld 75009

 

 

Wine Wednesday

L'art de vivre on a rainy afternoon.

 

Spring weather

As soon as sunshine puts in an appearance la joie de vivre returns to terraces.

Above: at the Palais-Royal Gardens

 

Mocha Monday

 Coffee and crêpe.