Hold that note

 

Reminders that Paris' mid-winter opera season has arrived are popping up everywhere.

 Palais Garner / Opéra Bastille

Cracking good

Croquante and enormous, these shiny meringues are just begging to be taken home.

Window masks

A small designer boutique creatively uses cutout masks, pom poms, scarves and hats as faces for its displays. 

Sacré carousel

Postcard view of the Basilica of Sacré Coeur with carousel in the foreground.

Bernard Palissy

Statue of the famous Huguenot on Place Félix Desruelles next to church of Saint-Germain-des-Prés.

Weekend pastries

A neighborhood pâtisserie displays its weekend dessert selection.

Rain and shine

Daniel Buren's columns at the Palais-Royal shine no matter what the weather.

Merci M. Durst