Tuesday terrace

 Sunny with a chance of daydreams.

Temperatures and terraces return to normal. Until they don't.

 

Museum Monday

 

 

Came for the AC, stayed for the art.

Above: Raoul Dufy's epic mural

 

 

MUSÉE D'ART MODERNE DE PARIS

 

 Check for current exhibitions

11 Avenue du Président Wilson 75116

 

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“A summer the likes of which I had never seen and never believed possible in our temperate climate: days when the thermometer in the shade rose to 45 degrees Celsius (113 Fahrenheit), not a single blade of grass, not a single flower by the 1st of July, the trees turning yellow and losing their leaves, the earth cracking open as if to bury us, the terror of running out of water from one day to the next… - George Sand's description of the heatwave in France in September 1870, in her book Le Journal d’un voyageur pendant la guerre ("The Journal of a Traveler During the War") - the Franco-Prussian War - part of a hot dry summer.  - BPJ

 

Travel Tuesday

 

 

Beating the heat.

Above: hiking in the French Alps

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 Reprint from "Some like it hot" 7/26/2019

Some tips for keeping your cool in Paris:

Sip water throughout the day (skip ice-cold and sugary drinks), take cool showers, avoid caffeine, heavy physical activity, and the métro. Uber and G7 taxis are your friends - they usually have AC. Get your errands and sightseeing done early while it’s still fresh out, stay out of direct sunlight, and if possible, nap during hottest hours (in other words, copy cats). More: libraries, parks, gardens, churches - search: air-conditioned spaces open to the public Paris. Come evening, treat yourself to a tall cool one.

 

Pro tips: The city’s many chocolate shops, larger movie theaters and supermarkets (Carrefour, Champion, G20, Franprix etc.) all have strong AC - sometimes so strong the cashiers are wearing sweaters. Keep shutters and windows closed during the day to block out the heat. Or, if you can, head to the mountains. - BPJ

 

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Fans / ventilateurs
  Space air conditioners / climatiseurs available at:

Darty, Castorama, Conforama, BHV, Bricorama, Mr. Bricolage, Leroy Merlin

 

Mocha Monday

In their own world.

Seine-side Sunday

 

 

Browsing bouquiniste stalls as Notre Dame Cathedral gleams across the river.

 

Bonne Fête des Pères / Happy Father's Day 

 

Stand-up Saturday

 Summer heat, chilling out.

Floral Friday

 

 

Fresh flowers add a fresh touch to a market on Place Saint-Sulpice.

Wine shop Wednesday

Delectables in a small room at the back of a small wine shop.

 

La Cave des Abbesses

43 rue des Abbesses 75018 

 

 

Tuesday Tables

 

 

Tables stand ready as evening descends on a corner near the river.

Mona Monday

  

She's ditched the bulletproof glass for headphones, tattoos and a café crème.

 

Sumo Sunday

 

 

 

After a 30-year absence from Paris these sumo wrestling legends settle onto a sunny café terrace in the Latin Quarter.

Tonight at Bercy

 

Info/Tickets

Stepping up Saturday

 Climbing through art... One step at a time.

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 Some don't-miss exhibitions in Paris right now:

JR - Installation

LA CAVERNE DU PONT NEUF

See link for updates

RENAISSANCE: Da Vinci, Raphaël, Michaelangelo
L’ATELIER DES LUMIÈRES
Ends: July 2

AUGUST RENOIR: Renoir et l’Amour

MUSÉE D’ORSAY
Ends: July 19

 

HENRI ROUSSEAU 

MUSÉE DE L’ORANGERIE
Ends: July 20

 

HENRI MATISSE: 1941 - 1954
GRAND PALAIS

Ends: July 26

CALDER: Rêver en équilibre
FONDATION LOUIS VUITTON
Ends: August 16

CLAIRE-OBSCUR

BOURSE DE COMMERCE - Pinault Collection 

Ends: August 24

 ADYA & OTTO VAN REES: Au coeur des avant-gardes
MUSÉE DE MONTMARTRE
Ends: September 13

 

Floral flashback

Giverny, home and inspiration to Claude Monet.

 Claude Monet's Giverny

A day trip from Paris 

 

Walking the dog Wednesday

Out for a stroll in Saint-Germain.

Tower Tuesday

The Eiffel Tower from the Pont Alexandre III.

 

Metro Monday

 

 

Paris through two lenses: a camera's and an artist's.

 

Strawberry Sunday

 

It's la saison des fraises, and that means strawberry tarts. 

 

🍓🍓🍓

Sinful Saturday

 

 

 

Paris temptations... One croissant at a time.

 Below: croissants w/lemon cream and strawberry fillings

Le croissant autrement 

 

 

Floral Friday

 On a grassy slope beneath the Basilica on a June day.

 

Throwback Thursday

 

A visit to London.

 Above: picture-perfect Peggy Porschen's pretty pink pastry parlour

Belgravia

 

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3 hours (or less) from Paris

Eurostar 

 

Window Wednesday

An atelier d'artiste in a private Montmartre courtyard at the golden hour. 

 

Table Tuesday

 

A hidden table.

Mocha Monday

 

Beating the heat with cafés glacés, for the asking even if not on the menu.