Treeful Tuesday

 

Quirky courtyard "hotels" offer a bird's eye view.

Palatial

Baby sister of the Grand Palais just across the street, the Petit Palais is one of the grandest museums in Paris.

Le Petit Palais
Avenue Winston Churchill 75008

For every cheese

... there is a wine. 

 

Above: small plates of AOC / AOP cheeses are meticulously paired w/quality wines at a tiny wine bar behind the Montmartre cemetery

Below: selection of charcuteries from France and Spain

  
What we had:

- Cheese: aged cheddar, honey onion chutney, toasted pine nuts

Wine: Thokozani Shiraz Mourvédre Viognier 2018 - shown 

- Cheese: brébis from the Aveyron, fresh peach, chives, poppy seeds

Wine: Catherine & Pierre Breton Epaulé Jeté Vouvray blanc AOC

- Cheese: Gorgonzola DOP, crushed hazelnuts, dried apricots

Wine: Coteaux du Layon Les Terriades Prestige

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Le Discret

3 rue Eugène Carrière 75018

Vacation en ville #1

Where is this?

 

Today and until Saturday I will be posting a photo a day of an idyllic location in Paris' own Bois de Boulogne.

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Pieds dans l'eau

Much to take in biking along the Canal de l'Ourcq.

Above: a stop for tea-and-cake on the veranda of an artsy two-story "house" right on the water, where every room is different

Below: a peek inside; street art

 

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  Le Pavillon des Canaux
39 Quai de la Loire 75019

Café des fleurs #2

Just like its name, a great place for a tête-à-tête. 

Les 2 Au Coin

7 rue Notre-Dame de Bonne Nouvelle 75002

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workspaces, private events, meetings, parties

Café des fleurs #1

An out-of-the-way gem; a refreshing touch of green; a flower shop that's a coffee shop, a café that's also a florist.

- Where is it? - Tomorrow

Village des artistes #2

Above: through a studio window; works strewn on a floor; a conceptual artist explains his concept; paintings set out for private exhibition

Below: drinks + nibbles laid out at each stop

Village des artistes #1

Few are aware that high on the Butte Montmartre hidden paths behind locked gates lead to artist live-work spaces - private lofts, studios, and ateliers - where salons, talks, spontaneous get-togethers and tête-a-têtes take place almost every weekend.
 

 

Below: an atelier bathed in natural light on an overcast day; at a private art soirée

Behind doors

Double doors of what appears to be an ordinary apartment building conceal a long passageway.