Santa Sunday

 Santa traded in his sleigh for a vélo and was caught red-handed sneaking in some after-dark boutique pit stops before the big night.

 

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Que cette saison des fêtes vous apporte joie, paix, et magie.

May this holiday season bring you joy, peace, and magic.

À bientôt! - BPJ 

 

- FocusOnParis returns after Christmas -

 

 

  

Peace on Earth

 

May this Christmas be blessed with great happiness, health, prosperity and peace on earth.

 Above: magnificent crèche de Noël inside the church of Saint Paul

Below: the Christmas tree 

 

 

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Some of the best Nativity-scene hopping in Paris right now:

Basilique du Sacré-Coeur de Montmartre

Église de la Madeleine

Église Saint-Pierre du Gros Caillou

Église Saint-Eustache

Èglise Saint-Germain l'Auxerrois

Èglise Saint-Julien-le-Pauvre

Notre-Dame de Bonne Nouvelle

Église Saint-Leon

Église Saint-Francis-Xavier

Église Notre-Dame de Nazareth

Église Saint-Joseph Artisan

Paroisse Sainte-Marie des Batignolles

Paroisse Saint-Paul Saint-Louis

Café Noël

A café-brasserie on Place du Tertre decked out for the holidays.

 

Marché de Noël

 Today is the last day to visit this magical artisan Christmas market in the shadow of Notre Dame Cathedral.

Above: stalls selling everything from toasted marrons and macarons to arts and crafts

Below: hot soups by the bol; Santa spotting on a nearby corner

 

Square René-Viviani
79 rue Galande 75005

Tis the season

A Bloody Mary, a crackling fire. Christmas is on its way.

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 2021: 100th Anniversary Year of the Bloody Mary cocktail, invented in Paris

Still life with apples

Apples and crushed hazelnuts will make a delicious tarte aux pommes on a rainy afternoon.