Matcha man

 

Boris Lumé, artisan boulanger-pâtissier at Julia Child's favorite stop in "Julie & Julia," adds his touch to Paris' specialty éclair trend. 

Above center: a low-in-sugar high-in-antioxydants matcha green tea delicacy

Colombages

All of Paris was once a labyrinth of narrow lanes winding between half-timbered buildings like this one.

Pretty in pink

 

A pink bicycle propped up outside a café on a sun-dappled dirt mound on a July afternoon.

Fountain lion

A stone sculpture of a lion atop the cascading waters of the Saint-Sulpice fountain.

A casual lunch

Café Les Deux Magots, still one of the best spots in Paris for a casual lunch with a unique old Paris atmosphere. Inside, photos of Hemingway, Picasso, Simone de Beauvoir and other luminaries hang above tables where they regularly connived.

Moonlight plumber

A chipped painting of a woman taking a bath decorates the window of a small plumbing repair shop. The plumber, who moonlights as an artist, burns the midnight oil.

A midsummer night's dress

Stride into any garden party wearing this and watch heads turn.

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17 / 19 avenue Montaigne 75008