Table Tuesday

 "A table just in front of the piano please."

Bar 228

Le Meurice Hôtel
228 rue de Rivoli 75001

 

Streets of Paris

 Montmartre.

 

Window Wednesday

 Café life hums late into the night beneath a blushing window.

 

Window Wednesday

 

 

Looking out from a café-restaurant onto rue des Abbesses. 

Mood Monday

 

A soft light in an upstairs window warms up a still Montmartre night.

 

Meander Monday

 

 

A late evening walk through Montmartre back streets.

 

Treeful Tuesday

 

 

Christmas still sparkles on the streets of Montmartre.

 

Above: an olive tree dressed in red fairy lights

 

Mocha Monday

 

 

If coffee be the food of love… alors, deux express.

Sit-down Sunday

 

 

Keeping cool under the heat lamps of a Left Bank terrace.

Maison Sauvage
5 rue de Buci 75006

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 -

 

 

  

Windmill Wednesday

Montmartre at night, where almost every corner feels like a painting.

Above: Le Moulin de la Galette

Wicked Wednesday

 A bright kiosk on a leaf-strewn square announces today's release of Wicked: Part II.

Sitting Saturday

A portrait artist has left his post to get coffee.

Above: French singer/songwriter/actor Serge Gainsbourg keeps an eye on things

 

Midnight in Paris

Tucked beneath Montmartre steps lies Paris' most iconic metro station under a dreamlit sky.

 

Throwback Thursday

 Back to warmer days when night terraces were full.

 

Saturday sparkle

 

Lights appear as evening descends on a Montmartre nook.

 

Night ride

It was one of those nights when anything could happen.

 

Above: Place de Furstemberg at midnight

 

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Art Exhibitions Paris / August

 

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Update:

Above photo selected for exhibition / competition

 

September newsletter

 

Medieval Monday

 

 

An after-dinner promenade through the Marais district.

 

 Above: Rue des Rosiers, gateway to the old Jewish "Pletzl," at night

 

 

Midnight Monday

 

 

Le Lapin Agile, at night.

 

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It's midnight in Paris, and had this been the 1860s, this quiet Montmartre venue, once a lively cabaret, would be in full swing, with patrons reveling both inside and out. When it first opened its name was Au rendez-vous des voleurs ("Where Thieves Meet”) and then, about 20 years later, its walls adorned with portraits of notorious murderers, earned it the name Cabaret des Assassins. Legend has it that this name arose after a gang of robbers broke in, killing the owner's son during a failed robbery.

 

Was Pablo Picasso a patron, as the title of Steve Martin's play, "Picasso at the Lapin Agile" suggests? An oil-on-canvas by Picasso (Au Lapin Agile) dated 1905 and painted during his Rose Period, includes a contemplative self-portrait of young Pablo - he's the harlequin - who was a regular. The work fetched $40.7 million at Sotheby’s on November 27, 1989, making it one of the priciest paintings ever. By 1905, the Lapin Agile’s owner, Frédéric Gérard, tapped the 25-year-old artist to paint something for the club’s walls, offering him free meals and drinks as payment. Picasso, never one to say no to a deal, whipped up Au Lapin Agile - and the rest is art history. - BPJ

Twinkling Tuesday

 

Last days to sparkle with holiday splendor.

Above: Le Moulin de la Galette

Below: Place du Tertre