A place in the park

A lone chair in the Jardin des Tuileries.

At the foot of the butte

Reminder:

¡Hoy es el día de la paella!

El Tast

70 rue Duhesme 75018

Reserve your portion: 09 50 18 02 26
 

See you there! - BPJ

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Sister resto in Marais:

 
Pessic
102 rue du Temple 75003

More muguets

Last chance to give a muguet, a tradition that began when King Charles IX of France was presented with a bouquet as a token for luck and prosperity on May 1, 1561.

Murano métro

  Writing for USA Today I described this métro entrance as looking as if "hundreds of multi-colored bras had been strung together."

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In May newsletter:

3 hours (or less) from Paris
Tantalizing Tangiers: the Moroccan port city that lured Jean Genet and Paul Bowles; more

Nouveautés

Architextural

Paris' old architecture is well known but there are a great many innovative modern structures as well.

Above: eye-opening façade of the Institut du Monde Arabe

Panels open and close with the passing of the sun, like the lens on a camera or an iris

The Maison de Verre or House of Glass in an enclosed courtyard on the Left Bank

- Thank you Stephen -

Morning muguet

May 1st is the Fête du Travail when vendors will be on almost every corner selling muguets.

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- Please give a muguet today to someone disabled, homeless, or who lives alone -
Years ago my daughter and I started this up, liaising with local florists

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Below: muguets at a Left Bank flower shop

 

Heart of cards

A heart made entirely from playing cards in a boutique window.