9 December 2015

Enfants Rouges



The Marché des Enfants Rouges covered market dates to the 1600's and is named for orphans dressed in red.

Above: florist at entryway

8 December 2015

Smarter


The latest "smart car" is an efficient way to buzz through narrow city streets.

5 December 2015

Saint Sulpice organ

 
The massive Cavaillé-Coll organ dominates the interior of the Church of Saint-Sulpice.

4 December 2015

Un café noisette


This is the French version of Spain's café cortado, an espresso to which a drop of milk the size of a hazelnut (noisette) has been added, just enough to turn the coffee the color of hazelnut.
 

3 December 2015

Designer vintage


In Paris, experimenting with and discovering one's own personal style is de rigueur.
 

2 December 2015

Autumn in Montmartre #7


Montmartre can astonish with quiet passageways, artists' studios and single family houses.