Wishful Wednesday

 With travel restrictions still in place last night's apéro was an attempt to re-create the gezelligheid (coziness) of an Amsterdam "brown bar."

 Above: a batch of beef Bitterballen, the fabled Dutch tapas w/two kinds of mustards, washed down w/icy brut cider

Kiosk on a square

 A kiosk adds a touch of color to this small square.

Chocolate dream

Graffiti of a napping man and next to him, a poem about chocolate.

Buds and blooms

Parks and squares are filling up with flowers. It's springtime in Paris.

Doggie style

 

 

A small dog sports the stripey shirt of Brittany with matching jeans.

 Below: a closer look

 

(click to enlarge)

 

New rule

 A new "no more than six together outside" rule goes into effect today and includes coffee gatherings, only this time around subject to fines.

Macarons montés

Pièce montée of macarons in the window of Ladurée.