2 November 2015

Napoleon's hat

 
It is said that The Little Corporal couldn't pay his tab at this restaurant so he left this hat, now preserved for posterity.

31 October 2015

Pumpkin on the menu


Pumpkins are in season and showing up on menus either roasted or as velvety soups rather than as pumpkin pies.

30 October 2015

l'Écluse


A boat makes its way up the Canal Saint Martin lock by lock, as seen from one of the bridges.

29 October 2015

Rose arbors

 
Trellises in a square behind the church of Saint-Julien-le-Pauvre.

28 October 2015

Lone bench


Soon these leaves will be turning brown and blanket this square.

27 October 2015

Autumn sun

 
With the bells of Notre Dame Cathedral in the background this sidewalk tea salon made an unrivalled setting.

26 October 2015

Charlot


The unmistakable silhouette of Charlie Chaplin stenciled onto a corner of a house in Montmartre.