King of cakes

Mad rush for the last galettes des rois on last day of January.

High and dry

A special thank you to everyone who's expressed concern about (overblown) media reports that "Paris is flooded."

Please know that it's only along the quais, with almost zero impact in the rest of the city.  - BPJ, from the highest hill in Paris

Above: poster for a puppet show in a nearby square

In Vogue

More photos from the Irving Penn retrospective, which ended yesterday. 

Bottom photo: Nicole Kidman

True art

Irving Penn exhibition ends today

Grand Palais 

3 avenue du Général Eisenhower 75008

Above: Portraits

- Pablo Picasso 1957 -

- Salvador Dali 1947 -

Irving Penn centennial

Thanks to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, an exhibition to mark the centenary of photographer Irving Penn's birth (1917-2009).

Ends January 29, 2018

Grand Palais 
3 Avenue du Général Eisenhower 75008

Next week: more photos from this exceptional retrospective

Food fair

La Fête de la Coquille

All this weekend: live music, dancing, street food, wine....

Posting from:
Place des Abbesses 75018

Above: Aussie tourists uncork a bottle to go with their oysters; strolling bagpipers from Edinburgh; farm apple cider; crêpes; onions sausages sandwiches

Evening tipple

 

Lightly grilled tartine of raw milk Saint-Nectaire, honey and Timut pepper. And wine.

 

MILORD wine bar

69 rue Lepic 75018