Market Monday

 

Seasonal fruit and tomatoes star at busy Marché d'Aligre.

 

Sit-down Saturday

A good read on a quiet afternoon.

 

Floral Friday

 A pedestrian traffic signal rises out of a display of summer flowers.

 

Table Tuesday

 

 

Today's table is at fashionista mecca Loulou, where glimpses of the Eiffel Tower and views over the Tuileries Gardens enhanced a perfect long lunch.

 

LOULOU

107 rue de Rivoli 75001

Sunrise Sunday

It's the dawn of a new day.

Above: the Eiffel Tower at 5:20 AM

 

Musique en fête

Don't forget that this evening, and once again, Paris -  and all of France - is immersed in the vibrant celebration of La Fête de la Musique. Wander through any neighborhood and experience an array of musical styles as diverse as the offerings in a bustling boulangerie. Bonne Fête! - BPJ

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Paris Fête de la Musique 2025

Savory Saturday

 

 

Did you say, lunch?

 

Tonton de la Butte

62 rue Caulaincourt 75018

 

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Entrées:

Deux-courgettes gaspacho

Accras de morue

 

Plat:

Côte de boeuf (for sharing)

Frites maison

 

 

Fountain Friday

One of four identical stone fountains on Place des Vosges.

Behind, Parisians picnic on the grass.

 

 

Theater Thursday

Place de l'Odéon

Above: the Odéon-Theater de l'Europe announces its new season

Walking the dogs Wednesday

 

Dogs out for a stroll on the Left Bank.
 

Table Tuesday

Tables at a corner bistrot patiently await lunch customers.

 

A chair by the sea

 

 A view to the sea with a spot reserved just for you.

 

Bonne Fête des Pères / Happy Father's Day

 

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Greek Islands

 

 

 

Sipping Saturday

 Champagne for two on a sunny Montmartre terrace.

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 "I only drink champagne on two occasions: when I am in love and when I am not." - Coco Chanel

 

Flore Friday

 

 

The iconic Café de Flore, Rive Gauche, on a June day.

 

 

Holy history

Saint-Étienne-du-Mont, perched on a hill behind the Panthéon, was started in 1492, the year Christopher Columbus completed a perilous gamble across the Atlantic and landed in "The New World." 

 

Window Wednesday

Running a-fowl at a Left Bank fabric shop.

 

Table Tuesday

 

A table invitingly set for two, inside the Galerie Vivienne.

 

Mocha Monday

 

A café noisette to the sound of church bells on Place des Petits-Pères in the 2nd arrondissement.

 

On a slant Sunday

 Coffee on a slant is not unusual in hilly Montmartre.

 

Sipping Saturday

 

 Wickedly delicious chocolat chaud starts the day at Café de Flore.

 Saint-Germain-des-Prés

 

 

Floral Friday

 

Fiery red blooms and matching awnings steal the show on a sunny day in June.

 

Throwback Thursday

From a gondola.

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Best times to avoid crowds:

September - November; January - February

 

Worst times to go:

June - August; Carnevale di Venezia; Christmas/New Year

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Direct flights (1h 40 min) - 5 times daily

Art walk Wednesday

 

 

 

Once again an evening of gallery hopping in Saint-Germain-des-Prés.

 

When: June 5, 2025

Starts: around 6:30 PM

Why: why not?

Where: rue des Beaux-Arts, rue de Seine, and side streets

 - Meet the artists -

 

Twosome Tuesday

 

 

A perfect tiny table for two.

 

Monday motivation

 

The lure of a charming back street on a quiet afternoon.

 

Seaside Sunday

 

 

A bicycle propped up on a seaside wall.

 Below: crispy accras de morue (dried salt cod fritters) w/chimichurri; terrine de campagne maison; fresh local oysters

 

 

French Atlantic coast 

3 hours (or less) from Paris