Pieds dans l'eau

Much to take in biking along the Canal de l'Ourcq.

Above: a stop for tea-and-cake on the veranda of an artsy two-story "house" right on the water, where every room is different

Below: a peek inside; street art

 

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  Le Pavillon des Canaux
39 Quai de la Loire 75019

Centre Pompidou

The Pompidou Center on a cool morning in May.

Mother's Days

N'oubliez pas:

This year Mother's Day in France is celebrated Sunday, May 26th.

- Happy Mother's Day U.S.A. -

If music be the food of love...

Cold and rainy Paris?

 

Here are two fun ideas for this weekend:

Above: "Chicago The Musical" at the Mogador Theater (all songs in English)

CHICAGO THE MUSICAL

Below: "Four days of dining, drinking, and live entertainment for food enthusiasts!"

TASTE OF PARIS 2019
"Le Festival des Chefs"

 

Paris-Brest

This version of the classic buttercream pastry is loaded with crushed hazelnuts.

Yann Couvreur Pâtisserie
23bis rue des Rosiers 75004

 

Also:

81 rue Caulaincourt 75018 

Hanging out

Sweeping views over the city from a heavenly Montmartre apartment.

Above: sunset; gin tonics al fresco; yours truly on one of the balconies

 

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Merci Catherine and Christian

Owl in a window

A flying owl and butterflies decorate the window of a perfume shop.