Of hearth and home

Animal portraits and giant golden apples are just some of the unusual decorative touches inside a small hotel near the Odéon theater.

 

 

Shoe repère

 

 An ancienne cordonnerie-now-coffeehouse is a popular point de repère.

Boot Café
19 rue du Pont aux Choux 75003

Row houses #2

Changing this image from color to black and white dramatically altered its character.

Row houses #1

A lineup of apartment buildings on the Île Saint-Louis as seen from the Seine.

L'acteur grec

"The Greek Actor" rehearses his lines in the Jardin du Luxembourg.

Vélo patrol

It's not unusual to see Paris police patrolling city streets on bicycles.

Oyster of the month

 

In France, even months without an "R" don't keep oysters at bay.

Above: ready-to-slurp Bélons at an along-the-Seine autumn food fest